by Gaurav Mehrotra | Jun 22, 2021 | Operations, Podcast, SJCC
Executive Summary Properly planning and monitoring the work can result in a safer and more profitable activity. Here’s one way to do it in utility installation. Dig Baby Dig! In underground utility excavation, the critical driver of both productivity and the overall...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | May 13, 2021 | Business Development, News, Owners, Payment, Podcast, QR, SJCC
Executive Summary Contractors deserve to be profitable. It’s necessary for business survival. A perceived exorbitant markup should not be fretted over. Mark it up! The “disclaimer”. Profit is markup is fee here. Be advised this article assumes that profit and markup...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Nov 14, 2020 | Estimating, Podcast
Executive Summary Setting of bid prices on a unit price bid can have significant effects on the financial performance of a project. Set your unit prices in your proposals to have positive impact. Be strategic. Balanced Bid Prices A balanced bid price is when each of...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Jul 31, 2020 | Cost Controls, News, Podcast
Executive summary. An accurate job cost projection is vital to Company survival. And it’s not too complicated if you know the budget, the timing of your costs, and can do a little bit of estimating. It’s NOT about blindly relying on quantities completed! What’s a...
by Gaurav Mehrotra | Apr 2, 2020 | Equipment
Executive summary. Whether in a bid situation or a change order negotiation, there is a way to boost your profit on paper by not “job costing” your equipment. Let’s talk depreciation. And whatever you do, make sure to talk to your CPA after reading this. It’s much...
