Build America Podcast

There exists an insurance product to mitigate the risk associated with catastrophic failure of a construction company. It’s called Project Loss Insurance. http://sjcivil.net/news/project-loss-insurance-heard-of-it/

Debt, at least in the American construction business, is helpful when it comes to growth. Here’s a couple reasons why. http://sjcivil.net/news/debt-you-need-it/

Civil construction is the same, but different, in New Zealand. Some terms and methods which vary from American civil construction follow. http://sjcivil.net/means-methods/utes-and-bunds-working-in-new-zealand/

Bluebeam Revu is a tool that’s been around for several years now to aid in the manipulation of pdf documents – hear a little bit about it here and why I insist on using it. http://sjcivil.net/software/bluebeam-revu-review/

In a world now so heavily reliant upon computers, many construction professionals try to automate the entire process, of whatever they may be working on. Some things will still have to be manual, and that’s ok. http://sjcivil.net/engineering/dont-be-afraid-of-a-little-manual-work-its-ok/

Properly planning and monitoring the work can result in a safer and more profitable activity. Here’s one way to do it in utility installation. http://sjcivil.net/operations/keep-the-excavator-digging-it-drives-the-cost/

Many approaches exist for estimating – two of them being a theoretical approach versus a production history approach. One is based on what you think, the other on what you know. These terms may not be familiar to you, but the difference in execution may be. http://sjcivil.net/news/estimating-theoretical-versus-production-history/

Scott Jennings and Patrick Mullen gave a very frank presentation on what runs through the contractor’s mind in his/her creation of a bid, formulation of a changer order, and preparation of a claim. Both cost and time. http://sjcivil.net/webinars/inside-the-contractor-mind-bidding-change-orders-claims/

Scott Jennings and Patrick Mullen gave a very frank presentation on what runs through the contractor’s mind in his/her creation of a bid, formulation of a change order, and preparation of a claim. Both cost and time. http://sjcivil.net/news/inside-the-contractors-mind-bidding-change-orders-claims/

Create a static bid item in all of your bids to serve as a checklist for indirect costs – both jobsite and corporate indirects! http://sjcivil.net/estimating/using-a-static-indirect-bid-item-in-your-bids/

Joint Venture

Contractors deserve to be profitable. It’s necessary for business survival. A perceived exorbitant markup should not be fretted over. Mark it up! http://sjcivil.net/news/lose-the-guilt-mark-it-up/

Working Capital

An effective meeting is one wherein the attendees are “with” the facilitator the entire time and can and do follow along. Here are some suggested tactics. http://sjcivil.net/management/blind-and-dumb-meeting-attendees/

Pay Width

Contractors that deal with tough projects, tough clients, and/or tough contracts need to be in a mindset of always being claim-ready. Here’s the start to being claim-ready. http://sjcivil.net/claims/trained-or-untrained-being-claim-ready/

Unbalance

New business relationships do not come free of humps and bumps. Work through these challenges to develop lifelong partners. http://sjcivil.net/management/the-calibration-period-plan-for-patience/

Minority Goal

As a contractor, the notification of delay is critical. Here are the important ingredients to a delay letter. http://sjcivil.net/claims/delay-letter-a-template-how-to-write-one/

LLC

Whether in an estimate setup or change order negotiation scenario, if you do not know your equipment rates, start with a baseline cost. http://sjcivil.net/estimating/equipment-rates/

Float

Charles Leonard performed a study which resulted in the Leonard curves . These curves may be a helpful tool to quantify your labor productivity loss due to cumulative impacts on your project. http://sjcivil.net/claims/the-leonard-curves-another-tool-in-labor-loss-quantification/

Extended Overhead