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Do You Maintain the Distinction Between Overhead Items?

Construction Dive

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. When contractors treat overhead as a unitary item, problems arise.

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Recovering Field Overhead Expenses

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

One such decision a government contractor might be tempted to make is to accept additional field office (jobsite) overhead (FOOH) expenses for a change on a percentage markup basis, especially for a change that may not even have required an extension to the contract completion date.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. Some Advice on Change Orders » A Change (Order) for the Better? When clients ask me about change orders, I’m reminded of a well-circulated photo. The yacht is named “Change Order.” STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |.

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How to Modernize Construction Management

Viewpoint Construction Technology

In many cases, they have purchased software solutions for construction-specific processes like accounting, project management or field management to rectify the situation.While this is a positive step, it’s not always ideal—especially for larger and growing contractors managing multiple projects.

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Five Tips To Help Contractors Stop Losing Money On Change Orders

Contractor Bookkeeping

In this case the "Hammer" is a change order. 3% of your customers are "Grinders" and will try to take all your profit by telling you too "Sharpen Your Pencil" which means do the job for just over your hard cost for material and whatever you pay your employees in gross wages with no allowance for overhead costs.

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How Much Does Rework Really Cost Your Job and What Can You Do to Stop It?

Construction Junkie

Unsatisfied with stopping at direct cost, the researches at Navigant then turned their attention to overhead costs, which include managerial, supervisor, and site safety costs. With both the direct and indirect factors combined, it was determined that the median cost rework accounts for is 9% of the total project cost!

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A Practical Guide to Construction Accounting Software

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction accounting software is a must-have, but may seem daunting to implement new solutions if your accounting technology hasn’t kept up with the complexities of your growing business. That includes accounting. Sure, accounting may have a bit of a reputation for being mundane. Everything Is Moving All the Time.