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Expert strategies, comprehensive guides, and industry insights for growth-focused commercial subcontractors.
Built with Billd: How surety bonds can help contractors grow their business
In the construction industry, surety bonds are put in place to ensure a project is completed within the terms of the contract. On this episode of Built with Billd ,we sat down with Robert Kinder, Managing Director at Alliant Insurance Services, to talk about how contractors can use surety bonds to grow their business. Surety [...]
How to Estimate Project Expenses For Labor, Materials, and Equipment
Estimating project expenses requires a significant level of technical expertise, but perfecting an estimate is an art form. Here’s a guide on how to create top notch estimates for any project. 1. Review and Assess The Project’s Scope Before estimating your project expenses, it’s essential to understand your project’s scope. This goes beyond just reading [...]
How to Win More Commercial Construction Jobs: Bidding Advice for Subcontractors
In commercial construction, effectively marketing your business doesn’t come down to typical branding initiatives like logos, websites, or brochures. As a subcontractor, you build your construction brand by delivering quality work in the field. However, you can only demonstrate that value once you’ve won projects where you can showcase that quality work. So, especially for [...]
Built with Billd: The Key to Winning Bids in a Competitive Construction Industry
In an incredibly competitive industry, the key to successful growth is the ability to submit competitive, accurate bids. On this episode of Built with Billd, we sat down with Kaylon Page, General Manager at Texas Materials. Over the course of his career, Page has learned what works, what doesn't, and how you can maximize the number [...]
What Are ASIs in Construction?
In almost every industry, revisions to a project scope, large and small, are inevitable. The construction industry is no different. After signing an agreement for a construction project, there are three ways to alter it: Change orders Construction change directives Architect’s supplemental instructions or ASI What is ASI in Construction? An ASI in construction (Architect’s [...]
What General Contractors Need to Know About CMAR
There are many ways to manage the moving parts of a construction project: planning, design, and the actual build. Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) takes a different approach than the typical design-bid-build method. As a general contractor, you should be well-versed in CMAR, so you can win business from project owners and build strong professional [...]
Built with Billd: How you can use technology to leverage your labor force
Summary Labor is the lifeblood of construction companies, and how well you track your labor is often the difference between achieving your margins or not. Workyard, a workforce management software, is helping contractors streamline and digitalize their labor tracking by giving them real time insights into their data. Before founding Workyard, Nic De Bonis owned [...]
What Are As-Built Drawings and Why Are They Important?
Between the initial plans and the completed building, all construction projects go through changes and modifications. As the name implies, as-built drawings are illustrations that reflect how a project was actually built — after the many revisions that typically occur during the construction process. We’ll explore these documents and what subcontractors need to know about [...]
Success Story: How Van Linda Partnered With Billd to Take on Larger Projects and Strengthen Cash Flow
Van Linda Iron Works is an industrial and commercial metal fabrication contractor headquartered in Lake Worth, FL. With over 70 years of experience, they are a family-owned and operated business, offering full-service design-build metalworking. Van Linda performs both in-shop fabrication and on-site welding for structural steel. Their experience spans metal buildings, joists, and deck jobs, [...]
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