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Five Tips To Help Contractors Stop Losing Money On Change Orders

Contractor Bookkeeping

It''s A Small Change. I Have An Idea. In this case the "Hammer" is a change order. You do what you promise and they will pay you, no questions asked and they are the foundation for high profit repeat customers. 15% of your customers will try to get a bargain.little extras, minor changes. While We''re At It.

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Oh, By the Way — six years of estimating ideas and insights

Construction Marketing Ideas

Tempest Company ‘s Oh, By the Way blog , started six years ago by Don Short, has provided invaluable tips and ideas for anyone concerned with the most important challenge in bidding fixed price jobs — getting the original estimate right. The foundation of a good estimate is the quantity takeoff.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

« 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. change orders. foundation. foundation software.

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How Project Managers Can Prepare for the Future of Construction 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

At the job’s core, a project manager is responsible for managing changes on a project level. Change orders are the most time consuming and tangible factors that can affect a job and the whole outcome of a project. But it’s not just change orders.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

And when I started Foundation Software in 1985, on top of what I was learning on the fly, I made it a point to actively seek out knowledge, learning as much as I could about management, sales & marketing, leadership, technology, and the industry itself! Even one new idea can be worth its weight in gold…but that’s just my opinion.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Ideas start flowing and problems are solved. Through our discussions, we shared ideas about what the profile of such an employee might be. change orders. foundation. foundation software. I would tell you more, but one of the reasons these discussions are so fruitful is that they are confidential.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

It’s hard to think of examples where this is a good idea in any business. change orders. foundation. foundation software. For those not familiar, a silo in business terminology refers to a part of a business operation that works in isolation from other parts of the business. Add new tag. business development.