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Old 06-01-2006, 08:37 PM
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Ok Pelican.... its going to be a heck of a lot easier to have this destroy your business than take it to a new level. If your competing against other contractors, be prepared to accept lower margins. Don't look at one job as your ship coming in, because in reality it is not.

Your concept of breaking it down is good. Make sure the take off's match the print for plant counts. That's a favorite trick, to vary one from the other.

Get solid, written quotes from everyone supplying you materials. Anything over
$ 300 is a written quote with a clear expiration date.

Look closely at the GC's, they could have all kinds of site requirements that can impact your cost.

Good Luck..
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