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How to Make Changes & Still Make Money

Construction Business Owner

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. The typical commercial contractor’s annual overhead and profit markup look much like those in Figure 1.

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Beware of Using Assemblies for Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

A fundamental element is Job Order Contracting (JOC) is line item estimating which involves breaking down the cost of construction into discrete, granular tasks, each item representing a specific material, labor, and equipment components. Each aspect, such as materials, labor, equipment, and overhead, should be itemized separately.

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5 Technologies the Modern GC Should Be Using in 2021

Construction Business Owner

People and material make up the lion’s share of a contractor’s overhead, so it’s no surprise that efficiently managing these is the best way for contractors to improve their profitability. 5 Technologies the Modern GC Should Be Using in 2021. Alex Headley. Fri, 05/28/2021 - 07:30.

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MOST Construction Cost Data is Useless

Job Order Contracting

Comprehensive, granular, line item tasks including a description, and individual data components for labor, material, equipment, and productivity (crews). No inclusion of builder/contractor overhead or profit. Organization using expaned CSI Masterformat. Timely updates – Data must be update quaterly at minimum.

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Creating a JOC Coefficient?

Job Order Contracting

Materials. General / Prime Contractor Overhead. General / Prime Contractor Profit and risk. Shipping of all materials to the jobsite. Items included in a JOC coefficient (also known as a “Bid Factor”). Labor (Both during Normal Work Hours and Outside of Normal Work Hours). Equipment. Subcontractor costs.

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Unit Price Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

An actionable unit price cost database includes granular repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction tasks for the local market and includes labor, material, equipment, crew, and productivity information, per an associated unit of measure. Profit and overheads should be considered separately. for the local market.

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2020 Guide to Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

Material costs are either. The base rate does not include overhead and profit, however, can be added if needed. Material Costs. Material costs are local for commodities such as concrete, asphalt and aggregate. Material costs are local for commodities such as concrete, asphalt and aggregate.