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Strategic Cost Estimation for Contractors in 2024

Construction Business Owner

Strategic Cost Estimation for Contractors in 2024 ccapoccia Fri, 03/01/2024 - 16:03 As we navigate the complexities of the construction industry in 2024, the ability to provide accurate cost estimations remains the cornerstone of a contractor’s success.

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Building Strong Starts: Protecting Profit Margins Through Effective Preconstruction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

the preconstruction phase), you complete a significant part of the job and create a strong foundation and direction for the remaining work. Doing so won’t just make your life easier; it’ll also help you protect your profit margins. When you stay on top of project planning and design from the beginning (i.e.,

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The Secret Sauce to Protecting Construction Profits  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

By taking proactive steps and adopting the right tools, you can mitigate and safeguard your firm’s profits. The involvement of various stakeholders, such as owners, architects, contractors, and subcontractors, can lead to constant communication breakdowns.

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7 Things Contractors Need to Know About Retainage

Fieldwire

Construction is one of the hardest industries to manage cash flow in, with contractors often facing large up-front costs and frequent, long delays between expenses and payment. The basics of retainage Retainage, also called retention, is an amount withheld from the contractor until a later date.

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Drive Profitability With a Construction-Specific ERP

For specialty contractors, using a construction software platform helps to lay the technological foundation required to support future growth and improved financial performance.

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Unique Bookkeeper Errors Reduce Contractor Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

Recently A General Contractor Who Needed Help Getting Useful Reports Contacted Us. The banker said his Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet did not look right to him. When the contractor asked his in-house bookkeeper to review the QuickBooks company file she did and was emphatic everything was perfect.

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Unique Contractors Earn Enormous Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

Ever Wonder Why Some Competitors Seem To Have More Cash Flow And Profit Than You? Earning enormous amounts of cash and profits in any business is simple, not easy, but simple if you know what to do. Joe The Plumber''s Story: I met a plumbing contractor in the mid 1970''s who was very profitable. a minute plus $99.00