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Types of Capital for Construction Businesses

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Working capital measures the difference between a construction company’s current assets and current liabilities. Businesses whose assets (like cash, accounts receivable, inventory, or materials) exceed the value of their liabilities (like wages, debts, vendor payments, or overhead costs) have working capital to use to maintain or grow.

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Service Agreements Can Improve Contractors Cash Flow And Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

In the meantime, service agreement customers are a source of cash flow and are predetermined to call you instead of your competition when repairs are necessary. They may call your contracting company for future work or they may decide to shop the competition and use the information they find to negotiate for a lower price.

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Construction Law: May 2024

Construction Law

Paul-Raphael Shehadeh of Duane Morris analyses a dispute that will be of great interest to insolvency and international arbitration practitioners, that highlights the benefits of a negotiated dispute settlement.

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A position is vacant for Quantity Surveyor / Estimator

Construction Cost Estimating

Objective of the job: • The candidate has to price all the submitted tenders which should contain the following: • Rate all project costs along with P&Gs, project cash flows, project programmes. • Duties and liabilities: • Costings and budgets formation for the allotted projects. Advocating on the procurement policy.

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8 Tips to Manage Cash Flow Like Your Construction Business Depends on It

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Cash flow can make or break any business, especially in the construction industry. To successfully grow, construction firms need to effectively manage cash flow to procure materials, pay vendors and salaries, fund new projects, and finance other day-to-day business operations. Negotiate better contract terms.

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Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide

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The rate of retention is stipulated in the construction contract and can often be negotiated. Both retention accounts are shown as current assets and current liabilities, respectively. Plus, not recording retention payable leads to the understating of a company’s liabilities. Fariba Mehdian. View profile.

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The role of a quantity surveyor in construction sector

Construction Cost Estimating

Liabilities of a Quantity Surveyor: A Quantity Surveyor (QS) is a professional who mainly deals with construction costs and contracts associated with the Construction Industry. Once tenders are approved, the Quantity Surveyor arranges cash flow data for the client to outline his resources sufficiently to fulfill contract commitments.