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How to Stop Further Deterioration of Distressed Commercial Assets

HardHatChat

According to the fall 2009 issue of Development magazine, while hotels and retail properties are the most problematic in terms of default, foreclosure or bankruptcy, office distress is up 118 percent year-to-date in 2009 versus 2008.

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Construction Estimating

Chianelli Estimating

Many times those costs are not recovered, however; they could make the difference in keeping the Builder or Owner solvent or ending up with a failed project or worse yet bankruptcy. Both contractors and owners use them when deciding whether to bid or build a project. Choosing the lowest bid is not always the best practice.

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How High Profit Jobs Send Contractors Into Bankruptcy

Contractor Bookkeeping

The problem is high profit jobs have a way of turning into low or no profit jobs and in some cases they can bankrupt your construction company because you bid the project using whatever model you are accustomed to using and in the end you wind up with cash flow problems. The same goes with managing sub-contractors and suppliers.

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Odebrecht and Financier Settle on Project Bribes

ENR Construction

Brazil contractor, in bankruptcy, will donate $50M to poor communities but faces limited bid debarment in Inter-American Development Bank pact.

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Copying Past Construction Accounting Entries Is A Bad Idea

Contractor Bookkeeping

If the contractor believes the company is undercharging they may raise bid prices, lose jobs, eventually run out of cash and file bankruptcy. If the contractor believes the company is overcharging they may lower bid prices, lose money on all jobs, eventually run out of cash and file bankruptcy.

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Job Costing Accounting Vs. Regular Accounting

Contractor Bookkeeping

Job costing reports are the key to unlocking the mystery of which markets to serve, which jobs to bid, how much they need to cover the direct and indirect costs and which ones to walk away from. If the contractor believes the company is undercharging they may raise bid prices, lose jobs, eventually run out of cash and file bankruptcy.

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All the Firms Lost in the Flood

Construction Knowledge

As I call though the contractor roster to get bids from the firms that built the previous buildings, I get lots of “Phone no longer in service” messages. I know I’ve been blessed to not have to go through that painful process of bankruptcy. Then came the the financial crisis of 2008 and everything just stopped.