article thumbnail

Build Or Rebuild Your Construction Company By Bootstrapping

Contractor Bookkeeping

Bootstrapping is figuring out how to reduce the cash you need to start or re-start your business, by eliminating any unnecessary overheads while finding out who will give you a hand. You don't have to purchase new equipment to start your business.

Overhead 102
article thumbnail

Can Support Services Be Recovered as Extra Administrative Costs?

Construction Dive

It is part of the contractor’s general and administrative overhead. In those cases, the cost of legal, accounting and consultant services are recoverable as extra work in the administration of a contract.A By Bruce Jervis Generally, the cost of administering a contract is built into the fixed contract price.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Is Your Accountant Helping Or Hurting Your Construction Company?

Contractor Bookkeeping

The Traveling Bookkeeper had a deep distrust of contractors, as do most regular accountants and regular bookkeepers. Periodic Draw. Overhead & Profit Charges. Having been involved in Construction Accounting for over thirty years I understand it completely. When my parents used words like: Job Deposit. Change Order.

article thumbnail

Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

This practice does not work for material, labor, equipment, nor does it account for local market productivity in any effective manner. Locally researched JOC Price Books are readily available to provide cost visibility, cost transparency, and therefore improve cost management. as-built drawings and warranties). d) Distribution.

Contract 228
article thumbnail

What Is Estimate | Types of Estimate |Requirement Data for Estimation |Advantage of Estimate | Disadvantage of Estimate | Types of Cost Estimation

CivilJungle

The exact cost is only known from the account of the full work after the conclusion of the work. Drawings (Plans, Sections, etc.). Drawings : Planning , sectional elevations, and accurate scale drawings are needed, completely dimensioned. must be taken into account. Overhead Water Tank. #2. Specifications.

article thumbnail

ConstructionPro Network blog: Diverse, high-level information to help make better project management decisions

Construction Marketing Ideas

It is part of the contractor’s general and administrative overhead. In those cases, the cost of legal, accounting and consultant services are recoverable as extra work in the administration of a contract. A recent example is a project in which flaws in the government design necessitated substantial revisions of the contract drawings.

article thumbnail

Construction Company Profits Are Easy To Understand

Contractor Bookkeeping

Month 1: Materials, labor and G&A expenses are paid by the contractor but only part of the contract amount (draws) has been collected to offset the expenses. Month 2: Labor, materials, G&A (overhead) are expensed by the contractor for Month 2, but no payments (draws) are still behind the job costs for Month 2.