Job Order Contracting is a tool that is being used more and more everyday by municipal and private utility companies statewide. It allows for a well-qualified, pre-selected contractor to perform a task without having to go through the expense and time of a hard-bid process including design, advertising, bid review, selection, and contract approval. With the JOC process, the owner/client has gone through the procurement process approved by the state whereby they put out an RFP for JOC services asking for an SOQ from qualified contractors that are then reviewed and ranked based upon their qualifications, sometimes with interviews of the shortlisted contractors. A client can also utilize the JOC process by using a cooperative agreement clause as stated in another’s JOC contract.