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Construction Estimating

Chianelli Estimating

Construction estimating is an important task that should not be overlooked or done in a careless manner. Failing to prepare a reliable construction estimate could make the difference between a successful project and a complete fiasco aided by a calamity of errors. Preparing an estimate does not come without a cost.

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Estimating- The New Normal

Chianelli Estimating

Covid-19 and the Impact on Construction Estimating. The original Construction Estimate most certainly did not anticipate being faced with a Pandemic of epic proportions. Staying competitive with Construction Estimating is difficult to achieve in normal times. Under estimate real costs. The result will not be pretty.

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How to Stop Further Deterioration of Distressed Commercial Assets

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According to the fall 2009 issue of Development magazine, while hotels and retail properties are the most problematic in terms of default, foreclosure or bankruptcy, office distress is up 118 percent year-to-date in 2009 versus 2008. Provide cost estimates to complete the construction project .

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Turbocharging Motown’s Recovery

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A few hours after the pixels for that post were hatched, Detroit announced it had become the largest city in history to file for bankruptcy protection. This summer, a federal judge will decide whether to approve a plan that would allow the city to exit bankruptcy court by mid-October. Other allocations include $12.5

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Latest Trend, Bookkeeper Works For Contractor That Goes Bankrupt

Contractor Bookkeeping

No construction company goes bankrupt that had useful accurate Financial Statements and Job Costing Reports that they understood and paid attention to because they would have seen bankruptcy coming well enough ahead of time to avoid it. And Job Costing Bankruptcy Is A Matter Of Time!

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Construction Change Order Phobia Increases Stress Reduces Profits

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The contractor immediately takes full responsibility for the problem rather than breaking an unwritten rule of admitting they were wrong in their original estimate. It was estimated the cost overruns were already well over $100,000. Hopefully He Will Read - Some of what I have and contact us as we have lost contact with him.

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Serious And Funny Construction Definitions Contractors Enjoy Reading

Contractor Bookkeeping

Bad Numbers - Lead to bad decisions / cash shrinks / business unstable / bankruptcy or failure. Bankruptcy - Result of saving money on bookkeeping and making decisions on garbage reports. Bid - A wild guess carried out to two decimal places. Bid Collector - Customer looking for cheap contractor.