When Scope Shrinks: A GC's Step-by-Step Guide to Negative Change Orders
When an owner deletes scope mid-job, most GCs give back too much. This case study walks through a real-world negative change order from firs...
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May 14, 2026
Fixed-Price Contracts and Rising Material Costs: How to Protect Your Margin
Material cost volatility hits fixed-price GCs hardest. Here's how to structure bids, negotiate escalation clauses, and track exposure before...
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Apr 28, 2026
Percentage-of-Completion Accounting: A Real Job Walkthrough
A step-by-step walkthrough of percentage-of-completion accounting using a real $1.2M medical office buildout, covering earned revenue, WIP,...
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Apr 24, 2026
How to Price a Change Order: Labor, Material, Equipment, and Markup
A repeatable 8-step formula for pricing change orders: loaded labor rates, material quotes, equipment costs, sub markups, and overhead plus...
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Apr 22, 2026
Labor Burden Calculation: What Belongs in Job Cost Beyond Wages
Base wages are only part of what field labor costs. Learn how to calculate full labor burden and why it must hit your job cost records on ev...
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Apr 20, 2026