The Runjob Review - Week of 2/27/2017

The Runjob Review highlights weekly news, topics, and trends in the construction industry.

- Week of February 27, 2017 -

Best Way to Save Money is to Not Spend It

When in a changed condition situation, the best way to minimize loss or to survive, depending on the case, is not to spend less, it's to not spend at all. Take advantage of situations where you can spend zero.

We've all been in a situation where we're going about our business of performing our scope of work under the conditions clearly expected and as. .. Read More >

Need it or Want it?

Develop behavioral cost controls in your employees by incubating a need versus want mentality on purchases.

The ATM perception. Things look great - you own the company and your last name is on the side of excavators and dump trucks all over town. The guys in the field think the company can afford anything - and that perception flows over into all purchases from. .. Read More >

Reader Response

This Week's Question

In a changed condition scenario, when the client expects you to continue to execute work while in dispute, which best explains how your company handles this?

A) Notify your client of the change and then power through it. Submit regular bills to your client for payment.

B) Put an extra person on the crew to document the event for maximum financial recovery in change order negotiation/mediation.

C) Stop work.

D) Other.

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Construction is a Battlefield

I was surfing the web recently and I saw an article by a construction management student. I read it, and it was good. It talked about efficiency of communication and the ability to manage people and to track budgets et cetera, et cetera. And all that is true. But that's usually how it goes inside the climate-controlled four walls of the . .. Read More >

Profit Fade - Avoiding It

Reduce profit fade at the end of your projects by adjusting building habits and getting the right people in place to finish your jobs strong. Several suggestions from years of experience are provided here. So often a good job goes bad, but just at the end. Your company executive asks you "what happened, we were ... Read More >