Your mark-up is not your margin

Most residential builders price every job the same way — add a percentage on top of costs and call it profit. The problem is that that percentage isn’t what they think it is. The Professional Builder (TPB) founder Marti Amos explains the pricing mistake that’s quietly inflating workloads and shrinking returns across the industry. A job […] The post Your mark-up is not your margin appeared first on Building Today.

Great Lakes Tunnel Project in Michigan Secures Needed Permits

The pipeline under the Strait of Mackinac has been delayed by legal battles, with one report showing the price tag has increased from $500 million in 2018 to more than $750 million.

LondonMetric and Schroder REIT up bid for Picton Property Income

The revised offer values Picton at 77p per share, equating to around £397m, representing a 6.8% premium to the firm’s 9 July closing share price. The post LondonMetric and Schroder REIT up bid for Picton Property Income appeared first on Property Week.

Major Barratt shareholder calls on board to launch ‘aggressive’ share buyback programme

Guy Channon tells The Times he will ‘escalate’ action if board doesn’t act following falling share price

‘How do we price work on boggy ground?’

This month’s Contract Clinic question comes from a contractor worried about tendering for a project in an area known for difficult ground conditions The post ‘How do we price work on boggy ground?’ appeared first on Construction Management.

YFTB: Case Study 2 - Little Experience with No Capital

YFTB - Development Lending, Little Experience with No Capital.

Should we award the contract to the subcontractor with the lowest price, even though their previous safety record on our projects is poor