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Month: August 2023

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Mastering Material Procurement to Increase Profitability

August 4, 2023 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Mastering Material Procurement to Increase Profitability

Whether it’s residential, commercial, or industrial construction—an efficient procurement program is essential to achieve solid profits in a construction project. We’re going to explain in further detail, but—generally speaking—the goal of the contractor’s procurement plan […]

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Researching and Identifying Potential Projects and Clients

August 4, 2023 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Researching and Identifying Potential Projects and Clients

As we’ve mentioned before, a lot of you who contact us are losing money on jobs. Obviously, you’re not going to stay in business too long like this—let alone make millions per year with your […]

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Project Delivery Methods Explained

August 4, 2023 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Project Delivery Methods Explained

The main thing you need to understand about the different project delivery methods is that they’re all different in their own unique way. So what is a construction project delivery method? The project delivery method […]

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The Construction Bidding Process for Dummies

August 4, 2023 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on The Construction Bidding Process for Dummies

Although most people may not realize it, the construction industry wouldn’t be able to operate without the construction bidding process. What do you need to know about the bidding process? Well, it plays a pivotal […]

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Competitive vs Negotiated Bidding

August 4, 2023 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Competitive vs Negotiated Bidding

We already covered the bidding process in a different lesson, but we felt it was necessary to dedicate an entire lesson to the differences between competitive and negotiated bidding—the two main types of construction bidding […]

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Creating a Winning Construction Bid Proposal Like the Experts

August 4, 2023 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on Creating a Winning Construction Bid Proposal Like the Experts

This lesson is crucial. In fact, how to create a winning construction bid proposal might be the most-asked question we get. For that reason, you might want to consider watching this a few times. Creating […]

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How to Bid on DOT and Government Projects

August 1, 2023 Equipment & Contracting Comments Off on How to Bid on DOT and Government Projects

When it comes to Department of Transportation and other government-related projects, is the bidding process for these projects different than private, non-government projects? You betcha. Construction projects related to the DOT and government can be […]

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