Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 14, 2011

This seems to present a “darned-if-you-do-darned-if-you-don’t” situation. Change orders can be harder to manage – and present more of a profitability challenge – than pre-planned project work. All of a company’s overhead – office, management, and other costs – need to be rolled into the pricing.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Software Software 120

Pro Builder

JANUARY 6, 2023

Rather than present our findings immediately, I ask readers to do their analysis and share. There's Money Just Lying Around Much of this waste is obvious, like the examples presented here. Each extra corner in a foundation costs anywhere from $150 on a single-story slab home to as much as $500 or more on a basement two-story.

Housing 89

Housing Profitability Materials Management 89

Contractor Bookkeeping

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

What Gets Measured Gets Managed! I talk endlessly during in person presentations to gatherings of contractors and other business owners about developing and monitoring their construction company''s strategy, expansion isoquants, business plans. Visit [link] to learn more. Edward Deming, Michael Gerber, Walter A.

Accidents 48

Accidents Accounting Construction Profitability 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

JULY 24, 2014

In the late 1800''s bankers, lenders and credit agencies began working toward a common language to develop a set of standards for how financial statements could be presented that would allow everyone in the world of finance to compare apples to apples. See more at: [link]. Visit [link] to learn more. Edward Deming, Michael Gerber, Walter A.

Accounting 48

Accounting Construction Contractors Profitability 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 6, 2014

One of the keys to getting a banker, lender or bonding company to consider your construction company for financing is the way your financial statements are presented. Each major category, Sales, Cost of Goods Sold, Overhead, Other Expenses and Other Income are rated on a scale of top 25%, middle 50% and bottom 25%.

Finance 48

Finance Accounting Construction Banking 48

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 31, 2022

The resilience required to tackle the challenges of 2021 has become a solid foundation for building in 2022. Already present, hybrid players using new business models will gain importance. Ann Blanchard, Senior Client Project Manager, Arcadis. ” – Ann Blanchard , Senior Client Project Manager, Arcadis.

Construction 97

Construction Autodesk BIM Modeling 97

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Streamlining Ordering TechniquesUse of Oral Presentations. Consider using oral presentations to reduce lead time and contractors’ proposal preparation costs. Plan ahead for oral presentations to allow sufficient time for scheduling of conference room space and evaluators attendance. Work Orders Within Task Orders.

Contract 40

Contract Contractors Procurement Office 40