Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Who couldn't use more cash during the holiday season? No matter the season, however, construction companies rely heavily on cash flow to fund their operations. Cash flow depends on so many variables, but there are a few that you can control. Project Management Tips. Written Contract.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Poor Cash Flow Management One of the biggest challenges for construction businesses is managing cash flow. You need cash to buy materials, pay workers, and keep your business running. However, you may be in a cash crunch if you don't correctly deal with your cash flow.

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Lets Build

APRIL 6, 2022

Almost every construction professional faces the same problem – cash flow. Large upfront costs and long waiting periods between payments are a normal occurrence; retainage adds to this cash flow problem for contractors and project managers. Retainage percentages and negotiations.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 29, 2014

Cash flow is the lifeblood of any construction company and especially the ones with annual sales volume under $1,000,000. Some construction Company experts even say that a healthy cash flow is more important than your contracting company''s ability to complete projects! Is Cash Flow The Same As Profit?

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 5, 2014

In the meantime, service agreement customers are a source of cash flow and are predetermined to call you instead of your competition when repairs are necessary. The price of a service agreement must pay for the corresponding maintenance and whatever is left after the cost of material, labor and other costs is gross profit.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The main reason construction businesses implement an integrated project management system is for the visibility that they can gain over every aspect of a project. Here’s a list of key reports that you should be able to pull at any moment from your construction project management software: Basic Accounting Reports.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Relieve these common GC headaches by getting project teams on the same page. Your construction project management skills are constantly put to the test. And you have to do all that within a contracted amount of time with razor-thin profit margins. . Being a general contractor (GC) isn’t easy.

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Construction is one of the hardest industries to manage cash flow in, with contractors often facing large up-front costs and frequent, long delays between expenses and payment. Retainage can cause a cash flow burden for contractors, especially subs at the bottom of the payment chain.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

During any project, the execution stage is usually the most important — it determines the trajectory and timelines of the entire project. Getting your project off on the right foot can minimize bottlenecks and breakdowns down the road and ensure successful deliverables. This can boost productivity and secure your data.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

During any project, the execution stage is usually the most important — it determines the trajectory and timelines of the entire project. Getting your project off on the right foot can minimize bottlenecks and breakdowns down the road and ensure successful deliverables. This can boost productivity and secure your data.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2012

Data Security in the Cloud » Collaborating on Cash flow. The topic of cash flow never seems to get old – after all, sustained negative cash flow often results in slashing budgets, personnel, and in the worst cases shutting down of a company. Technology for Collaboration & Cash Flow.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Below, let’s discuss the importance of construction KPIs and critical metrics your company should be measuring to affect profits and productivity. Construction teams need to track more than financials to determine a project’s success. Neither can become static because that won’t improve productivity, profits or company health.

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Lets Build

DECEMBER 2, 2022

What is construction quality management? Construction quality management is broadly similar to project management. That gives your firm the fiscal strength and confidence to pitch positively for future work, without overruns or remediation eating into profit margins at this time of unexpectedly high inflation.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 26, 2011

While there are numerous reasons to change software applications, there are two that regularly come up in our discussions with prospective clients: cash flow control and project cost control. Back to Cash Flow. What other problems do you consider when deciding if it’s time to switch your software? Leave a Reply.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Cost Is What You See - Profit potential is what you don''t see. High profit construction company owner''s focus on both and understand it "Takes Money To Make Money". Highly Profitable Companies - Focus on how high is up? This one thing can have a massive impact on cash flow and profits.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 2, 2019

The cloud is making construction management much simpler, productive and profitable. Amazingly, there are still a large number of contractors that have not taken advantage of recent software and technology advancements like cloud computing and integrated construction management software platforms. Benefits of Updates.

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Building Radar

JULY 25, 2024

Caterpillar’s impressive financial performance, including $51 billion in sales and $6 billion in free cash flow in 2021, allows it to return significant value to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. Vulcan’s strong financial performance, including a gross profit of $1.37 With a market cap of $48.2

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Considering contractors face ongoing high pressure to perform and operate with razor-thin profit margins, there’s no doubt: construction is a challenging industry. Convenient Dashboards with Accurate, Relevant Data. “We

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Pro Builder

APRIL 19, 2021

The construction industry has gone through an extensive transformation, and technology has completely changed the concept of how to drive more quality, productivity, and profit into projects. 2) Time & Productivity Management. 5) Material Planning & Document Management. 5) Material Planning & Document Management.

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Building Radar

AUGUST 28, 2024

Since the contract is fixed-price, the contractor must manage any potential cost overruns due to errors in estimation, price increases in materials, or unforeseen project challenges. However, this risk is offset by the potential for higher profit margins if the project is completed under budget.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 11, 2014

The banker said his Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet did not look right to him. His banker was a blunt and told him that if he wanted to stay in the construction business he needed to have accurate Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Job Costing Reports. QuickBooks Job Profitability Reports. He had to rely on his gut feeling.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Construction sites these days have no shortage of data: design and BIM data from the planning stages of a project, jobsite data collected by wearables, mobile devices and sensors on equipment/materials, accounting and job progress data from the office, project management data and much more. Diving Deeper into Construction Data.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 4, 2014

Ever Wonder Why Some Competitors Seem To Have More Cash Flow And Profit Than You? Earning enormous amounts of cash and profits in any business is simple, not easy, but simple if you know what to do. Joe The Plumber''s Story: I met a plumbing contractor in the mid 1970''s who was very profitable.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 5, 2023

Historically, accounting and IT departments have managed enterprise resource planning (ERP) environments and forced project management teams to make these solutions work for operations. ERPs can be configured to meet the needs of accounting teams, and their on-prem deployment allowed IT to control accessibility.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

AUGUST 30, 2013

We Serve Several Highly P rofitable Construction Companies and some not as profitable ones. The differences in operations between the two groups are very small and yet the profit picture is massively different. Invite Your Construction Bookkeeper To A Jobsite For Half A Day. We do something similar for some of our contractor clients.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Cash flow issues kill contractors even though they have profit. Poor document management results in overpaying taxes. Poor scheduling affects production and cash flow. Management skills are learned in the school of hard knocks. Ignoring Profit Centers and Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 1, 2011

Healthy Competition » Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade. One problem that even the most savvy contractors deal with is profit fade, when a job continues to incur additional costs that are not factored into the estimate. In turn, profit fade can dramtically affect cash flow and hinder the possibility of booking new jobs.

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PSMJ Resources

MARCH 26, 2012

Effective Project Managers Need Authority. Clients want strong project leaders rather than mere project “administrators” who’ll simply manage things and move them around. The PM must understand finance and serve as the last bastion of the firm’s cash flow picture.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Organizations that do not implement and continuously import upon a program-based approach, under which all projects a planned, procured, and executed, suffer from unclear objectives , shifting requirements , unrealistic schedule s, and reactive planning , Poor planning and poor change management impede individual project successes.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

For example, you might require project management, but if you do a quick search, you’ll find there are numerous project management solutions that range from simple to complex. Job Cost & Cash Flow. Committing Intentional Project Communications. construction management. document management.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 16, 2019

Using software that allows for real-time collaboration, questions get answered quickly, fewer mistakes are made and work is completed quicker, ensuring that projects are more profitable. The financial team can bill quicker, get paid faster and keep cash flow on projects fluid, all while saving time.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Construction Project Management & accounting software plays a vital role for construction companies. Now-a-days industry-specific project management software plays an important role for expanding integrated project management modules to participate with the leading stand-alone project management systems.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

OCTOBER 4, 2013

There are a number of people who pass out advice on how to start a profitable construction company; however, very few have actually done it and fewer still had a clear understanding of where they were making or losing money and fewer yet have ever gotten past the point of owning a J.O.B. Construction Project Manager PMP.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Wealthy contractors have a secret system that shows them what to do, when to do it, how much it will cost, how long it will take to be paid back, the Return on Investment and they use the new cash flow and profits to do it over and over and get richer and richer! Watch The Video Below And If You Are A Contractor.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Wealthy contractors have a secret system that shows them what to do, when to do it, how much it will cost, how long it will take to be paid back, the Return on Investment and they use the new cash flow and profits to do it over and over and get richer and richer! Watch The Video Below And If You Are A Contractor.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Knowing which contract to use when is critical to ensuring a successful outcome in delivery, customer satisfaction, and profit. Knowing which general construction contract to use and when to use one is vital to a successful project, your customers’ satisfaction, and your profits. Plus, you know you’ll incur a profit.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2012

Customer Collaboration & Construction Software » Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade. Just about every contractor has been there — a project starts out strong but, as it moves forward, delays and incidental added work and changes knock dollars and cents off of the bottom line. Home » Blogs.

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