Bid package: JOC
Job order contracting proposal preparation
We organize your sealed proposal for recurring repair and renovation work priced from a unit price book. You set the coefficients.
Fixed price in 2 business hours. Pay only after you accept.
- Fixed price agreed before any work starts
- Plan review is free
- You pay only after you accept the price and delivery date
- Bid packages in 5 business days
- Your facts, your prices, your signature
Quick answer
Job order contracting proposal preparation from Bidmere organizes a sealed JOC proposal for contractors bidding school district, city and state agency work. You get a price book map, a coefficient worksheet for your team to fill, an experience and methodology draft and a forms checklist. Packages are priced from $1,950 and ready in 5 business days.
What does a job order contracting proposal include?
It includes the priced part and the written part. The coefficients are yours; we organize everything around them.
- Price book map: the owner’s divisions and line items listed against your cost structure, so you can see what each coefficient must cover
- Coefficient worksheet: a worksheet by division that records the basis your team supplies
- Experience and methodology draft: sections written from approved facts within the owner’s format and page limits
- Forms checklist: required forms, statements and signatures for your team to complete
What is job order contracting?
Job order contracting is a procurement method for recurring maintenance, repair, alteration, renovation and minor construction. Delivery times, types and quantities of work are indefinite when the contract is awarded.
Unit prices come from a published price book or prepriced work items. Bidders propose coefficients that multiply those prices. Each job order is then priced from the book, times your coefficient.
State law sets the rules, and they differ. Texas Government Code Chapter 2269, for example, has entities advertise and publicly open sealed proposals, lets them ask for experience, past performance, personnel and methodology, and caps the contract term.
What must a JOC coefficient cover?
A coefficient has to cover every cost the price book does not. That usually means overhead, profit, local labor and material differences, bonds, insurance and the cost of managing many small orders.
Some solicitations ask for one coefficient. Others ask for separate coefficients by work category, such as normal hours and after hours, or for items that are not prepriced. The worksheet follows the owner’s structure. We record the basis your team supplies; we never pick the number.
Which JOC questions should be settled before you price?
- Which price book edition and adjustment rules apply
- Division-level exclusions in the price book
- How work that is not prepriced gets priced
- Which state’s law governs the solicitation
- How bonding works at the job order level
- Whether there is a guaranteed minimum or none at all
Not included: setting coefficients, signing or submitting, creating experience or references, bonds and insurance, and legal advice on which state law applies.
Have the solicitation in hand? Send the RFP or bid documents. Fixed quote within 2 business hours. Plan review is free, and you pay only after you accept.
Get a fixed quoteWhat should you send?
- The solicitation, the price book or list of prepriced items, and all addenda
- The owner’s rules for adjusting prices and pricing items that are not prepriced
- Your cost structure by division: labor, material, equipment and overhead assumptions
- Approved facts for the experience, personnel and methodology sections
- The name of your authorized signer
Sample takeoff
What a takeoff looks like
| Price book division | Owner coefficient condition | Basis your team supplies | Coefficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Concrete | Normal working hours | Local labor and overhead | Your figure |
| 09 Finishes | Normal working hours | Local labor and overhead | Your figure |
| All divisions | After hours | Premium time and supervision | Your figure |
| Non-prepriced items | Owner’s stated method | Quotes plus markup rule | Per solicitation |
Fictional example: coefficient worksheet layout (values left for your team)
Before you send plans
Common questions about handing off the work
Will you tell us what coefficient to bid?
No. The coefficient is a commercial decision. We organize the basis and the questions so your team can set it.
Who is responsible for the final submission?
Your company. We prepare and check. Your authorized signer approves, signs and submits.
What if our deadline is close?
Send the due date with your request. We confirm what can be delivered before you accept, or we tell you the scope needs to shrink.
What if the quote is more than we expected?
You see the fixed price before any work starts and pay nothing unless you accept it. You can also narrow the scope to selected sections.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does a job order contracting proposal cost?
Each job gets a fixed price after we read the documents. Substantial bid and proposal packages are priced from $1,950. Smaller tasks are quoted to the work involved. The quote arrives within 2 business hours. Plan review is free, and you pay only after you accept the price and delivery date.
How fast can you turn it around?
We reply with a fixed quote or our questions within 2 business hours. Substantial JOC proposals are ready in 5 business days from your accepted quote and complete documents. Tell us your due date and your internal review date. If the time left cannot support the work and your review, we say so before you accept.
What is job order contracting?
It is a procurement method for recurring maintenance, repair, alteration, renovation and minor construction where delivery times, types and quantities of work are indefinite. Unit prices come from a published price book or prepriced items, and bidders propose coefficients that multiply them. State law sets the rules.
Does one state’s JOC law apply in another?
No. Authority, term limits, bonding and evaluation rules vary by state. We work from your owner’s solicitation and flag anything that depends on state law for your team to confirm. If the solicitation cites a statute, the requirements matrix lists it beside each related requirement.
Who sets the coefficients?
Your team does, using the structure the owner requests. A solicitation may distinguish work categories or other coefficient conditions, so a generic worksheet must be adapted to its price book, forms and rules. We organize your approved basis and open questions; your company sets coefficients and terms.
Can you help price individual job orders after award?
Yes, as separate estimating work. Each job order is a scope priced from the book, and we can prepare the line items and quantities from the owner’s scope for your review. If orders come often, a monthly estimating plan may fit better than one-off quotes.
How do you handle confidential documents?
Start with a short, non-confidential description in the quote form. The form takes text only, with no uploads and no payment. If the job needs your plans, financials or pricing, we arrange a secure document exchange after scope review. Leave private rates and personal data out of the first message.
Do you sign or submit the bid for us?
No. Bidmere prepares the agreed documents for your review. Your team verifies the facts, approves prices and terms, obtains bonds and insurance, signs the forms and submits before the deadline. Preparation does not guarantee compliance, a shortlist or an award. The owner decides.
Get a fixed quote
Share the project basics. You get a fixed price and delivery date within 2 business hours. Plan review is free, and you pay only after you accept.