Bidding, markup, exclusions, proposals, and the awkward conversations in between — written for contractors who want to be the easy pick. Practical estimating and margin notes mixed in. No listicles.
A single note when something new is up. No drip sequence, unsubscribe in one click.
A 15% markup is a 13% margin. On $2M of work that gap is a truck. The arithmetic, done slowly, once.
Original contract, this change, new total. Three lines and a date stop most of the argument before it starts.
Hit rate is a number you can manage. How to read an invitation and tell whether you are the price check.
Eleven lines we recommend on almost every commercial proposal, and the wording that keeps them from reading as hedging.
Assemblies you price twice a month should be typed once. How to build one in an afternoon without pausing work.
It is not padding and it is not profit. Where to put it, what to call it, and why owners stop objecting once it is named.
A stronger supply chain means more projects
Supply-chain reliability changes which projects you can take. Practical notes tying procurement to bidding.