Project Delivery Services

Basic IDIQ focuses on project delivery services that deliver turnkey projects while integrating project development, design, and construction. Services include:

• Design – Build


• Construction Manager at Risk and Construction Manager Agency


• Job Order Contracting

Construction Management Capabilities

Basic IDIQ closely manages and tightly integrates all phases of the project delivery process, starting with identifying initial requirements, proceeding through design and construction, and ending with project acceptance, start up, and warranty support. Optimizing and integrating customer requirements, design, and construction enables delivery of high quality, cost effective facilities and facility improvements in short completion times.

Construction Management and Project Procurement

Method	Description
Job Order Contracting	Contractor is awarded global contract anticipating multiple projects over an uncertain time frame (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity). Cradle to grave” projects execution capabilities essential. Design management required in certain cases. Pre agreed line item pricing. Total price determined by project scope.
Design Build	Contract for single project is competitively awarded. Design management, value engineering, and “cradle to grave” execution capabilities essential.
Construction Manager (CM) at Risk & CM Agency	Contract for single project is competitively awarded. Value engineering and delivery capabilities important. CM Agency is similar to CM at Risk in many respects except subcontracts are between the Owner and Subcontractors.

Project Method Comparison

Methods for procuring or improving facilities can create value in many ways. A comparison of methods is provided in the table below. The most appropriate procurement method depends on the owner’s objectives and type of project.

	Project Procurement Method
Benefit	Job Order Contracting	Design Build	CM at Risk	CM Agency	Bid
Design & Construction Integration	Very High	Very High	High	High	Low
Selection Criteria	Capabilities, Price	Capabilities, Price	Capabilities, Price	Capabilities, Price	Price
Owner Resources to Manage Project & Contract	Low	Medium	Medium	Medium	High
Quality – Potential for Consistently High Level	High	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium - Low
Timeliness – Potential for Consistently High Level	High	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium - Low
Change Order and Price Risk	Low	Medium	Medium	Medium	High

Job Order Contracting – Compelling Benefits

Job Order Contracting, also known as “JOC” or “Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)” Contracting, provides facility owners with compelling benefits for implementing a wide range of facility improvement projects, encompassing new construction, major renovation, building envelope and major system improvement, and site improvements.

Benefit	Basic IDIQ Capabilities
Fast Cycle Time and Quick Response	Turnkey Project Delivery Pre Agreed pricing produces short cycle time procurement
Competitive Total Delivered Cost	Time and cost eliminated from the front end of the project delivery process. Competitively awarded contract.
Timely Performance	Project delivery process achieves reliable and predictable implementation. Shorter cycle times reduces timing risk.
Quality Workmanship	Demonstrated track record for quality performance performing under several Job Order Contracts.
Resource Efficient and Client Friendly	Turnkey approach lets clients save time and internal resources by “outsourcing” project scope development. High levels of cooperation, communication, and client integration.
Price Predictability	Pre agreed pricing. Price risk eliminated for emergency work and unforeseen conditions.

Job Order Contracting Fundamentals

Job Order Contracting is a procurement method where a contract is awarded to based on the contractor’s past performance, capabilities, and price. The two most unique aspects of Job Order Contracting are the methods used for pricing and work order award.

Job Order Contracts are priced by applying a price coefficient to items of work listed in an industry standard price book. The two most common price books are the R.S. Means Catalog and the Gordian Group’s Construction Task Catalog. Basic IDIQ has experience with both of these price books.

Work orders are created and priced using the general process outlined below.

1. The client communicates a project need to Basic IDIQ.
2. Basic IDIQ works hand-in-hand with the client to develop an accurate scope of work.
3. Basic IDIQ and the client review preliminary scope and cost information to verify that the project will meet Client requirements and budget. Value engineering and scope adjustment take place as appropriate.
4. Basic IDIQ submits a final scope of work, detailed price proposal (created by applying Basic IDIQ’s price coefficient to each price book line item cost), and schedule to the client.
5. The client accepts the proposal by issuing either a purchase order or notice to proceed. At this point the work order becomes a firm fixed price contract.

Clients who use Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting is used by many clients who have significant facilities infrastructure. Job Order Contracting is used broadly by the Federal Government, state governments, universities and community colleges, hospital systems, K-12 school districts, city, county and municipal governments.

Job Order Contracting principles can also apply to private clients who need fast cycle time turnkey facility solutions delivered at predictable prices. Private sector sourcing methods offer more flexibility than highly regulate public sector procurement. This enables quick implementation of Job Order Contracting programs for private sector clients.

Genesis of the Job Order Contracting Innovation

The Job Order Contracting (a.k.a. Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity) method was developed in the 1980s by the United States Department of Defense. Job Order Contracting was the solution that overcame problems with the high cost and long procurement times associated with the design- bid- build (DBB) and similar procurement methods.

Traditional DBB projects require time consuming and costly processes to first procure the services of an Architecture & Engineering firm and then procure the services of a construction contractor. Other procurement methods, for example Design- Build and Construction Manager at Risk, have consolidated some of the DBB process steps but still require a lengthy procurement process to execute a single project.

Job Order Contracting significantly reduces the time and cost required to execute a project. Once a Job Order Contract is in place, individual delivery orders (a.k.a. work orders) are issued that can be executed immediately. The key enablers of a successful Job Order Contracting program are a robust process to select contractors and the use of pre-agreed pricing that combines industry standard price information (e.g., a price book) and a contractor’s pricing coefficient.

Job Order Contracting statutory authority

Job Order Contracting is authorized by the Federal Acquisition Regulations and the relevant procurement codes in Texas, New Mexico, and many other states.

Any public institution can partner with Basic IDIQ for Job Order Contracting by executing an inter-local agreement with a holder of one of our existing contracts. For example, in Texas, many public entities execute an inter-local agreement with Harris County Department of Education to use their Job Order Contract with Basic IDIQ.