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How to Make Changes & Still Make Money

Construction Business Owner

It’s nearly impossible to make any money when contracts allow just 10% and your subcontract only allows for 15% total overhead and profit markup on change orders, or time and material costs plus work. The typical commercial contractor’s annual overhead and profit markup look much like those in Figure 1.

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Do You Maintain the Distinction Between Overhead Items?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis Contractors frequently speak of, and even account for, their overhead costs in a loose, generic manner. Job site or field overhead is very distinct from home office or general and administrative overhead. When contractors treat overhead as a unitary item, problems arise. There is a flaw in this approach.

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Recovering Field Overhead Expenses

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

One such decision a government contractor might be tempted to make is to accept additional field office (jobsite) overhead (FOOH) expenses for a change on a percentage markup basis, especially for a change that may not even have required an extension to the contract completion date.

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Should Field Overhead Always Be Priced as a Percentage?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis Jobsite overhead, sometimes called field office overhead, is not really “overhead” at all. It is a direct cost of performing a single construction contract at a specific site. Featured…Contractor Must Treat Jobsite Costs ConsistentlyConstruction Lender Could Not Reach Engineer in Negligence'

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Pricing of Construction Claims and Change Orders

Construction Dive

By Paul Levin Pricing of claims and change orders falls into two categories: forward pricing, where the price and time is negotiated before the work is done; and post pricing -- pricing and schedule adjustments made during or after performance of the work. Many different methodologies have been used to successfully price claims.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Some Advice on Change Orders » A Change (Order) for the Better? When clients ask me about change orders, I’m reminded of a well-circulated photo. The yacht is named “Change Order.” Discussion about change order difficulties tends to be one of two types.

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How to Modernize Construction Management

Viewpoint Construction Technology

This ensures data is always up to date, items like change orders and RFIs are addressed quickly, and that bills are paid in a timely manner to keep people, materials and work constantly moving. As companies grow, their overhead expenses can also grow.