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The High Cost of Low Bids: When Contractors Compete on Price, Everyone Loses

Levelset

The low-bid method sends the wrong signals to a contractor about their role in the project: You are less valuable than the architect or design firm The owner does not trust you to offer a fair price for the work performed You are a commodity, and therefore have less control over how the project goes. Low Bidding Impacts Contractor Cash Flow.

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Beware the Cash Flow Manager!

PSMJ Resources

PSMJ Founder Frank Stasiowski often reminds us that firms do not die from lack of profits, rather they die from lack of cash. Frank is suggesting that his A/E firm clients use a Sources and Uses of Cash statement instead of a P&L statement to help them through cash-strapped times.

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9 Tips for Starting an Architecture Firm

Levelset

These tips are well-tested and designed to get your architecture company off to a successful start. In her book, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway , Susan Jeffers advises us (in all caps, no less), “THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF THE FEAR OF DOING SOMETHING IS TO GO OUT AND DO IT.”. Pay close attention to cash flow.

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5 Critical Construction Project Reports your System Should Pull Without Fuss

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Forecasting and Cash Flow Reports. revenue, risk and cash flow forecasting) and enable you to assess historical project performance. To learn more, download our Request for Information fact sheet or contact us. You’ll need reports that help you manage project costs (e.g. Asset and Plant Management.

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Construction Company Technology Practices To Reduce Financial Management Cost

Contractor Bookkeeping

Six keys helped us outperform other contractors in terms of cash flow and profit year after year regardless of the economic conditions: I was raised in a construction family. The truth is the most successful, wealthy, highly profitable construction contractors don't like change.

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Data Analytics Trends in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Construction sites these days have no shortage of data: design and BIM data from the planning stages of a project, jobsite data collected by wearables, mobile devices and sensors on equipment/materials, accounting and job progress data from the office, project management data and much more.

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5 Ways to Prepare for New Revenue Recognition Standards

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The new GAAP revenue recognition standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board are here, and these standards are designed with complex projects in mind. When implemented properly, they offer improved cash flow and better accounting insight, which benefits contractors and customers. Get in touch.