Selling an Efficient Project

Doubling the pretax net margin for contractors requires both effective selling AND operational excellence.

D. Brown Management Profile Picture
Share

The majority of people in construction contracting businesses are operationally focused on building the work.  That is the value-add that a contractor provides and must never be lost. Over time this relentless focus on operational excellence will build capabilities and capacity beyond what the competition offers.  

Leadership Tools: Building a project efficiently or Selling an efficient project. Book: Mastering the Complex Sale by Jeff Thull

MOVIE

“If you build it they will come”

Field of Dreams (1989 Movie)

REALITY  

If you don’t sell it effectively you will NEVER unlock the full value you have created.  

Selling is not just for owners, executives and business developers.  Everyone who comes in contact with the customer must always be highlighting the value-add that the company brings.  Every change order or value-engineering proposal is a sale.  

Mastering the Complex Sale provides a framework that resonates with operational people because it is centered around leveraging the technical expertise of the organization to solve customer problems.  


Schedule a call with us to learn more about building effective business development and advanced preconstruction capabilities for contractors




Conceptual Estimating - Turning Drawings Into Estimates
Conceptual estimating requires a contractor to take early stage conceptual drawings and turn them into detailed estimates with a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that is useful during the initial programming, schematic, and design development phases.
Building an Effective Preconstruction Team
Your precon team is your company from the perspective of the project owner. Put your best foot forward by selecting the right people in the right roles at the right stage of the project.
Bureaucracy (Stifling or Enabling)
Talent density versus the complexity of the construction business or project is what determines the level of bureaucracy required for sustainable growth.