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The High Cost of Low Bids: When Contractors Compete on Price, Everyone Loses

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And any savings on paper are usually lost mid-way through the project in change orders. Are architectural and design firms held to the low-bid method? Change orders inevitably increase costs , and schedule delays eat into the project’s budget. Low Bidding Impacts Contractor Cash Flow.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

There’s a commercial for a local kitchen design company that I often hear on the radio that starts, “The form has to follow the function…” According to Wikipedia, this phrase comes from a modern architecture and design principle that says to base the shape of a building or object on its intended purpose of function. change orders.

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Architectural Project Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

We also offer other estimating services like cost modeling, cash flow projection, life cycle costing, change order management, job order costing, best value analysis and hard bid estimates.

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Modular Will Be Worth It

Pro Builder

As Daniel Gehman, principal at architecture firm Danielian Associates wrote in a recent blog post: I offer a fundamental encouragement to anyone considering a modular project: conceive of it as modular or prefabricated from the very word “go.”. Forget what you know about stick-built projects and start over with a clean slate. .

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Construction Financial Reporting – Why It’s Important and How To Do It

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The second reason is for cash flow. These reports should summarize the overall budget, potential change orders, cash flow, risks and more. Changes – identify changes by a reference number, status of them and the value. Providing a cash flow graph should be mandatory in every report.

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Facilities are NOT Commodities – LEAN Best Management Practices

Building Information Management

Effective management of the numerous renovation, repair, maintenance, and construction projects requires direct involvement of Owners with their Construction, Architecture, and Engineering service providers. Contractors earn a reasonable profit, develop long term relationships with clients, and can better estimate cash flow.

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New Contractor Business Start Up

Contractor Bookkeeping

Architectural or Engineering Designs - Similar services are good reason to get Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) insurance to help protect you and your company from claims arising out of mistakes in designs and calculations. Payment Terms - Should need to add positive cash flow. Get cash coming in early and often.