Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Regardless of your business's nature, the first step to reducing your overhead costs is to take the time to go through every single expense you have.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

What Are the Methods of Overhead Allocation? Remember the old adage: measure twice, allocate overhead once. The best method for allocating overhead in construction is a way that’s fair. Figuring out how to strike that balance is the art of overhead allocation.

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Construction Junkie

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Hilti , known for its wide selection of power tools and fastening applications for the commercial construction industry, recently took a step outside the box when they announced the release of an exoskeleton to help relieve the bodily toll overhead work takes on workers. Yesterday, however, Hilti took that overhead work solution to the next level, by introducing their first robot, a semi-autonomous overhead drilling solution called Jaibot. courtesy of Hilti.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 25, 2021

Woodruff Construction, a general contractor that provides award-winning design-build, construction management, and project development services to clients across Iowa, needed to get a better handle on overhead costs so they could be allocated to job costing and billing

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Tool manufacturer Hilti is launching a semi-autonomous overhead drilling robot to aid overhead drilling, which is one of the most strenuous tasks in the building trades

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Repetitive overhead tasks are rough on the back and shoulders and can result in stress injuries over time. While some companies have exoskeletons designed to improve lifting, Levitate’s Airframe exoskeleton is designed for overhead work

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The Constructor

MAY 8, 2020

The terrace water storage tank is generally constructed using brick masonry, which is placed on an elevated platform to provide a reserve supply.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

I can’t sell enough work at my old markup rates to cover my overhead,” he said. “So, Michael is the owner of a ceramic tile contracting company in Michigan who called me looking for advice. He complained about his customers continually asking for lower prices and the cheap competitors who don’t charge enough. His business was slowing down. “I So, I lowered prices another 5 percent to try to attract more sales.” His lower prices still didn’t attract enough new work. What should I do

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Revit OpEd

AUGUST 14, 2015

The family in my sights today belongs to the Furniture System category and is called Overhead Storage Module.rfa (see image). The Project templates that Autodesk provides have a linestyle called Overhead. In a past post I was critical of how it was made and described what could be done to fix it. With that in mind, let's examine another family and see how very minor changes will improve the user experience.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 18, 2015

By Bruce Jervis Unabsorbed home office overhead has long been a controversial form of delay damages. Featured …Recovery of Unabsorbed Overhead Required Proof of StandbyUtility Not Immune from Delay Damage SuitThe rationale is that if work on a contract is suspended, the contractor is unable to bill against that contract and the contract does not carry, or absorb, its proportionate share of the fixed home office expenses.

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ENR Construction

JULY 29, 2020

With a focus on productivity and encouragement of social distancing on construction sites, tool manufacturer Hilti has announced a raft of new products, including the EXO-O1, a wearable mechanical exoskeleton

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Construction Dive

MARCH 12, 2015

By Bruce Jervis Jobsite overhead, sometimes called field office overhead, is not really “overhead” at all. Nonetheless, the term “overhead” is widely used and the Federal Acquisition Regulations allow government contractors to treat it as an indirect, percentage-of-contract cost component when pricing change orders. It is a direct cost of performing a single construction contract at a specific site.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 10, 2019

Workers have installed a conveyor belt over the eastbound lanes of Denver’s C-470 as part of an expansion project, moving nearly 150,000 square yards of concrete over highway traffic. The concrete is then dropped into trucks and fed to a giant paving machine. The $276 million project will expand a

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Learn Civil Engineering

AUGUST 25, 2022

Different types of cranes are used in civil engineering construction projects. Cranes have an important significance in constructing the structure of the building. They are employed to raise and lower objects. Cranes are most often used in the lifting of heavy equipment in the construction area.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Business Cycles and Fixed Costs By Thomas C. Schleifer, PhD. Opinion

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Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

By Bruce Jervis Contractors frequently speak of, and even account for, their overhead costs in a loose, generic manner. Job site or field overhead is very distinct from home office or general and administrative overhead. The methods for proving entitlement to field overhead differ from the methods for proving entitlement to home office overhead. When contractors treat overhead as a unitary item, problems arise.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

A survey of the overhead costs construction companies cut during the downturn could help anticipate needed cuts in the future. Opinion

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Construction Dive

JULY 17, 2013

Lost overhead billings are generally not recoverable. The overhead would have been an indirect cost of performing the contract. It is important to maintain the distinction between profit and overhead mark-ups, but this is not always done. Contractors sometimes estimate and price work by applying a melded overhead and profit percentage to direct costs. By Bruce Jervis A wrongfully terminated contractor is entitled to recover lost profit from the project owner.

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Chianelli Estimating

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Why sustain a staff with top heavy overhead when using an outsource estimating company can cut annual expenses? So another year is just about in the books. . Construction estimating requires constant adjustment to stay competitive; to land your share of projects. How accurate were your project conclusions? It’s time to review your approach and measure those results; to see what’s working, what’s not and how to adjust. Are you losing your market place?

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Arena’s building team in quake-prone Seattle uses 4D BIM to manage the constructibility nightmare associated with supporting an iconic cover during construction

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Flexible overhead may be the answer to a contractor’s constant navigation amid the rising and falling business cycles. Opinion

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PSMJ Resources

JULY 23, 2012

11 Ways to Cut Overhead. Here are eleven creative ideas to reduce your overhead expenses. Assign collateral duties to everybody in the office, virtually eliminating overhead positions. 11 Ways to Cut Overhead. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, July 23, 2012. Is your firm thinking of ways to cut costs? Require all project-related. printing to be done outside the firm so vendor invoices can be passed on to clients as reimbursable expenses.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The key to being profitable is understanding ?your your job costs

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BD+C

APRIL 30, 2013

Designed specifically for hospitals, nursing homes, child care centers, and other healthcare facilities where infection control is a concern, the Arcalux Health Risk Management System (HRMS) is an energy-efficient lighting fixture that doubles as a germ-killing machine. read more. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Healthcare Buildings Hospitality Facilities Building Technology Hospital Design Trends Interior Architecture Lighting

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Construction Marketing Ideas

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Michael Stone in his latest blog posting warns against “overhead creep” He also warns contractors to keep a close eye on the payroll — overstaffing can be a business killer. We also keep a close eye on our overhead and business costs. Yet he advocates that contractors spend money on marketing and advertising, through good times and hard. Of course, I enthusiastically applaud the latter suggestion because, well, we sell advertising for a living around here.

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PSMJ Resources

JULY 10, 2008

Dave had some advice for firms looking to cut overhead. CUTTING OVERHEAD? Over the years, we’ve seen many firms go on overhead cutting campaigns. Done right, overhead reduction can be a valuable tactic in the firm’s long-term growth strategy. When it comes to cutting overhead, they look at ways to increase this chargeability. The result is usually to cut several low-paid administrative staff who charge most or all of their time to overhead.

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Help Everybody Everyday

AUGUST 19, 2009

Your loaded rate is the (Actual Rate + (Actual Rate * Overhead %) + Fee. However, when providing loaded rates, it is important to have an understanding of overhead. Overhead. Often you need to have an outside accounting firm audit your overhead rate based on what the Federal Government allows under its FAR Act. Most clients will pay all or a portion of your audited overhead costs. Field Overhead. This number is usually lower than the home office overhead.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

This new overhead line system design speeds delivery of electrical power

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The Constructor

JUNE 22, 2021

A canopy is an overhead structure typically intended to provide shelter from rain or sun. It is usually seen as a covering attached to the outside of. Building Technology Guide

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Rory Woolsey

MAY 31, 2012

“ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” Beyond this, the installing contractor’s overhead(s) and profit will need to be added. Note that for budgetary estimating many unit price and assemblies cost data reference books start at this same “bare” point when making reference to “including overhead and profit.”

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 26, 2021

It’s nearly impossible to make any money when contracts allow just 10% and your subcontract only allows for 15% total overhead and profit markup on change orders, or time and material costs plus work. How to Make Changes & Still Make Money. Alex Headley. Fri, 03/26/2021 - 11:30.

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ENR Construction

JULY 30, 2020

In construction, we can’t solve a global pandemic, but we can protect our contracting companies by keeping overhead flexible in case business declines

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 18, 2021

After successfully completing the mind-boggling top-down expansion of the 932,000-sq-ft facility, with its 45-million-lb landmark roof shored safely overhead, the Mortenson-led building team overcame myriad supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19

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BD+C

JANUARY 11, 2021

Built on a repurposed brownfield site to replace the existing Mukilteo ferry terminal, the new Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal provides more space for vehicle holding and separates pedestrian and vehicle boarding with an overhead walkway for safer, more efficient loading, especially for people with disabilities.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 12, 2020

Outsourced marketing can be more cost efficient than staffing with multi-discipline skills, lower overhead including salary, benefits, equipment, etc. The decision to Outsource Marketing to a consultant or agency, or to hire staff for marketing is a frequent but critical consideration.

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Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Caterpillar has been testing a trolley assist system, an onboard mechanism that allows a haul truck to tap into an overhead power source, that reduces diesel engine emissions on electric-drive trucks.

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PSMJ Resources

OCTOBER 17, 2011

And, with overhead dollars so tightly controlled, you must leverage every dollar you spend developing new business. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, October 17, 2011. How to Gain Your Client’s Trust. In the present economy, clients only do business with firms they trust. So, here’s the challenge: what can you do to gain a client’s trust in the most cost-effective way? Here are six of the most important qualities to demonstrate to build trust with your client: 1.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Construction cost estimating associates evaluating materials, labor, overhead, subcontractors and equipment needed to complete a project. Overhead Overhead costs such as securing permits, deposits for utilities, job site insurance, connecting utilities, and extraneous expenses (security, framing, etc.) Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Monday, February 7, 2011. Techniques of Construction Cost Estimate.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Built to service very heavy rail cars, this maintenance shop houses a 55-ton overhead bridge crane and a 125-ton drop table that are used to switch out traction motors and locomotive axles on Amtrak train cars

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 25, 2022

After calculating material quantities with your takeoff, estimating adds costs to all facets of the project, from materials and labor to overhead and markup. Waste and overhead can also be added to arrive at the project cost. Estimate Your Way in STACK.

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