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The Unique Challenges of Procurement Planning for Construction Companies

ProcurementExpress.com

It’s always been a struggle to get ahead of tight margins, cash-flow problems, and managing contracts. You’re dealing with subcontractors, labor shortages, sourcing, and multiple projects on multiple deadlines. Project Management. Document management. What are the overhead costs?

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The Unique Challenges of Procurement Planning for Construction Companies

ProcurementExpress.com

It’s always been a struggle to get ahead of tight margins, cash-flow problems, and managing contracts. You’re dealing with subcontractors, labor shortages, sourcing, and multiple projects on multiple deadlines. Project Management. Document management. What are the overhead costs?

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Latest Trend, Bookkeeper Works For Contractor That Goes Bankrupt

Contractor Bookkeeping

If your bookkeeper is an employee and they have no equity interest in your company they do not have the same concern about your construction company''s cash flow and bottom line profit that you do because when it fails they can blame you for "Not knowing how to run a business" and go wreak havoc elsewhere.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

But I have been surprised at the number of contractors who tell me that they have bid for jobs at break-even or at a loss. ” Every construction project is a gamble – you’re betting that your estimate is accurate, that labor and material prices don’t go through the roof, etc. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Losing Your Shirt.

Rory Woolsey

Knowing where the key project metrics such as time , costs, resources , and cash flow are relative to a datum (the project plan). Good project managers will always know where these project metrics are because they are indicative of the immediate health of the project. Good planning matters!!

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Free Customizable Construction Accident Prevention Programs

Contractor Bookkeeping

A lot of our contractor clients have needed an Accident Prevention Program to include with their bid submittal package and some of them have found this resource useful. Our Co-Founder Randal DeHart - Is a Certified PMP (Project Management Professional) with several years of construction project management experience.

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Top ten software for estimating and bidding

Construction Cost Estimating

Sage facilitates you to produce bids rapidly, precisely and positively with takeoff and cost databases. As soon as the project is procured, estimate details flow automatically into Sage business management software, removing unnecessary tasks and data entry errors. Besides, customized reports can also be generated.

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