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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Accounting & Finance. « A Change (Order) for the Better? Judging Tipis » Some Advice on Change Orders. I was talking with John Chaney this week, and he mentioned that he was going to blog about how change orders affect construction management. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Accounting & Finance. 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.

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5 Ways to Prepare for New Revenue Recognition Standards

Viewpoint Construction Technology

This first step should be pretty easy for most contractors, since legally-binding contracts are already part of their processes. In general, this means work that’s not integrated with the rest of a building, like change orders that increase the scope of a project outside of the initial contract, will be a separate performance obligation.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Accounting & Finance. Legal language is often unclear, resulting in differences in interpretations that can disrupt and delay projects, increasing costs. 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. change orders.

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Seven Things to Do When an Owner Doesn’t Pay

Constructonomics

Of course we fronted large amounts of money for labor and materials that we were now looking to finance because payment was not being made. This attention to detail is paramount when trying to collect money because people tend to have amnesia when it involves payment and especially when it involves change orders.

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7 Steps to Successful Project Closeout

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Problems like delayed change orders, poor communication and lost paperwork may make it harder to close out a project on time. The first step is to track every part of the project to streamline reviewing legal terms and change orders, for example. Delayed change order resolution.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Accounting & Finance. I would like to share the following tips to use before approaching the bank(s) or other financial institutions for additional financing, and some non-bank financing options. There are also some approved finance companies, such as GECC, that will finance heavy equipment purchases. MANAGEMENT |.

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