When is JOC Unit Price Book NOT a Unit Price Book?

A JOC Unit Price Book contains individual cost items.. Individual Cost Items are located at this lowest level in the estimate and reports at this level are referred to as the Detail Reports. These are the basic work tasks consisting of labor, equipment and material cost and is the same level of detail as that found in the Unit Price Book Database. Some of the basic work tasks can be modified by Modifiers from the UPB.

“Unit Price Book” means the compilation of sustainment, restoration, and modernization tasks, associated units of measure and unit prices that are used in job order solicitations and JOC. JOC unit prices include direct material, labor and equipment costs, but not indirect costs or profits which are addressed in the coefficient(s). Depending upon the source of the data base used, the Unit Price Base (UPB) may contain from 25,000-90,000 line items. [AFARS Revision #15, dated February 17, 2005]

Unit price book means a book, guide, list, or similar document which includes defined construction tasks, and for each task, includes a unit of measure and a preset unit price.??(Source 23 CFR § 635.602)

Unit price book means a book containing specific prices, based on generally accepted industry standards and information, where available, for various items of work to be performed by the job order contractor. The prices may include: All the costs of materials; labor; equipment; overhead, including bonding costs; and profit for performing the items of work. The unit prices for labor must be at the rates in effect at the time the individual work order is issued.

“Unit price” means the price published in the Unit Price Book for a specific construction or construction related task. Each unit price is comprised of labor, equipment, or material costs to accomplish a specific task, and shall be defined in the contract.

“Unit price book” means a comprehensive listing of specific construction related tasks together with a specific unit of measurement and a unit price.?

Levels of Construction Cost Estimating

Project Level (LEVEL 0) Level "0" is the Title "Project Information Record". All cost of the Primary Facilities and Support Facilities are accumulated to obtain a total project cost. This shall include all construction contract cost as well as Government-furnished materials and items furnished through funds other than construction funds, i.e., information systems.

Primary/Support Facilities (LEVEL 1) Level 1 is accessed on the same screen as the Project Information Record; however, the Level 1 Titles are listed below "Project Information Record.” Level 1 divides the project into Primary Facilities, Support Facilities, Category E Equipment, and Government-Furnished Equipment based on DD Form 1391 format for the project.

Individual Facilities (LEVEL 2) Level 2 titles are included at the next "title level" below Levels 0 and 1, i.e., not the same screen. Individual Facilities/Buildings shall be listed under Primary Facilities and include all individual buildings identified by Category Codes in AR 415-28. If the project consists of more than one building in the same category code, each building shall be listed separately, even if the buildings are identical in size and scope. Support Facilities shall be listed separately for each primary facility. When Alternate bid items and items funded from different sources are required, they shall also be located at this level.

Systems (LEVEL 3) Under Primary Facilities the Military WBS Systems 01 through 16 are titled at this level. If there are multiple Primary Facilities, each one shall be broken down by the 01 through 16 Systems. Under Support Facilities the Military WBS Systems 17 through 20 are broken down under the appropriate DD Form 1391/Eng Form 3086 titles.?

Subsystem (LEVEL 4) This level contains the Subsystem titles from the Military WBS for the above Systems. If there are subsystems in the project not identified by the Military WBS, they shall be identified using 90 through 99 under the appropriate

Assembly Category (LEVEL 5) This level contains the Assembly Category titles from the Military WBS for the Subsystems above. If there are Assembly Categories in the project not identified by the Military WBS, they shall be identified using 90 through 99 under the appropriate subsystem.

Assemblies (LEVEL 6) Assembly Titles shall be created at this level following the definitions contained in the Military WBS. 3.1.9

Detail (LEVEL 7) Individual Cost Items are located at this lowest level in the estimate and reports at this level are referred to as the Detail Reports. These are the basic work tasks consisting of labor, equipment and material cost and is the same level of detail as that found in the Unit Price Book Database. Some of the basic work tasks can be modified by Modifiers from the UPB.

Modifiers - Modifiers are identified in the UPB database and provide a method of adding or reducing, for optional quality or scope to the work task costs. Each modifier acts solely on the basic cost item it is assigned.

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