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Guest Vern Edwards

As used by the government, "force account" work is construction work done by the agency's own employees (in-house), as opposed to work done by a construction contractor. DOE also uses the term to refer to construction work done by the employees of an M&O contractor instead of a separate construction contractor.

See the Department of Labor Field Operations Handbook, Ch. 15, Sec. 15b06:

In some instances a Government agency (or a State or political subdivision thereof using Federal money) may perform construction work under what is generally known as ?force account?. In essence, this is a ?do-it-yourself? type of construction - the governmental agency receiving the grant decides not to contract out the work but actually performs it ?in-house? with its own employees. Such work is not generally subject to DBRA/CWHSSA because governmental agencies and States or their political subdivisions are not considered ?contractors? or ?subcontractors? within the meaning of the D-B Act. However, any part of the work not done under ?force account? but contracted out is subject to DBRA/CWHSSA in the usual manner.

However, as used by the construction industry at large, "force account" means:

Work ordered on a construction project without an existing agreement on its cost, and performed with the understanding that the contractor will bill the owner according to the cost of labor, materials, and equipment, plus a certain percentage for overhead and profit.

RSMeans Illustrated Construction Dictionary (2010)

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