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Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel

Job Order Contracting

Controlling construction costs is not rocket science, nor does it involve time travel. Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment. The post Controlling Construction Costs, Rocket Science, and Time Travel appeared first on 4BT.

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Working Out An Effective Marketing Budget For Your Service-Based Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Generally, there are five ways to work out a marketing budget for the year. Remember that these are marketing budgets, not advertising budgets.

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County acts quickly, gets it done with budget-priced Gradall

Construction Equipment

Priced for government budgets, Discovery Series excavators travel quickly from one site to another. Anderson County, S.C., uses its Discovery Series Gradall excavator to break up a beaver dam as well as handle a wide range of drainage, ditching and finishing jobs.

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How much should you budget for projects/pursuits

Construction Marketing Ideas

The question of how much to budget for proposals and pursuits can be a challenging riddle. Nevertheless, there are good arguments for benchmarking and budgeting this stuff — both the hard and soft costs (labor), and with these cost in hand, you can also determine your historical success results and thus your overall business plans.

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To Build Business: A story of travel economics

Construction Marketing Ideas

Tomorrow, I’ll be travelling to Philadelphia to attend the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) annual Build Business convention. The more challenging question (from a budget perspective): Do they provide a suitable return on investment for the time and travel […].

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How To Choose The Right Crane For Your Project

Construction Marketing

If the construction is located on a site with unstable or rocky ground or if it’s a rainy season, some cranes may not be able to function or travel to these areas due to the soft ground. If you invest in a crane that will cost you more to maintain and import its parts somewhere else, this could affect your budget. Check the cost.

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Remodel Your Commercial Office to Be More Modern

Wolgast Corporation

It looks very nice, but could be excluded from a conservative budget. Noise/Acoustical Features Many businesses have found out that the coveted open floor trend of previous years may not be helpful for concentration, privacy, meetings, or taking phone calls the way the noise travels.