The job of an estimator in a construction firm is to calculate how much labor, materials and equipment will be neededto complete a construction project. That sounds simple but, it can be complex because it also includes making sure that the bid is accurate and complete. Complete takes in the communication of the dollars and…
DetailsBenefits of construction cost estimation software. Construction cost estimation software systems are the rage. They give you the scientific edge by adjusting labor units and estimating installation difficulty factor per installation for each task. There is little questioning the fact that there are many positives of using construction cost estimation software. Here’s a list of…
DetailsWill Federal Highway Construction Dollars Ever Come Back? One of the many political issues in Congress which presently suffers from a dearth of press coverage amid the toxic debates over Medicare cuts, tax increases, budget slashing and the deficit ceiling, is the question of long term reauthorization of the Federal Highway Trust Fund. However, work…
DetailsEvery contractor is familiar with the terms “Change Proposal” and “Change Order”. They are rather commonly used by a contractor or by someone who has a house or office built a number of times. It is quite natural for there to be changes in plan when there is a construction going on and it can…
DetailsContinuing the chapters about the tools that can be used to help you have a Successful Construction Business. This is also a continuation of Resource Allocation and focuses on allocation of the Human Resource. This chapter discusses part of the staffing for the field operations, Sub-Contractors. Let us start with your responsibility before getting into…
DetailsContinuing the chapters about the tools that can be used to help you have a Successful Construction Business. This is also a continuation of Resource Allocation and focuses on allocation of the Human Resource. We will discuss the field as well as the office. In both areas we can look at staffing as opposed to…
DetailsContinuing the chapters about the tools that can be used to help you have a Successful Construction Business. This one is about the broad subject of Resource Allocation. The next 2 paragraphs are the Wikipedia definition of Resource allocation. Resource allocation is the assignment of available resources to various uses. In project management, resource allocation is the scheduling of activities…
DetailsContinuing the posting about the tools that can be used to help you have a Successful Construction Business, this time we will talk about Sales. As we said initially, the overriding premise for these posts is strategizing, operating and monitoring a business that you want to last and grow. This post, as was the last,…
DetailsContinuing the chapters about the tools that can be used to help you have a Successful Construction Business. This chapter is about getting and retaining customers. This segment is split into 2 chapters – Marketing and Sales. Lots of people look at them as the same thing but they are very different. Marketing is about addressing…
DetailsThe overriding premise for these chapters is how to strategize, operate and monitor a business that you want to last and grow. We include Operations, Marketing, Sales, Administration and Finance. What can you do in Operations? Operations factors are those with which you are most familiar. There are always improvements that can be made to tools,…
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