Executive Summary. For underground contractors the differing site conditions (“DSC”) clause can be a savior, or a killer. Know what it says before you bid the job – it has a direct effect on your cost estimate. What is a differing site conditions clause? This is...
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Using a Static Indirect Bid Item in your Bids
Executive Summary Create a static bid item in all of your bids to serve as a checklist for indirect costs – both jobsite and corporate indirects! The bid items in a job. Whether you make up the bid items in your proposal, or the client gives them to you, or you just...
Delay Letter: A Template & How to Write One
Executive Summary As a contractor, the notification of delay is critical. Here are the important ingredients to a delay letter. Why do I need one? Say you’re on a project and you are losing time – you are delayed. If it’s your fault, you better catch up. If it’s...
Contract Mapping: A Valuable Tool in Your Toolbox
Executive Summary Contract interpretation can be difficult for a construction professional. Contracts are comprised of thousands of words and hundreds of paragraphs. Consider “contract mapping” to help quickly guide you through a contract. Give me numbers, not words....
Mistaken Taboo: Project Overhead
Executive summary. Field overhead carries different names with different contractors and owners. Discussed here is what field overhead is, and why it’s important for owners to understand. Project estimation. When a construction project is estimated, a good estimate...