Owner Rejects Your Escalation Clause? Four Answers
When an owner rejects your escalation clause, the job is not over. Here are the four objections owners actually raise and the answer that moves each one.
By Emily13 min read
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11 articles tagged estimating from the CheckMySupply invoice audit desk.
How to Write a Material Escalation Clause That Pays Out
How to write a material escalation clause: picking the threshold, the cap and the index, with real BLS series IDs and the arithmetic worked line by line.
By Emily12 min read
ConsensusDocs 200.1 Price Escalation vs AIA A201
ConsensusDocs 200.1 price escalation is a real standard clause. AIA A201 has no equivalent. Here is what each document actually gives you, and what to add.
By Emily9 min read
Material Price Escalation Clause: How to Get One Accepted
How a material price escalation clause works in construction contracts: the named index, the trigger, the cap, and what to say when the owner pushes back.
By Emily10 min read
Bid vs Actual Material Cost: How to Measure the Gap
Bid vs actual material cost analysis in one hour a month: what to compare, where the numbers come from, and how to feed the gap back into the next bid.
By Emily11 min read
How to Compare Supplier Quotes and Catch Missing Items
The low quote often wins by leaving things out. How to compare supplier quotes for missing items, level the scope, and stop paying full price for the gaps.
By Emily9 min read
Approved Equal Substitution: What It Does to Material Cost
An approved equal substitution changes material cost in more places than the unit price. Here is what moves, who keeps the saving, and what to check first.
By Emily10 min read
Construction Buyout: Lock Material Pricing After You Win
Construction buyout is where material pricing stops being a guess. Here is the ritual that turns a winning bid into firm POs, held prices and a real tally.
By Emily11 min read
Takeoff to Purchase Order: The Material Price Gap
The takeoff to purchase order material price gap is where estimate accuracy is lost. Five leaks, the release checklist that closes them, and a running tally.
By Emily10 min read
How Long Should a Construction Bid Be Valid?
How long should a construction bid be valid when copper is moving? No rule sets it, your bid letter does. How to pick the window and what each week costs.
By Emily10 min read
Estimating Material Costs Under Price Volatility
Estimating material costs during price volatility is a system, not a bigger contingency. Date-stamped quotes, your own purchase history, and a closed loop.
By Emily11 min read