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Key Financial & Safety Metrics for Subcontractor Qualification 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For one thing, circumstances can change quickly in today’s uncertain construction industry. Formula: (Cash and Cash Equivalents + Marketable Securities + Accounts Receivables) / Current Liabilities . Like the Quick Ratio, Current Ratio measures a company’s ability to pay off its short-term liabilities with its current assets.

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#92:  Lost Profits and Waivers of Consequential Damages

NH Construction Law

But many commercial construction contracts provide for mutual waivers of consequential damages in the event of a breach. ” The Court concluded that the quoted language “can only be construed to exclude incidental or consequential damages, such as lost profits, resulting from the data breach. In Mentis Sciences, Inc.

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Business Interruption Insurance in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

One way to help protect yourself from some of these perils is by having business interruption insurance for construction. This type of insurance can help ensure that you’re able to continue operations if something happens that causes you to lose income. Learn more: 17 Types of Insurance for Construction Businesses.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Construction Law. Construction Safety. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. Construction Business Owner Attends APWA 2011 Congress » Section 179, and what YOU need to know about it. Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software? INSURANCE |.

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Service Agreements Can Improve Contractors Cash Flow And Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

Service agreement holders are more likely to be clients that add more value to your construction company because they represent the most loyal segment of your customer base. In some cases they may not even remember you or your construction company name. Construction Accounting As It Relates To Service Agreements.

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Accounting for Retention Receivable & Payable: A Contractor’s Guide

Levelset

Construction projects rely on contractors completing the work they started and meeting the design intent. The rate of retention is stipulated in the construction contract and can often be negotiated. It can significantly impact the financial standing of contractors, especially when working on projects with a small profit margin.

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Fixing Contractor Profit Drains Leads To Easy Profit Increases

Contractor Bookkeeping

Contractors That Do Not Earn Large Profits see contractors bookkeeping services as overhead which leads to the following profit drains: They get a cheap computer, tiny monitor, garbage printer, tiny desk and broken down chair that even the dog would not sit in and tell the bookkeeper this is all the company can afford.