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The most important construction KPIs to improve profits and productivity

Lets Build

If they all revolve around your financials, you might be shrinking your own profit margins. Your construction KPIs should do more than measure a project’s health—they should show you where profit and productivity are dropping, why they’re dropping, and how to fix the issue. What mistakes were made on the less profitable jobs?

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The most important construction KPIs to improve profits and productivity

Lets Build

If they all revolve around your financials, you might be shrinking your own profit margins. Your construction KPIs should do more than measure a project’s health—they should show you where profit and productivity are dropping, why they’re dropping, and how to fix the issue. What mistakes were made on the less profitable jobs?

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What is Retainage in Construction?

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The retainage definition is simple – it’s the percentage of a contract’s price that’s withheld from a contractor. For most construction companies, retainage payments make up most or all of their profit margin: Failing to collect their retained funds means losing money on the project. Retainage percentages and negotiations.

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7 Things Contractors Need to Know About Retainage

Fieldwire

For many construction businesses, the retainage payment accounts for their entire profit margin on the project. Retainage is up for negotiation Retainage is not set in stone. Every contract is negotiable, including what percentage is retained and for how long. This can be used in a couple of different ways.

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Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

AFARS) The above definition of a unit price book clearly notes the requirement that the JOC unit price book reflect both local and current costs for the work to be performed using JOC. 5117.9001 Definitions. The contracting officer shall negotiate the modification and make a determination that the price is fair and reasonable. (d)

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Advice for Home Builders Navigating a Market in Flux

Pro Builder

The next-best average net profit of 11.41 generated net profits in excess of 12%, with 6.8% recording net profits of more than 20%, which comes out to an average net profit of 12.06%—a record in the 29-year history of our survey (see chart, below). was recorded in 2020. Builders recording losses represented 6.5%

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Starting Profitable Construction Company Unique Secrets Revealed

Contractor Bookkeeping

There are a number of people who pass out advice on how to start a profitable construction company; however, very few have actually done it and fewer still had a clear understanding of where they were making or losing money and fewer yet have ever gotten past the point of owning a J.O.B. Starting Or Re-Starting A Construction Company Is Easy.