Learn how certified payroll reporting programs can help you manage government requirements for Davis-Bacon wages.
Why isolation and inconsistency in construction project management drives inefficiency.
Start working on your construction business, not in it by establishing accountability to achieve results.
Select the right construction superintendents and foremen.
Enhance your benefits package with voluntary insurance coverage.
Choose the Right Criteria to Assess Your Construction Project Managers
Drive your construction business to the next level by drafting an organizational chart.
Evaluating Estimators—What you can learn from the movie “Moneyball”
Q: What proven business practices will help subcontractors build a better business?
Engage your employees in the transition process to create a unified company.
Use this guide to implement a process that yields lasting results for your construction business.
How to reduce the time and money spent on HR tasks, payroll and healthcare.
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Customer gifts are always a problem for us. I don't know what to give and how much to spend. Do you have any recommendations for a small general contractor? We do interior tenant improvements and remodels for small real estate investors and developers. Our jobs range from $25,000 to $100,000.
I have a dozen projects I've been putting off (some of them for years). I suppose everybody has this problem, but I'm wondering if you have any ideas about how to get moving forward with these?
Contractors looking to work on American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) funded projects in 2010 can be certain of two things: opportunity and competition. While the ARRA was signed into law over a year ago, the vast majority of infrastructure projects funded with ARRA dollars will begin construction in 2010. A recent report issued by Onvia, a government contracting and business intelligence resource, estimates that only about 27 percent of projects created by the ARRA-approximately 9,500-had actually been awarded to contractors by the end of 2009. This means there are still over 25,000 projects that are fully or partially funded by stimulus funds, which will begin in 2010.
The beauty of a well-designed employee incentive program is that as employees meet their physical and financial goals, you, as the owner, attain your goal of making your company more valuable and, perhaps, more marketable.
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I have been bidding construction of exterior architectural metal walls, soffit and roofing as a subcontractor on State truck shed maintenance facilities. We have worked on only one shed and have bid on two projects that we didn't get. On the one job we completed, the facility manager told our crew we had performed the "best quality of metal panel and trim work" that he had ever seen. We also came in ahead of schedule. When the final punch list by the state was issued, we came back the next day and fixed our two items.
Creating a culture of employees who think and act like owners can lead to amazing results, both financially and culturally. In this article series, Brad Hams shares three elements required to create an ownership culture.
John Smith seemed like the ideal employee. With tons of relevant experience and an easy-going personality, how could Construction Company X not hire him? Nothing about him suggested that he drank like a fish and liked to do drugs on the weekend-until his weekend activities bled over into the work week, and then there were problems.
