Excavation, Sitework Specific % Profit And Overhead

denick

What type of work do you do? (Industrial, commercial, residential, utility, road work)
What area of country are you in?

Do you have a specialty in that field or just general?

What do you try to achieve as a % profit?

What do you use as a % overhead?

Do you charge these %'s against, labor, equipment, materials, subs, etc. ?

Do you charge different prices for different customers?

Do you charge enough?

What is the biggest road block to being profitable?

I put this forward for discussion to those who are in the excavation or sitework area of construction.


Nick

jmic

Ok,

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Joe

dayexco

What type of work do you do? (Industrial, commercial, residential, utility, road work) water/sewer/site prep
What area of country are you in? upper midwest

Do you have a specialty in that field or just general? development/water sewer work

What do you try to achieve as a % profit? 15-20%

What do you use as a % overhead? 15%

Do you charge these %'s against, labor, equipment, materials, subs, etc. ? most definately

Do you charge different prices for different customers? most definitely..."some pay way too good not to get a discount"

Do you charge enough? is it ever enough?

What is the biggest road block to being profitable? white shirts and ties

I put this forward for discussion to those who are in the excavation or sitework area of construction.

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soil estimator

[QUOTE=denick]What type of work do you do? (Industrial, commercial, residential, utility, road work) Mostly Commerial Site Work, Subdivisions - utilities & streets, some residential to fill in
What area of country are you in? Midwest

Do you have a specialty in that field or just general? general

What do you try to achieve as a % profit? 15-20%

What do you use as a % overhead? 16%

Do you charge these %'s against, labor, equipment, materials, subs, etc. ? yes

Do you charge different prices for different customers? yes

Do you charge enough? yes, there is no sense in some of these "contractors" who undercut pricing to get the job & then can't break even.

What is the biggest road block to being profitable? those "contractors" (note the quotes) who undercut every job

I put this forward for discussion to those who are in the excavation or sitework area of construction.

rino1494

What type of work do you do? (Industrial, commercial, residential, utility, road work) commercial, residential, road work

What area of country are you in? Mid-atlantic (PA)

Do you have a specialty in that field or just general? general

What do you try to achieve as a % profit? 25% on labor/supervision and 15% on equity

What do you use as a % overhead? read above

Do you charge these %'s against, labor, equipment, materials, subs, etc. ? of course

Do you charge different prices for different customers? yes

Do you charge enough? Most of the time

What is the biggest road block to being profitable? Rising costs of materials, fuel, parts and insurances.

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denick

What is the percentage of your work?

Hourly?

Contract?
Lump Sum.

Itemized

Ours info is.
What type of work do you do?
90% residential 10% Commercial Mostly a second home for NYC and
Boston market.

What area of country are you in?
NW CT

Do you have a specialty in that field or just general?
Drainage problems. Difficult excavation. Rock.

What do you try to achieve as a % profit?
10-15

What do you use as a % overhead?
20-30

Do you charge these %'s against, labor, equipment, materials, subs, etc.
On everything

Do you charge different prices for different customers.
Not often

Do you charge enough?
Working hard on tracking job costs. Its getting much better.

What is the biggest road block to being profitable?
Owner and GC or other subs caused delays and changes.


Nick

rino1494

bout 50% hourly and 50% itemized contracts

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dayexco

What is the percentage of your work?

Hourly? 5%

Contract?
Lump Sum. 75%

Itemized 20%

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denick

Our work runs

What is the percentage of your work?

Hourly? 5%

Contract?
Lump Sum. 90%

Itemized 5%