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Daily Cost and the What-If

Daily Cost and the What-If

Executive Summary.  Paramount to cost control is a superintendent’s and project manager’s ability to know cost in real time.  Knowing the daily cost of an operation and how to run “what-if” scenarios can protect a budget.  Below are some basics to draw upon....

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Pre-Bid Questioning to the Owner or Yourself

Pre-Bid Questioning to the Owner or Yourself

Executive Summary Many challenges in a project can be flushed out in the pre-bid phase with clear and concise questioning to the Owner. Consider these questions as a part of your bidding procedure. The Bidding Procedure The procedure’s quite simple: there’s an...

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Closer to 1.30, not 1.50

Closer to 1.30, not 1.50

Executive Summary A common mistake in estimating is the cost of an overtime manhour.  Overtime is generally not one and one-half times the straight time rate.  It’s usually closer to 1.30. What’s in a labor rate? A labor rate is a combination of three numbers:  the...

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Building A House

Building A House

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Setting Rafters

Setting Rafters

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New Construction

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Remodeling

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