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Stop Bidding & Start Negotiating

Construction Business Owner

Stop Bidding & Start Negotiating ccapoccia Mon, 01/29/2024 - 08:18 Every year, successful construction companies stop and look at their last 12 months, and then they make decisions and commitments to next year’s contract and sales goals. Does your company have a winning customer contract award strategy?

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11 Ways to Submit the Best Quality Bid

Construction Business Owner

11 Ways to Submit the Best Quality Bid. An accurate bid for construction work takes time; it’s not something that can be thrown together in 15 minutes. Tue, 12/20/2022 - 09:48. It takes knowledge of the client, an understanding of the plan, and much skill to estimate labor, materials and equipment costs accurately.

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How to Bid Smarter, Not Harder

Construction Business Owner

How to Bid Smarter, Not Harder. Want to bid better on the projects you really want? Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 09/29/2020 - 13:26. Focus on finding your construction firm's niche market and building a strong strategy.

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How Paying Closer Attention to Contracts Can Mean More Successful Bids

Construction Business Owner

How Paying Closer Attention to Contracts Can Mean More Successful Bids. Submitting a competitively priced bid is key for a bidder to be selected and awarded a contract to build an owner’s project. Complying with the bidding documents and providing all requested information are the other parts. Alex Headley.

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Drive Profitability With a Construction-Specific ERP

Through integrated back office and field capabilities, you can improve how you bid, plan, staff, run, monitor, and close out self-performing projects, all while improving operational excellence. The key benefits of using a construction-specific ERP are: Elimination of disparate systems.

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6 Steps to Fine-Tune Your Takeoffs & Bid More Accurately

Construction Business Owner

6 Steps to Fine-Tune Your Takeoffs & Bid More Accurately. How to navigate the cost fluctuations, errors, missing items and unforeseen circumstances that come with bidding on construction projects. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 09/22/2020 - 11:31.

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Examining the Variables Affecting Bids in 2020

Construction Business Owner

Examining the Variables Affecting Bids in 2020. Elizabeth Manning. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 16:31. The construction industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States Small Business Administration has reported that approximately $65 billion of Payroll Protection Program loans went to construction industry participants.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point.