I only learn a project's real cost when it ends
You can't act while there is still time, and your next quote may repeat the same mistake. I'd fix it with your own business system, in the three steps below.
What it looks like
- Labour, materials and subcontractors are added up after the job is done.
- You find out a project lost money when it is too late to change anything.
- Quotes for new jobs are based on guesses about the last one.
How I'd fix it
Record labour, materials and subcontractor costs against each project as they happen.
Show cost next to what you've invoiced and been paid, in one view.
Send the owner a weekly summary of every project on their phone.
Your own business system
Stop juggling Excel sheets, WhatsApp groups and paper.
How much is admin costing you?
Move the numbers to match your business. Nothing is sent anywhere.
325 hours a month
QAR 16,250 a month
If a system gave back just a quarter of that, you'd save QAR 4,063 every month.
Based on 26 working days a month.
Talk through your numbersOther problems in construction and contracting
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Tell me how your business runs.
Step one is a free call. Within 24 hours you get a plan and a fixed price.