DATE:
November 18, 2025
10
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
GENERAL SERVICES - ESTABLISH JOB ORDER CONSTRUCTION CAPACITY AND AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD JOB ORDER CONTRACTS (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego (County), Department of General Services requests authority to establish $175 million in Job Order Construction (JOC) capacity until exhausted, to execute approved capital and major maintenance repair and remodeling work. The County will use JOC authority for work budgeted for the Major Maintenance Implementation Plan (MMIP), minor capital remodels, and other general repairs and remodeling. The County advertises JOC contracts based on major maintenance and department forecasts of work with individual job orders issued under these contracts on an as-needed basis as County departments fund projects.
Authorizing additional capacity for JOC contracts advances several specific programs that the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) has enacted. An emphasis on smaller, specialty JOC contracts creates opportunities for Small-Local Businesses to participate in County contracting, in line with Board Policy B-53, Small-Local Business Policy. Currently, 92% of the prime JOC contractors are small businesses and 69% are local to the San Diego area, which enables the prime contractor to use local subcontractors under the primary JOC contract. Additionally, as part of the Working Families Ordinance, the Board adopted amendments to Board Policy F-41, Public Works Construction Projects, on February 8, 2022 (17). These amendments require prospective bidders to pre-qualify for public works bids. Board Policy F-41, which will apply to the JOC contracts, ensures that contractors will meet a set of important standards, including labor mandates and prevailing wage requirements, before receiving County work.
The Board previously approved authority for $150 million in JOC capacity on Apr...
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