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Construction Customer Service Source: Blogs
...lular of your body. When something goes wrong you have to go to someone else and get them to fix it. You are trusting them with everything engaged in that activity, so hopefully they will treat you ...

Is the Economy Affecting Your Ethics? Source: Blogs
...elling sub numbers. When they don't have the compass, shopping your number to your competitors is a valid option which is not good for anyone. Getting the moral compass is a little more difficult...

Best Way to Win that Next Project Source: Blogs
...ng with the client. When they feel comfortable, your chances will skyrocket. Experience This may appear to be a duplicate of the last one, but it is distinctly different. Your company has a bran...

Need a Safety Program? Try a Culture First. Source: Blogs
...o every discussion. When you are reviewing a bid, ask questions about how did we address safety. When you are looking to buy a new vehicle, ask which vehicle is the safest. When you walk a job, pic...

This Bonus Sucks! Source: Blogs
... PM, super, etc). When bonuses are paid (or not paid), sit down with every employee in the program and walk them through their payout and why. Giving someone a check for $5,000 and they believe th...

Best and Final Offer, Are They Ethical? Source: Blogs
...rgin of the Client. When a project bids in February for construction of a building and 4 weeks later they ask for the Best and Final Offer, they are not utilizing like the tool it should be and they ...

How do I add a Pricing Item to a project? Source: Help System
A Pricing Item can be added automatically or manually. A Pricing Item is automatically added when you check the "Yes" box stating that RFI has a cost impact when creating or ans...

Boating from an Owner's Perspective Source: Blogs
...cifics of our work. When something happens that requires a change, they frankly do not understand why it is more money or sometimes the actual scope. The other half of the reason why we are painte...

Subcontractor Projecting 2010: Part 2 Source: Blogs
In Part 1, we talked about how to start coming up with a realistic look at 2010 by looking at your continual or flow work. In this part, let's take a look at the next part of th...

Contract Sales: How to Understand Your Performance Source: Blogs
Last week we bid a few jobs. This week we bid a few jobs. Next week we will bid a few jobs. I am sure we all know which ones we won and which ones are lost, but do we really k...

Tracking Productivity is the Key to Productivity Source: Blogs
...evel out the field. When I say cost I mean labor costs and everything associated with it (vehicles, cell phones, laptops, vacation, etc). Here is the thought that will become valuable, each employee...

What Makes a Specialty Contractor so Special? Source: Blogs
...e they can do it. When it comes to the general trades (excavation, rough carpentry, general drywall, etc), the skill involved in installation is not too specific and most of the code requirements a...

Can Contractors Change? Source: Blogs
...st changed with it. When someone like Sam Walton puts their mind to reinvention of our industry they will lead it. Given the current financial situation it may be happening already. You should be l...

Construction Production, What to Track Source: Blogs
... the Estimated Unit When you are coming up with what is in the estimate, be sure you understand the unit. A lot of times estimates will include in their production units supervision, clean-up, stagi...

How do I add a project to my Project Management Service? Source: Help System
...inter over the dot. When you are satisfied with the information you have entered, click the "Add Project" button at the bottom of the page. Don't worry if you don't have all the information, or you ...

How do I create and email an RFI to my client? Source: Help System
To create and send and email an RFI to your client: One way: Log in to your account at the top right of the screen. Click on the Project Management button on the left sid...

What can I see/do on my project's Contract Dashboard? Source: Help System
Your Project Contract Dashboard shows your individual project's current contract value with all executed change orders as well as items that need to be priced or waiting to be ex...

How reliable is the service? Source: FAQ
How reliable is the service

A Tale of Two Boats Source: Blogs
...t how people think. When you view the image it enters into your mind that this must be Contractor's set-up and he can only afford a very small boat with the profit earned on the base bid and once he ...

Subcontractor: Projecting 2010 Part 3 Source: Blogs
In Part 1 and Part 2, we looked at projecting the flow work and the backlog, now to get a total picture of 2010, we need to look at work we don't have yet, our pipeline. The pip...

Subcontractor: Projecting 2010 Conclusion Source: Blogs
...d net profit items. When I say analyze, I mean dig deep. Too many times, this process takes a lot of time and we create multiple line spreadsheets that become cumbersome to the point where we don't ...

Revit: An Asset or a Cool Cartoon? Source: Blogs
Revit: An Asset or a Cool Cartoon? According to Wikipedia, Autodesk Revit is architectural building information management (BIM) software for Microsoft Windows, developed by...

Revit: No Place for Amateurs Source: Blogs
Revit: No Place for Amateurs Let us look at the typical building information modeling services firm and how things are done. Typically, a CAD manager is hired to create all of...

Customer Service, It is About the Little Things Source: Blogs
Customer service in a service industry is the key to success. As specialty contractors, the service we provide is sometimes the only thing that makes us different than our compe...

Life of An Estimator, Tougher than You Think Source: Blogs
...ronment of bid day. When bid day arrives bids are due at a specific time and place and in a specific manner. For a lot of projects there are no exceptions for family problems, printer problems, misr...

Risk Mangement, What is Your Role? Source: Blogs
... about it that way. When they look at a church and see the high ceilings, they will apply more labor to that installation to account for the working conditions and the risk of that installation. Est...

Will Hiring A Safety Manager Matter? Source: Blogs
...t out of necessity. When you hire a Safety Manager, hire a Safety Manager. Taking an employee who would like to do the work, or seems like a good fit will only lead to failure. You need to hire som...

Increase Profits, Minimize Risk Source: Blogs
...r form of gambling. When we look at all of the stipulations placed upon subcontractors from paid if paid clauses to loose lien rights to un-executed change orders for work already completed, the prac...

Where Have the Good Craftsmen Gone? Source: Blogs
...nk or how to think? When I was in college and taking Calculus III it started to become very clear to me that I would never utilize this level of math unless NASA would become my employer. So what wa...

Pipeline Projections Source: Advertisements
When utilizing Construction Monkey to manage your pipeline, we utilize our proprietary calculator to automatically calculate the revenue, manpower, and gross profit of each projec...

The 5 W's Source: Advertisements
..., and Funding Type! When can I use it & where? Since the service is web-based, you can access it 24 hrs a day anywhere with a computer/smart phone and an internet connection! Use it for all of your ...

Differences Between Accounts Source: Help System
... in a few ways: When utilizing the Task Management system, company accounts allow you to delegate tasks to other people within your company. It allows for the use of Pipeline and Project Exper...

I forgot my username and/or password! Source: Help System
No need to worry if you forgot your username and/or your password...we'll get you back to your account in no time! Here's how: Click on the "Lost Password?" link below the si...

What electrical calculations are available on Construction Monkey? Source: Help System
View all of the electrical calculations that we offer by watching our short YouTube video. All calculations are free when you create a free user account! Construction Monkey'...

Why are the services so inexpensive? Source: FAQ
Why are the services so inexpensive

How secure is my information? Source: FAQ
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Being web-based, how fast is the service? Source: FAQ
Being web-based, how fast is the service

How will I be charged for a service? Source: FAQ
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Do you have a referral program? Source: FAQ
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We are selling Trust, That's It! Source: Blogs
...e are damn close. When you go out to sell your next job, look at it from the clients perspective of trust. If you can walk out of there instilling in them that you can accomplish the project, in t...

Why BIM? Source: Blogs
... (like the joists). When multiple systems got put in place the conflict became clear, but since we were not using VC I had to see it in the field which costs me time and money. If we would have done...

Sustainable Yes! LEED be Careful Source: Blogs
When LEED was introduced it became a revolution in the construction industry changing the way Owners, Designers, and Builders approached jobs. The major objective was to create "...

MEP Coordination: why it’s expensive to be cheap Source: Blogs
MEP Coordination: why it’s expensive to be cheap. You’re a contractor and you have been awarded a contract to do what your good at, build a building. You assemble a team to ma...

MEP Coordination: It’s Expensive to be Cheap Source: Blogs
MEP Coordination: It’s Expensive to be Cheap. You’re a contractor and you have been awarded a contract to do what your good at, build a building. You assemble a team to manage...

Quality Control, Be in Control Source: Blogs
When you ask Owners what their top priorities for their next construction project, quality control is always near the top if not at the top. With the slow down in the economy the...

How to Improve Construction Productivity Source: Blogs
pro·duc·tiv·i·ty (prō'dŭk-tĭv'ĭ-tē, prŏd'ək-) n. The rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit cost of labor. Or if you prefer how much does it c...

What Value Do You Add? Source: Blogs
...Customers view you. When we go to sell our skills, we talk about how difficult our work is and how you need special training, licenses, certifications, etc. Well our customers have heard us and that...

Is there More Work with ObamaCare? Source: Blogs
...out of their costs. When new facilities do go up or there are remodels, I would expect to see designs and costs around more functional needs than the healing environments we have been seeing in the p...

What Makes A Good Estimate? Source: Blogs
Construction companies stand on three (3) pillars that define good business; Get Work, Do Work, and Monitor Work. If all three of them are done correctly and efficiently than th...

What Can the Rig Disaster Teach a Subcontractor? Source: Blogs
Last month a terrible accident happened aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, killing 11 workers on the platform and creating an oil leak that is still no fully contained. The i...

Is PM software a Waste of Money? Source: Blogs
Almost every construction company out there sees the value in Estimating software and utilizes some form of it. I will agree that not every company is utilizing a specifically d...

What Financial Reform Means for Construction Source: Blogs
The current Congress has passed the 2,300 page Financial Reform Bill which will have major impacts to the construction industry. After the 2008 elections there were three bills ...

New Year, Let's Accomplish Something! Source: Blogs
No matter where you sit in your organization I would like for you to take a different look at your job duties. Over the years the titles for different positions have become pret...

Do You Know What You Are Building? Source: Blogs
...d January 1, 2010). When I state current, I mean that it is authorized to proceed. Make sure you don't just put in the latest date, ensure that you are authorized and you will get paid for proceedin...

Are Trade Shows a Waste? Source: Blogs
...ake a vacation. When heading to a trade show there are two real reasons to head to a trade show: networking and staying on top of the technology in the industry. Networking with either prospecti...

Interesting News 7.27.2010 Source: Blogs
Some of the news over the past few days that we found interesting:Report: UnitedHealth nears $1.5B acquisitionOn Tuesday, July 27, 2010 National Business News - Local Business Ne...

What Does Earth Day Mean for Construction? Source: Blogs
... are only starting. When looking at popular opinion, political pressure, and other countries it is a fair assessment that we are beginning a journey down the road of tougher environmental policies. ...

Cost Control is Construction's #2 Rule Source: Blogs
...atisfied customers. When costs are controlled, there is not a combative approach towards your client because you are out of money. Since time is a key element in construction and is so closely relat...

Analytics, the Best Way to Improve Your Business Source: Blogs
...hat the data means. When I look at poor installation production rates for employees, it is not about "wow this guy sucks and I should fire him", instead it is "I wonder why his results are below the ...

What Does The Monkey Offer? Source: Advertisements
Looking to better your edge in your market or industry? Give Construction Monkey a try! Construction Monkey was created to fill the void of having preconstruction, sales, and p...

Referral Program Source: Advertisements
... to your account. When they sign-up for an account, they select "Friend/Colleague" under the "How did you hear about us" and then enter your email address (the one associated with your user account...

Bid Calendar Source: Advertisements
View your Bids on a Calendar Most of us have utilized Excel, Word, Access, or even raw paper or whiteboard to track our bids. These manual methods provide for several...

The 5 W's Source: Advertisements
...in future projects! When can I use it & where? - Since the service is web-based, you can access it 24 hrs a day anywhere with a computer/smart phone and an internet connection! Use it for all of your...

Bid Calendar Source: Advertisements
View your bids in real time on a calendar! Never miss or fall behind on a project because you forget whether the 7th is Wednesday or Thursday! Projects automatically ...

Customers Source: Advertisements
Automatically track your success with your customers: List of Customers Quickly view a list of customers! - designated as Target, Listed, or Non-listed custom...

How will it help me? Source: Advertisements
Win more work! - Spend less time figuring out and creating your project resume on proposals, and more time concentrating on the details of the estimate! Know exactly how...

The 5 W's Source: Advertisements
... Change Order Logs! When can I use it & where? - Since the service is web-based, you can access it 24 hrs a day anywhere with a computer/smart phone and an internet connection! Use it for all of your...

Overview Source: Advertisements
As contractors, you have so much to do that it becomes a challenge staying on top of all the tasks you have to accomplish. Construction Monkey has integrated a task mana...

Overview Source: Advertisements
Do you need to do some calculations and want a simple tool to make that possible? Construction Monkey has the calculation tools you are looking for! From calculating th...