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Construction and Building Contracting: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.THE PRICE IS FIXED BEFORE THE WORK IS UNDERSTOOD, SO PRICING... Costing Completed Jobs Learning whether you made money.WHY IT MATTERS MOSTWithout it, you cannot price the next job... Getting Paid for Construction Work Collecting what is owed.WHY IT DESERVES ITS OWN ATTENTIONContractors are routinely owed money... Growing a Construction Business Taking on more and larger work.WHAT CONSTRAINS GROWTHWorking capital Supervision capacity... Handling Construction Disputes When it goes wrong.WHAT DISPUTES TYPICALLY CONCERNQuality of work Variations and their price... Managing Construction Cash Flow Money in and out of a job.WHY IT IS THE CENTRAL DIFFICULTYContractors pay for materials and... Managing Construction Programmes Getting it finished on time.WHAT A PROGRAMME SHOWSWhat happens when, and what depends on what.WHY... Managing Construction Quality Building it correctly.WHY IT MATTERS COMMERCIALLYDefects cost twice: the original work and the... Managing Materials on Site Controlling what you buy.WHY IT MATTERSMaterials are the largest cost and the largest loss.WHERE... Managing Plant and Equipment Machinery and tools.WHAT TO DECIDEOwn, hire or subcontract.WHAT OWNING PROVIDESAvailability No... Managing Site Labour The people doing the work.WHAT ARRANGEMENTS EXISTDirectly employed workers Casual and daily-paid... Managing Site Safety The obligation that overrides schedule.WHY IT MATTERS ABOVE EVERYTHINGConstruction injures and... Managing Variations and Scope Changes Where contractors lose money.WHAT A VARIATION ISWork different from what was priced.WHY IT... Pricing Construction Work Estimating before you know.WHAT AN ESTIMATE MUST COVERMaterials Labour Plant and equipment... Securing Construction Sites Protecting materials and equipment.WHY IT MATTERSSites contain valuable materials, accessible and... Understanding Building Approvals Permission to build.WHAT IS TYPICALLY REQUIREDBuilding plan approval from the relevant authority... Understanding the Construction Business What contractors actually sell.WHAT THE BUSINESS ISConverting a client's requirement into a... Winning Construction Work Where jobs come from.WHERE WORK ORIGINATESReferrals from past clientsProfessionals: architects,... Working With Design Professionals Architects, engineers and surveyors.WHO DOES WHATArchitect: design and coordinationStructural... Working With Subcontractors Trades you do not employ.WHAT TO ESTABLISH BEFORE ENGAGINGWhat they will do, precisely Their... Writing Construction Quotations and Contracts The document that governs everything.WHAT TO SPECIFYThe scope, in detail The specification and...

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