Chicago, IL – National infrastructure builder F.H. Paschen hosted its annual National JOC Summit in Chicago, Illinois this week, bringing together company leaders from across the country to advance the future of Job Order Contracting (JOC). The three-day event focused on standardizing operations and sharing best practices to improve project delivery for clients nationwide.
As the nation’s premier JOC contractor, F.H. Paschen provides fast and cost-effective construction solutions for renovations and repairs. The summit serves as a collaborative forum for experts from more than a dozen states and FHP regional offices to refine how the company executes these complex contracts. Attendees participated in sessions covering national standards, proposal development, and quality control.
“Gathering our national JOC leadership in Chicago allows us to align our efforts and ensure we are delivering consistent results for every client,” said Chuck Freiheit, Chief Operating Officer at F.H. Paschen. “By focusing on our core standards and project setup, we continue to lead the way in how this industry builds.”
The agenda featured technical deep dives into subcontracting, emerging technology solutions and program management. These sessions were designed to streamline the “procurement-to-completion process”, which is a hallmark of the F.H. Paschen JOC Division.
Beyond technical training, the summit emphasized the importance of people operations, brand growth and administrative operations management aimed to support the company’s expanding national footprint.
F.H. Paschen’s industry-leading JOC program serves a broad spectrum of public agencies and institutions, enabling them to streamline construction, maintenance, and infrastructure improvements. Partners include cities and towns, parks, k-12 school districts, colleges and universities, public fire and safety departments, state and federal agencies, the USPS, healthcare and hospitals, airports, transportation departments, the military and water treatment facilities.
“We intend to continue to lead the way nationally on JOC,” said Leo Wright, Senior Vice President of F.H. Paschen. “This leadership summit and the collaboration that takes place ensures that the teams managing the work remain at the forefront of the industry.”
F.H. Paschen holds dozens of national and local JOC contracts including Sourcewell, Equalis, Omnia Partners, Vizient, TIPS, Choice Partners, NCPA and PCA.
More information about Job Order Contracting (JOC) @ F.H. Paschen can be found here.