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Commercial Construction Delivery Methods: 3 Times To Go With A Negotiated Bid

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By not being locked into a competitive bid package, the GC has the flexibility to look at the big picture and make recommendations to the client taking into account the entire scope of the project. Maybe the lease deal is taking longer than expected, or maybe there are design changes requested during municipal approvals.

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Xero Accounting To QuickBooks Conversion For Construction Companies

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Is Xero Accounting Online Not Working For Your Construction Company? Xero Accounting Online is a great program for small contractors but it may not the power to do what you need it to do. Periodic Invoices For Bank draws. Need Complex Construction Accounting Reports. Enter all of your Accounts Receivable (Sales).

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Invoice With Your Smartphone And QuickBooks Or Xero Accounting Online

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In The Past You Had To make notes, collect customer information, go to your office, open QuickBooks or whatever construction accounting software you are using, wait for everything to load up and then try to find the paperwork, open the invoice screen and fill it out and if you were lucky you could email it from QuickBooks to your customer.

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Demystifying carbon offsets vs direct reductions

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Drawing on shared knowledge and many project collaborations, Brightworks Sustainability and IA Interior Architects in this post consider some of the common misconceptions about carbon offsets and identify opportunities for realizing a carbon-neutral building or building portfolio. Some companies will not make that transformation fast enough.

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Project Foundation Pt. 2: Building the Master Budget

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Review the lease to see if Third Party review of drawings or Landlord oversight is the responsibility of your Client. Read the lease carefully to see if it states that a Third Party project manager or architect will review the drawings on the landlord’s behalf. If so, it belongs in the budget! They may include: a.

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Project Foundation Pt. 1: Building the Master Schedule

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Does the Client prefer to see a drawing and / or renderings? Then make sure these timelines are accounted for in the schedule. If the space is leased, integrate the landlord’s review and approval durations. Beyond this, allow enough time for decommissioning of the existing space per the current lease.

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Unique QuickBooks Setup For Contractors

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QuickBooks Premier Accountant 2000 And Up. If your QuickBooks setup was done by a QuickBooks Expert in construction accounting and maintained correctly you are riding high and living well! The Chart of Accounts is the foundation and if your Chart of Accounts is not setup right you will not have anywhere to put the transactions.