Why Your Scope Letters Aren't Protecting You — And What to Do About It
The subcontract is out. The project is underway. And six weeks in, your mechanical subcontractor hands you a change order for $47,000 — work you were absolutely certain was in their scope.
5 Buyout Gaps That Turn Into Change Orders — And How to Find Them First
Every general contractor has been there. You're three weeks into a project and a subcontractor stops work. Or sends a change order for something you were certain was in their scope. Or points to their exclusion list — the one you approved in the rush of buyout — and says "it's right there, we never included that."
The Go/No-Go Decision: How to Know Which Projects Are Worth Bidding
Here's something most general contractors know but rarely say out loud: some of the most expensive projects they've ever worked on are the ones they lost.
Not lost money on. Lost the bid on.
What Is Profit Fade in Construction — And How Do You Stop It?
You estimated a solid margin going into the project. The work got done. The client is happy. And when the final numbers come in — the margin you built into that bid is gone. Not all of it. But enough to hurt. Enough to make you wonder where it went.