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How to Keep Your Profit Wheel Spinning

Construction Business Owner

1 challenge many contractors face is profit shrinkage or profit margin fade. This recurring problem appears when final construction job cost comes in higher than the bid or contract project budget. As a business coach, I see numerous contractor income statements every year.

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Keep the Profit Wheel Spinning

Construction Business Owner

1 challenge many contractors face is profit shrinkage or profit margin fade. This recurring problem appears when final construction job cost comes in higher than the bid or contract project budget. As a business coach, I see numerous contractor income statements every year.

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Creating a JOC Coefficient?

Job Order Contracting

Contractors must evaluate multiple factors in addition to the associated use of their own capabilities and resources. Items included in a JOC coefficient (also known as a “Bid Factor”). General / Prime Contractor Overhead. General / Prime Contractor Profit and risk. Materials. Equipment.

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16 Things Every Contractor Should Know When Bidding a Job Order Contract

Job Order Contracting

16 Things Every Contractor Should Know When Bidding a Job Order Contract is just an introduction to anyone interested in JOC. Typically, what kind of information is given to the general contractor to put together a price and approximately how often does each occur? Is it the general contractor? Learn more… 1.

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8 essential steps for effective project cost estimation and budgeting

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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.

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Commercial Construction Best-Practices: How to Avoid Scandals

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Be sure to check references of general contractors before entering into a negotiated or competitive bid situation. Commercial general contractors generally don’t find their way into the mainstream news unless it is for something negative, often involving criminal activity. But the saying goes, all it takes is a few bad apples….

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The contractor proposal bid form

Construction Cost Estimating

The contractor proposal bid form is used by a contractor to provide a construction proposal. It refers as the initial point-of-contact connecting the owner and contractor. In this form a neat, prearranged bid is written on a proficiently designed bid form.

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