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Key Financial & Safety Metrics for Subcontractor Qualification 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Extracting key ratios from financial statements and safety metrics from OSHA filings allows builders to gauge a subcontractor’s short-term and long-term health — and empower estimators with the data they need to make more informed bidding decisions. . FINANCIAL RATIOS: DEBT . Debt Ratio . Debt-to-Equity .

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10 Contract Terms for Higher Profitability

PSMJ Resources

Most clients are demanding more work for lower fees, and firms that do not reexamine the terms of their contracts usually find themselves without enough income to break even, let alone make a profit. With an uncertain economic climate, the emphasis on solid contract terms is increasingly vital to a firm''s financial success.

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Construction Bookkeeping Unique Features

Contractor Bookkeeping

Breakeven - Is fairly easy to calculate because there is a direct relationship between income and expenses on every item. Chart of Accounts Bad Debts. Chart of Accounts Bad Debts. Other Income Tracking. Item List Bid Bond Deposits. Other Income Tracking. Chart of Accounts Advertising. Billing Rate List.

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Bookkeeper Vs. Accountant Vs. C.P.A. For Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Their primary function is to read the incoming paperwork (electronic and hard copy) and follow a pre-determined set of rules and guidelines to put each transaction where it needs to go in QuickBooks or Xero Accounting Online depending on which accounting software the construction contractor is using.

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Unique QuickBooks Setup For Contractors

Contractor Bookkeeping

Chart of Accounts Bad Debts. Item List Bid Bond Deposits. Other Income Tracking. Your income can be sporadic and extremely sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction market which is why you need a strategy with an external focus on the global housing market. Chart of Accounts Intercompany Transfers.

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North Dakota Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Agriculture Partnership in Assisting Community Expansion (Ag PACE): This program has been established to buy down the interest rate on loans to farmers who are investing in other nontraditional agriculture activities to supplement farm income. The total buy down amount per borrower may not exceed $20,000 per project or biennium.

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North Dakota Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Agriculture Partnership in Assisting Community Expansion (Ag PACE): This program has been established to buy down the interest rate on loans to farmers who are investing in other nontraditional agriculture activities to supplement farm income. The total buy down amount per borrower may not exceed $20,000 per project or biennium.