TradesTrade 08 of 08
Construction financial management for Sitework & Excavation Contractors.
Sitework runs on owned iron and fuel, so equipment utilization and mobilization decide profit as much as the bid does. We track the whole picture.
In short
How does construction financial management work for sitework & excavation?
Equipment is the whole story in sitework, so we load its real cost and mobilization into every job and track utilization across the fleet. Then we forecast cash around that heavy iron, so owning it pays off instead of quietly dragging you down between jobs.
ProofBonding line, six months
“A completely different product than what our old CPA produced.”
Electrical contractor, Seattle WA
$5M to $10M
What we do5 line items
On this trade
Equipment is a massive fixed cost whether it is working or parked, fuel moves with the market, and mobilization costs get underbid constantly. A job can look profitable and still lose once idle equipment and moves are counted.
Equipment is the whole story in sitework, so we load its real cost and mobilization into every job and track utilization across the fleet. Then we forecast cash around that heavy iron, so owning it pays off instead of quietly dragging you down between jobs.
- Equipment cost loaded into every job
- Fleet utilization tracking
- Mobilization cost in the bid
- WIP schedules on active sitework
- Fuel and owning/operating cost tracking
Questions3 answered
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How do you handle owned equipment costs?
We load a true owning-and-operating cost per hour into your job costing so every job carries its real equipment burden, and you can see when utilization is too low to justify the iron.
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Do you track mobilization?
Yes. Mobilization is one of the most commonly underbid line items in sitework. We track it per job so moves stop quietly eating margin.
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What size sitework contractor do you work with?
We focus on sitework and excavation contractors between $2M and $15M in revenue that have real equipment on the books and need the financial visibility to match.
NextAustin, Texas
Which job loses money right now?
Idle iron costs the same as working iron. A fleet parked between jobs can turn a profitable-looking month into a loss.