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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. It is defined within and Lean environment government by a long-term multi-party agreement and associated written Operations Manual / Execution Guide.

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A Solid Construction Project Delivery Framework to better address the complex problems of planning, procurement, and new builds.

Job Order Contracting

Cost and schedule overruns, accidents, less than expected quality and inadequate functionality are the norm in the publics sector at federal, state, county, and local levels. While the rampant economic and environmental waste is unsustainable, it continues unabated with virtually zero accountability or oversight.

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Service Agreements Can Improve Contractors Cash Flow And Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

Why Sell Service Agreements? Service agreement holders are more likely to be clients that add more value to your construction company because they represent the most loyal segment of your customer base. Every service agreement customer represents a future work. Every service agreement customer represents a future work.

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Construction Accounting And Baseball Looks Easy From The Bleachers

Contractor Bookkeeping

What sport do you relate your accounting to? My accounts receivable is off / My accounts payable is off / My inventory isn’t right / My QuickBooks is a mess – And I don’t understand any of the reports. To make it easier to understand - Let’s do a quick comparison between general accounting and sports.

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COP27 Recap: The State of Net Zero and Negotiations

Stok

Guest post by Joe Miller , Member of USGBC Delegation to COP27 With COP27 wrapped, here are key announcements and agreements from the conference. The world has made the commitments, the challenge we face in the future is following through on these commitments with accountable action. For now, 1.5C

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Consistent Technology Innovation Helping Contractors Integrate their Office, Team and Field Operations

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Here’s a look at just some of the new features in Vista, development with other Viewpoint products and how they’re benefitting Viewpoint clients: Construction Accounting Software Enhancements. Dispatchers can also drill down into specific technicians on the Dispatch Board to easily see information about their workloads, schedule and more.

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What Is a Change Order?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As Construction Law Today explains, “a Change Order is a bilateral agreement between parties to the contract–an owner and prime contractor, prime contractor and subcontractor, two or more subcontractors–to change the contract. A change order represents a mutual agreement to change the work, schedule, price, or other term of the contract.