by Simplar | Sep 11, 2025 | Built Environment, Project Selection, Project Selection, Weekly Construction Message
The most crucial element in construction profitability is selecting the appropriate project. It is not “cutting the payroll” or “speeding up the work” or “stretching the concrete”, or “reducing a bid”. It is not...
by Simplar | Jan 30, 2025 | Business Development, Business Failure, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Project Selection, Project Selection, Weekly Construction Message
Don’t let the project pick you. In other words, don’t be tempted to take any project that comes along. Too many contractors scour the marketplace for any project they might be able to snag. They fashion a bid that they think will be competitive but often...
by Simplar | Jul 14, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Weekly Construction Message
Project Selection Realities Dr Thomas C Schleifer The gambler plays a hunch and takes a flyer. The odds maker weights past performance variables and uses probability statistics to estimate the possibility of future successful outcomes. Who do you think most often...
by Simplar | Sep 2, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
I spent much of my construction career working for the nation’s top sureties who were providing the payment and performance bonds to our industry. My firm, CMA Consulting Group, was the nation’s largest workout specialist, completing projects left...
by Simplar | Aug 5, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
“Risk is Measured by What You Choose to do more than How You Choose to do It” In the growth markets we will be approaching, with a housing boom well underway and a $1 trillion infrastructure bill working its way through Congress, enthusiastic contractors are tempted...
