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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Jolene Coulter, Director of Purchasing
DATE: August 11, 2020
SUBJECT:
A Resolution awarding the Job Order Contracting Vendor Services (JOC) for the City of Aurora to F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC of Chicago, IL.
PURPOSE:
To create a Job Order Contracting Vendor Services (JOC) for the City of Aurora that will provide another efficient method to effectively obtain competitive pricing for a variety of capital improvement projects and also establish an option to allow for other entities to piggyback on our program.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora has piggybacked on Job Order Contracting Vendor Services (JOC) from other entities for several years. JOC purchasing is a method to have a third party create the competitive pricing system using the RS Means for all subcontractors and services needed for a given project. The RS Means is a division of Reed Business Information that provides cost information to the construction industry so contractors in the industry can provide accurate estimates and projections for their project costs. It has become a data standard for government work in terms of pricing, and is widely used by the industry as a whole. This shortens the time it takes to obtain pricing for these projects, yet provides a competitive and transparent process to ensure the best value for the City.
Many professional firms can act as the administrator of a JOC. The intent of the Request for Proposal was for the City to establish our own program to provide efficiencies in obtaining pricing, which will save staff time, be available for emergencies, and create a possible revenue stream from other entities piggybacking on our own program.
DISCUSSION:
The City published the Request for Proposal on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in the Aurora Beacon News, DemandStar (a free nationwide distribution notification for solicitations) and on the City's website. Five responses were received on June 10, 2020 from potential ...
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