Real talk on running a contracting business: job costing, rebates, getting paid faster, and working smarter. Written by a contractor, for contractors.
I spent a lot of years pouring concrete before I ever wrote a line of software.
If PQ can't show where a price came from, it doesn't show a number. The four-word rule behind every estimate in K.O. CO+RE Systems, and why an honest blank beats a confident guess.
Enterprise construction software runs $4,500 to $60,000 a year and is priced on volume you don't have. Here's what a field-ready system built for 3 to 10 person crews looks like instead, with sources.
A working GC's honest take on what AI can and can't do for your bids, and why a system that learns how YOU price beats any regional pricing database.
Most contractors never claim the store rebates they've already earned. Here's how much you're likely walking away from, and a simple system to catch every dollar.