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What Certifications Does A Crane Need To Operate On Construction Sites?

Construction Marketing

A solid commitment to safety can help reduce legal liabilities resulting from accidents or non-compliance with safety regulations. They offer mobile, tower, and overhead crane certifications. Most construction companies and project owners require NCCCO-certified operators for bidding and subcontracting.

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Construction Estimating

Chianelli Estimating

Recently Contractors and Owners have found that Outsource Estimating is becoming a practical way to cut overhead. They do not have the burden of carrying costs like workmen’s compensation, general liability insurance, unemployment related costs, vacations or sick days, etc. Choosing the lowest bid is not always the best practice.

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JOC Tutorial #71 – Terms

Job Order Contracting

(a) “Adjustment factor” / “coefficient+ – job order contractor’s competitively bid adjustment to the organizations prices as published in the current unit price book. f) “Job order contractor” – a licensed, bonded, and general liability insured contractor awarded a job order contract. (g)

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8 Main Types of Construction Contracts

Autodesk Construction Cloud

They also include overhead costs such as insurance, mileage, a portion of your office rent. Traditionally, owners receive completed designs before taking in construction bids. Because there’s no competitive bidding phase, the final costs may be higher for the owner. That’s the cost part of the name. That’s the “plus.” .

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Contractor Bookkeeping Vs. Regular Bookkeeping

Contractor Bookkeeping

Assets - Liabilities) = Equity. Expenses - Overhead required to maintain business operations. Expenses - Overhead is extremely complex because some expenses in regular bookkeeping are actually Cost of Goods Sold in construction accounting. In this case some overhead costs were classified as direct costs and assigned to the job.

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Types of Capital for Construction Businesses

Levelset

That’s because other forms of capital — like labor or equipment — can’t generate value if you don’t have enough cash to take on new jobs, acquire materials, or cover overhead. Working capital measures the difference between a construction company’s current assets and current liabilities.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

But I have been surprised at the number of contractors who tell me that they have bid for jobs at break-even or at a loss. All of a company’s overhead – office, management, and other costs – need to be rolled into the pricing. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. How do you handle your change order requests?