Running a Successful Construction Company
David Gerstel
- © 2002
- Softcover
- 265 pages
- B & W line illustration, index
As if the actual construction of a building isn¹t challenging enough, the owner of a construction company must also deal with the day to day challenges of running a business! Written for contractors, but a worthwhile read for their clients as well, the author draws upon almost 30 years experience building a successful construction business in detailing his proven methods of dealing with everything from scheduling headaches to change orders. The book is chock full of good advice, with plenty of attention paid to accounting issues for builders, job planning, contract issues, dispute resolution, employee relations (including an eye opening analysis of the cost of an apprentice), the pros and cons of different bidding methods, marketing strategies, and estimating procedures and systems to simplify the process.