Let’s Talk About Your Equipment

Underutilized Equipment If you’ve been working two or three days and you’ve got two or three pieces of equipment that have not moved, and more than likely will not move for a while, then it probably doesn’t need to be on the project. That equipment...
Hiring the Right Personnel

Hiring the Right Personnel

I want to talk about the importance of choosing the right personnel for your construction company and managing your expenses. These are two things that will have a major impact on the success of your business. There’s nothing that will give you a bad rep any...

Construction Job Bidding Strategies

Let’s talk about some strategies that will help you win more job bids. Use the Local Contractor Advantage If you are bidding on certain types of local municipality or government work, you may have a local contractor advantage if the job is in your own hometown....

When to Hire Your First Estimator

When first starting out, most small construction company owners will do their own estimating, in addition to the actual work on the jobsite. So the question then is when is the time right to hire a full-time estimator? In my opinion, you need to be in business for a...