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The typical process is to design, bid, and build each project as they come up. That process makes plenty of sense for larger, more complex projects, where extensive design is needed, time is not critical, and budgets are large.

But what about the leaking roof at the elementary school? Does it make sense to go through the entire design-bid-build process for what amounts to a straightforward repair and maintenance project? Preparing complete bid packages, designing, advertising and receiving bids can be a very time (and money) consuming process, not to mention what happens if there are changes in the project after you award the contract . Meanwhile, the roof is still leaking.

Enter the concept of Job Order Contracting, under which a facility owner has control of a competitively bid, on-call construction contractor ready to quickly execute projects. Instead of bidding project by project, prospective contractors bid on a catalog of construction tasks., each of which has a direct cost, unit of measure and specification associated with it. Over time, they complete multiple smaller jobs that roll up to the overall value of their contract. Contractors perform high quality work in order to continue receiving projects, and you, the owner, fulfill that need for quality, timeliness, and good pricing. Everybody wins.