CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of the first two-year extension to Contract 19-013, Job Order Contracting Services, to Robe, Inc. for future projects as needed
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DEPARTMENT: Finance Department
SUBMITTED BY: Rachel Mayer, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
Job Order Contracting (JOC) services is an approved alternative procurement method to the more traditional bid process used for government construction projects. In the JOC procurement method, the City and contractor partner to develop an overall scope of services and individual tasks associated with the project. Typically, there are no construction documents which makes JOC similar to the design-build process.
JOC is a fixed-price indefinite-quantity contract that may be used to perform any work on facilities or properties under the jurisdiction of the City including, but not limited to, interior and exterior building renovations and repairs, site work, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, concrete, masonry, maintenance of bridges, roofing replacement and/or repairs, streetscape repairs and improvements to City sites.
Under JOC, the contractor furnishes management, labor, materials, equipment and engineering support needed to perform work. The JOC includes a Construction Task Catalog(r) (CTC), which was developed by the City of Naperville and based on the use of experienced labor and high-quality materials. All unit prices incorporate prevailing area cost data. The labor prices are based on prevailing wages in DuPage County, as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor.
JOC may also be used as a joint purchase agreement between the City, Naperville Community Unit School District 203, Indian Prairie School District 204, and the Naperville Park District, as well as other agencies located within the six-county Chicago metropolitan area and State of Illinois. To offset the City's administrative costs, the JOC contract includes a 0.5% administrative fee, whi...
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