Where Is Your Margin Leaking?

Most builders don’t lose money because they’re bad builders. They lose it through dozens of small leaks across estimating, procurement, drawings, variations and site delivery.

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Many Margin Leaks Are Baked In Before Site Starts

A missed exclusion. An inaccurate estimate. A variation that isn’t properly documented. A drawing issue that causes rework.

Individually, they seem small.

Combined, they can significantly reduce the profit a builder expected to make on a project.

The Margin Leak Scorecard helps identify where those risks may exist in your business.

The scorecard focuses on five areas where builders commonly lose margin:

What the Scorecard Checks

  1. Contract & Cash Exposure

  2. Estimate Accuracy & Procurement Risk

  3. Drawing Control & Rework Risk

  4. Variations & Claims Control

  5. Delivery Coordination & Site Execution

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Why This Scorecard Exists

Hi, I'm Carmel, creator of the Margin leak Scorecard.

I've worked across accounting, contract administration, project management and construction-related businesses for many years.

One thing I've consistently observed is that builders rarely lose money in one obvious place.

More often, profit leaks away through a series of small decisions involving contracts, estimating, procurement, drawings, variations and site delivery.

Individually these issues can seem minor.

Collectively they can have a significant impact on project margin.

I created the Margin Leak Scorecard to help you identify where those risks may be occurring in your business and what to investigate first.

The goal is simple:

Help you spot potential margin leaks before they become expensive problems.

What Builders Are Saying

As a builder and consultant providing project management and superintendent services, I've seen how small issues in estimating, contract administration and project delivery can significantly affect project profitability. The Margin Leak Scorecard provides a simple way to identify areas that may warrant closer review.

Neill Baxter - Baxter Mcintosh

Licensed Builder | Project Manager | Superintendent

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