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The most important construction KPIs to improve profits and productivity

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Investing in quality means you have to make fewer changes during the project—it saves time, it saves money, it saves headaches. No one wants a project full of change orders and rework. Investing in health and safety lowers the frequency of unexpected costs, like expensive insurance payments and lost time.

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The most important construction KPIs to improve profits and productivity

Lets Build

Investing in quality means you have to make fewer changes during the project—it saves time, it saves money, it saves headaches. No one wants a project full of change orders and rework. Investing in health and safety lowers the frequency of unexpected costs, like expensive insurance payments and lost time.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Some Advice on Change Orders » A Change (Order) for the Better? When clients ask me about change orders, I’m reminded of a well-circulated photo. The yacht is named “Change Order.” Yes, change orders are nearly inevitable. STRATEGY |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Meet with them before every project to discuss not only the contractual provisions for scope of work and change orders, but also what you bid and why. If your managers don’t know how much you allocated for materials, and how you arrived at that number, they can’t reasonably be expected to meet your budget.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. I know from my days as a general contractor that plans and specifications are altered continuously as subcontractors become involved, materials are changed, and change orders are issued. change orders. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. EQUIPMENT |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. Built-in AIA billings, time and material and unit price billings, project management, equipment tracking, service dispatch, scheduling and dashboards for specific performance reporting are just a few of the other perks that construction-specific systems can offer. change orders. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. But on construction sites, where change is the desired goal each day, building ergonomic work stations is very difficult. I think the main areas we need to concentrate on in the construction industry and ergonomics are the hand and power tools workers utilize, material handling equipment, employer and employee training.