Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

3 simple steps to winning construction bid proposals from expert Dan Taylor.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 10, 2021

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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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Tracking Bid-Win Rates for Commercial Construction is important for any contractor. Actively tracking the bid win rate and understanding how to identify areas for improvement and strategizing need to be priority areas of focus. What is your Bid Win ratio? What is your Bid Win ratio? What is considered good?

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 1, 2020

3 Keys to a Better Bidding Process. How teams can get more from their bidding technology. In the guide, “3 Keys to a Better Bidding Process,” you’ll learn about the key categories—technology, people and process—that teams can use to fully optimize their bidding process and make the most of their digital tools.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 6, 2019

3 areas to filter for better bidding and estimating from construction business consultant George Hedley.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 13, 2019

Find out hoe to incorporate these best bidding practices at your company. . The leaders of top construction firms will always ask why they are or are not selected. Objectivity and organizational improvement can mean all the difference between being the leader and the first loser.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

How Will the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Affect Bidding Strategies? Kathy Wells. Mon, 02/28/2022 - 15:28. Christian Generes. President . Landis Construction.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 7, 2019

How to properly license your construction business for bidding a new state. .

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 10, 2018

Do construction contractors that win 100 percent of their business through the low-bid process need marketing? After all, as a low-bid construction business owner, your fate lies strictly in the ability of a hard-nosed, creative estimator to bring in new work on bid day. Low-bid contractors often fly below the radar.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Construction industry experts explain the bidding strategies that keep their firms profitable.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Technology can help GCs avoid cumbersome administrative challenges and ensure they are covering potential risks throughout the bid process. For subcontractors, technology can help them automate how they become qualified and improve how they communicate with GCs. Get the scoop on these technologies here. . .

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 10, 2018

But contractors don’t have to move at the speed of state bureaucracy when pursuing new opportunities, and they shouldn’t have to miss a bidding opportunity over government licenses and permits. Regulatory Requirements Before Bidding. Hazards of Unlicensed Bidding. Compliance in the Cloud.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

PREMIER Design + Build Group ultimately won the bid to build the Montrose 287 Logistics Center in South Plainfield, New Jersey, completing the project in December 2024.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 5, 2018

When this happens, firing the estimator will likely do your construction business more harm than good, as you need to continue bidding on a large volume of projects to keep the pipeline full. So, instead, you must help your estimator prioritize.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This presentation will guide you through the essential knowledge every contractor needs to succeed in the prevailing wage landscape.

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Bidding Regulation Contractors Education 293

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A Case for Bringing Private Bidding Processes to Public Projects. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 09/10/2020 - 09:25. Looking to enter the public sector in the near future? The answer to establishing your firm as a competitive bidder on infrastructure and other public projects may be tech. Here's why.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A Case for Bringing Private Bidding Processes to Public Projects. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 09/10/2020 - 09:25. Looking to enter the public sector in the near future? The answer to establishing your firm as a competitive bidder on infrastructure and other public projects may be tech. Here's why.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 18, 2021

Construction contractors who want to bid on government contracts need to use NIST 800-171 and other cybersecurity frameworks requirements.

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 18, 2018

Marcus Mooney, AIA, DBIA. Director of Design Build, KAI Design & Build.

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 4, 2020

They could hunker down, focus on forgivable Payroll Protection Program loans and other government aid and ramp up their bids in hopes of winning some business from increasingly competitive projects. Given increasingly longer bid lists, this is a strategy utilized by more than a few.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2025

Exclusive source of current, LOCAL MARKET commercial construction cost data Measurably improve Cost Visibility and Cost Management Capabilities Evaluate and validate contractor bids / proposals with verifiable cost data for materials, labor, and equipment Eliminates Guesswork: Removes reliance on error prone location and economic adjustment factors.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The design-bid-build project delivery method has dominated the construction landscape for many years. . Preparing for Future Tragedies Decades Before They Happen. Thu, 10/27/2022 - 15:27.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 15, 2022

The Key Role Technology Will Play in Bidding—and Winning—Federally-Funded Construction Projects.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 31, 2019

Last week, Autodesk announced the official closing of its acquisition of BuildingConnected, an online bid management solution designed to serve general contractors and subcontractors. The tech solution facilitates a more streamlined bidding process and gives users access to a network of industry contacts.

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Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Two contractors working for a construction firm bid for projects in the same city —we’ll call them Mark and Bob. How Your Safety Record Can Edge Out Competition What can set your construction company apart when project qualifications appear equal when bidding for projects? Consider this! Here’s where things change.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MARCH 21, 2025

In the bidding process, contractors prepare detailed proposals that outline their approach, costs, and timelines for a project. Competitive bidding requires a balance between offering a competitive price and ensuring the proposal reflects the quality and reliability of the work. Negotiation plays a key role after bids are submitted.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 28, 2018

While we do our best to provide budget estimates that are as accurate as possible, there are inevitably times when projects bids come in higher than the client expected, or that unanticipated costs push the job over-budget. Competitively Bidding the Project.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 17, 2024

With steady national residential and nonresidential construction spending and a healthy stream of new bid opportunities, employees can enjoy healthy job security while companies pursue growth.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Safety performance affects your ability to bid and win work and to negotiate contracts. The construction industry continues to invest heavily in safety management. Smart contractors understand that safety must be both a core value and a strategic priority.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Most public and some private companies require a competitive public bidding process to choose the best qualified contractors who will provide the lowest prices, the best services, and the most innovative solutions. The competitive process achieves those goals only when companies compete honestly and ethically and agree to the terms up front.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 11, 2019

Or, better yet, how do you quantify labor costs before you bid? But how do you navigate the local labor environments to ensure you can follow through on lucrative contracts you have won?

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2025

Better contractor alignment Estimates match how local subcontractors and suppliers bid , reducing disputes. Misalignment with Subcontractor and Supplier Pricing Local subcontractors and suppliers do not bid using national average data or location factors they price based on current local market conditions.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 6, 2022

And the shelf life for bids and estimates has dropped from weeks to days. The construction industry has never seen anything like the past two years — and it’s showed in the cost of construction work. Budgets have gone through the roof. Projects have been halted by material scarcities. Business Management.

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