Moving to Commercial Construction

Commercial construction work is usually larger than residential, the payoff is better and you don't have to deal with homeowners. But commercial jobs have risks of their own, and if you are not careful you can lose your shirt. If you've been thinking of taking on more commercial jobs, you should have the information in this new book. It offers the general contractor, subcontractor, and designer some step-by-step methods to making the move to from residential to commercial construction a successful one. Covers finding commercial work, compiling and estimate and presenting a bid, getting through the submittal and shop drawing process, working with owners, architects and subs, and controlling your costs and insuring profit.

Included FREE with the book — CD-ROM with a 300-page database of cost estimates. National Estimator, an estimating program that makes it easy to use these costs, an interactive tutorial, software to convert estimates into invoices and export to QuickBooks Pro, and blank copies of the forms in the book formatted for Windows and Mac.

256 pages, 8-1/2 x 11, $42.00