Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

. “With the tender period for this framework expected to fall across the school holidays, we have increased the tender period to 10 weeks to make sure bidding doesn’t interfere with people’s home lives or increase stress unnecessarily.”

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ENR Construction

MARCH 31, 2024

move to reverse eligibility was “unreasonable,” said federal watchdog Government Accountability Office in sustaining counterprotest by parent of bidding firms. State Dept.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Timberline Estimating Training – Bid Day Emergency – File Won’t Open I had an urgent support call recently from one of our Montana contractors who use Timberline Estimating. Here’s the scenario: It’s Bid Day, getting down to the last hour before the bid is due. The bid market is tough enough out there without computer problems!

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 8, 2017

Job Order Contracting versus Design Bid Build can help to measurably improve construction productivity, quality, delivery times, and overall satisfaction for all participants. Job order contracting saves significant time and improves quality, consistency, and overall satisfaction vs. traditional design-bid-build. Higher productivity.

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Construction Law

JUNE 28, 2022

The CMA says that bids were being rigged through firms agreeing to submit tenders that were designed to lose. This made the winning bid, which might well have also been higher than it otherwise might have been, look acceptable. Some argued that they did not make or receive compensation payments or benefit from the award of contracts.

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Construction Law

APRIL 19, 2024

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) did not act improperly when it exclude a non-compliant bid from a framework tender process, the Technology and Construction Court has ruled in a procurement dispute. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Construction Law

APRIL 2, 2024

Halton Borough Council is to make contractors include mental health statements in bids for construction work. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. See the panel to the right.

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Construction Law

MARCH 22, 2024

Halton Borough Council is to make contractors include mental health statements in bids for construction work. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. See the panel to the right.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 27, 2015

New competitors created downward pressure on bid pricing, which radically reduced opportunities to replace backlog at reasonable margins for new projects. During the economic downturn, demand for construction plummeted, forcing contractors to face a new normal.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Choosing From Many Construction Accounting Solutions Available. Write out your proposals on a piece of paper and give it to your client when presenting a Bid, Estimate, List of Material, Invoice, Receipt For Payment. Finding a solution that will do “All I Need It To Do” This is the challenge for Construction Contractors.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 9, 2019

Estimating and submitting bids are one of the most stressful and nerve-wracking sides of your construction business. With poor bookkeeping, misguided judgment, and clerical errors come bad decisions on what projects to bid and not to bid on until eventually, you'll run out of time and money.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment. Validate Contractor and Subcontractor Quotes Obtaining comparative bids on all subcontracted work will not provide sufficient cost visibility. Controlling Construction Costs is not rocket science 1.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Government Accountability Office ruled their claims as "without merit." Protestors alleged that Energy Dept. evaluation of the WIPP site contract winner was 'unreasonable,' but the U.S.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

The email was sent from an account named “CIO-SP4 Proposals,” with the subject line “Pre-Award Debrief Request Notification.” The GAO’s bid protest regulations contain strict rules for the timely submission of protests. As noted above, the company’s VP stated that Infotrend’s normal business hours conclude at 5:00 PM ET.

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Construction Law

JANUARY 19, 2024

Government has launched consultation on increasing penalties on contractors for street works offences in a bid to reduce congestion and raise up to £10 million a year for resurfacing roads, setting the scene for confrontation with utilities companies and their contractors. See the panel to the right.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JANUARY 8, 2021

You tell me your stories - about your challenges in running a business, keeping up with the bookwork, estimating and bidding jobs, doing the work and collections from clients, and having or not having employees and paying their taxes. I chat with Contractors every day.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 17, 2013

All Accounting Methods Share The Same Accounting Equations. Regular Accounting - Is roughly 80% of all accounting and Accounting for businesses in the world. Regular Accounting - Is roughly 80% of all accounting and Accounting for businesses in the world. Cash On Hand. Profit And Loss Report.

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Chianelli Estimating

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Does the owner benefit from the lowest bid? Their accounting department has established a project budget that can not be exceeded and, if adhered to, the project is feasible. Bid packages are distributed to interested contractors and the process begins. . Bids received and opened. Not always. .

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 6, 2022

The traditional practice of design, bid, build has proven antagonistic, costly, and unsustainable. Furthermore, there is a pervasive lack of accountability and oversight. The “system” is broken. Nonetheless it remains the norm. Therin lies the rub. contact-form].

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JUNE 11, 2013

There is some confusion about the differences between job costing accounting and regular accounting which leads some contractors to believe they can get what they need from any bookkeeper and the cheaper the better. Two Basic Types Of Accounting. #1 Tax Accountants are good people and have a place in the accounting world.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

All prequalified contractors invited to bid should submit sealed bids based on one or more adjustment factors / coefficients to the unit prices listed in the approved JOC unit price book (UPB). This will create a level of oversight and accountability at all levels of the program. The post Considering a Job Order Contract?

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 28, 2018

While we do our best to provide budget estimates that are as accurate as possible, there are inevitably times when projects bids come in higher than the client expected, or that unanticipated costs push the job over-budget. Competitively Bidding the Project.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 1, 2022

Items included in a JOC coefficient (also known as a “Bid Factor”). Adjustment factors to account for small jobs. Specific instructions as to what may be included in a JOC coefficient should also be listed in detail in the associated Request of Proposals (RFP) for Job Order Contracting construction services. Materials.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JANUARY 29, 2021

Estimating and submitting bids is one of the most stressful and nerve-wracking sides of your construction business. With poor bookkeeping, misguided judgment, and clerical errors come bad decisions on what projects to bid on and not to bid on until eventually, you'll run out of time and money.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

DECEMBER 11, 2020

But despite their proven importance, many business owners dread and avoid accounting tasks. Smart Contractors know their time is more valuable spent meeting prospective clients, putting together bids, managing job sites, and many other things other than bookkeeping. So they find someone else to do it.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 10, 2022

OpenBUILD(TM) is The ONLY Construction Integrated Project Delivery Solution with Locally Researched Cost Visibility with Program Management, Contract Management, Proposal/Bid/Estimate Management, Workorder Management , Project Management, Document Management, Team Management, Issues/Task Management, Workflow Management, and BIM integration.

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Lets Build

JUNE 3, 2022

Want to find more commercial project leads, discover better jobs to bid on, and land those big contracts? We’ll discuss the best websites and bidding platforms where you can find commercial construction leads in 2022. Use these bidding platforms to find commercial construction leads. Free eBook: 6 keys to staying competitive.

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Help Everybody Everyday

AUGUST 10, 2012

Thursday’s post on bid pulling really struck a chord with many people. One marketer described it like being the groom of a runaway bride when your teaming partner pulls the bid. And clearly, this is not the first time a bid has been pulled like this. The True Cost of Bid Pulling. stipend by pulling its bid.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 27, 2016

In the world where most people think everything should be Free, Perfect, Now getting good financials from your Construction Accounting System still takes the old fashioned method of hard work and skill. Most Contractors would never expect or allow their staff out in the field do sloppy; tacky workmanship except where the office is concerned.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 26, 2023

US Government Accountability Office conducted an audit of procurement process issues in the largest DOE contracts awarded from 2015 to 2020.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 30, 2014

Builder Accounting begins with a proper QuickBooks setup For Spec Home Builders. This includes a custom estimate sheet on Excel that they use to bid each job. Understand to get good, usable information out of any accounting system that they need to be an active participant and code the paperwork. New Builder Learning Curve.

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Construction Cost Estimating

DECEMBER 9, 2015

It is a useful construction software toward heavy construction contractors that can be applied for construction cost estimating and bid management efficiently. More than 5,000 users from different corner of the world have used this bid management software. Capacity to generate crews instantly.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Job Order Contracting 2021 is a competitively bid, firm, fixed-price, indefinite quantity contract, and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery program for as-needed construction services. The UPB reflects Contractors bid an adjustment factor (coefficient) that is applied to all construction tasks listed in the UPB.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Each Branch Of Accounting serves a different function similar to how it works in construction. Three Accounting Skillsets = Three Types Of People. Bookkeepers are the lowest paid and the least skilled accounting specialist. Accountants are the next highest paid accounting specialist. Most C.P.A. Most C.P.A.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 31, 2012

Top 4 Construction Project Bidding Sites. Although the construction industry is experiencing a mild recovery across the country, winning good bids is still no easy task for contractors. Online bidding is made possible by a variety of reputable construction resource websites (such as the following four sites).

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Fieldwire

MARCH 5, 2024

To say that winning bids is the key to success in construction is a half-truth. Subcontractors getting awarded a contract spells financial disaster if the bid is too high to be competitive or too low to be profitable. Bidding on projects you have yet to gain experience in can broaden your horizons. On average, remodelers net 4.7%

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Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 3, 2017

The software can handle the whole project lifecycle from bid to project completion by providing all-in-one solution for estimating, project management, and accounting. ProContractor is a useful construction software developed by Viewpoint. ProContractor is operated through the cloud with the viewport’s partner CloudJumper.

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