The rate calculation has not changed much over the years. I remember the days when we estimated the cost of gasoline for the pony engine to the penny and used the crazy assumption that “repairs, ...

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I frequently hear talk about comparative shop labor rates and outsourcing. A lot of it makes sense, and it certainly is important to constantly check that the services you deliver are competitive with ...

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One of the most important and challenging aspects of the bidding process is including the cost of machine usage. Many construction companies struggle to determine whether they should be including just ...

Regardless what type of construction work you do, you will have some sort of equipment you need to charge to the job as part of the bid process or the actual accounting for the project. Some of the ...