Executive Summary Construction contracts are almost always measured in some sort of day: a working day or a calendar day. In analysis and project communication, kill the doubt for the reader and always define the type of day in every use of the word “day”. What’s a...
Selling Your Business – EBITDA is “Bullshit Earnings”
Executive Summary. Construction businesses are bought and sold every day. If you’re looking to sell your company, here are the basics on what you need to know (and what you want to know). https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AL6MAfKqTuTNaGQC4FeoD?si=d57cd4ed833944ba...
What is Extended Performance?
Executive Summary. Generally speaking, the cost associated with time loss on a contract are called extended performance costs. Here’s a brief talk on extended performance. What is extended performance? Let’s break down the term. Extended refers to the duration of the...
Construction is Broken – Give me the Onsite EOR
Executive Summary. Contractors are told to build projects in record time without having complete information. It’s not fair to the Engineer, the Contractor, the Owner, or the Taxpayer. There’s an easy fix which will get the project most of the way to a successful...
I Wrote a Children’s Book Because I Could
Executive Summary. Nothing is better than getting your kids interested in what you do for a living by reading to them to sleep at night about the glorious business of asphalt milling! Then fill it back in with asphalt! Good times! Try reading fun rhymes to them in...
Signing a Change Order: What to look for
Executive summary. Ensure that before you sign a change order, all of the necessary components of your negotiation are included. Here’s what to look for in a change order before you sign it. And don’t forget – you don’t have to sign it. What is a change order? It’s a...