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As Home Prices Fall, Buyers Are Inching Back Into the For-Sale Market

Pro Builder

On the contrary, falling home prices are discouraging would-be sellers who are losing negotiating power in a less competitive market. They were still over 8% higher year over year, but that annual comparison is now half of what it was in June. Prices in November, the most recent measurement, were 2.5% New-Home Sales.

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Why Getting Prequalified Should Matter to Contractors

Safety Services Company

Hiring Clients Consider Unnecessary Costs A hiring client’s comparison of contractors allows businesses to stay prepared for the potential costs of working with a vendor. This transparency enables both parties to negotiate contracts initially, securing better terms and prices.

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Job Order Contract Task Order Process

Job Order Contracting

Owner may generate and independent owner estimate for comparison to the contractor estimate, or review the contractor’s estimate in detail.). Owner/Contractor negotiations and/or changes as needed. Contractor prepared estimate/proposal. Owner review of contractor proposal. Owner provide contractor with a notice to proceed (NTP).

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Job Order Contracting – Recommended Best Practices

Job Order Contracting

Assure fair owner/contractor negotiations occur for all individual projects in order to assure quality and timely work at fair and reasonable prices. Establish processes and guidelines for evaluating and negotiating Contractor Job Order Contract proposals. Place limits on the use of non-prepriced line times.

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3 cash flow forecasting tips for your next big construction project

Viewpoint Construction Technology

If you’re keen to learn about how to choose the best kind of construction software for your business, download our Construction Software Buyer’s Guide & Feature Comparison Checklist. This takes the task of forecasting cash flow from complex, high-risk and error-prone systems to an integrated, logical and standardised process.

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Arizona Construction Salary Survey Says…

Carol Hagen

The Arizona Construction Salary Survey provides you with the employee compensation benchmarks for budgeting and data for best practices during your salary negotiations. My favorite question in the Salary Survey is “What are the primary sources your company uses to recruit new hires (check all that apply)?”

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Marketing In The Construction Industry – Everything You Need To Know

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Negotiated. When the owner selects a contractor based on low-bid, they are only looking at an apples-to-apples comparison of price between competitive offers. A negotiated contract is often awarded based on a firm’s qualifications or an existing relationship an owner has with a contractor. Best Value.