IPA

Consulting for the Construction Industry

IPA provides specialized consulting services for the construction industry throughout North America. We have guided many clients in the construction industry sector through effective application of cash management systems, advertising techniques, cost control, organization, communication, financial planning and performance.

More than 170,000 businesses in the United States and Canada have looked to IPA to help them accelerate growth, control spending, maintain positive cash flow and become profitable. We can help build and grow your construction company. Whether you are an excavator, masonry, roofing or plumbing contractor, the following common business tools are employed by successful construction companies:

FINANCIAL PLANNING

• Cash flow forecasting and cash flow management
• Establish or improve line of credit
• Establishing breakeven levels
• Determine overhead
• Determine burden rates

ESTIMATING/JOB COSTING

• Determine breakeven levels and lowering them through cost control
• Manage percentage completion
• Track actual job costs versus estimate

JOB COST CONTROL

• Purchasing control system
• Material monitoring and control
• Continuity from estimating to job costing: estimated costs versus actual costs
• Effective management of field personnel
• Negotiated versus straight bid
• Small tool expense control
• Work in process reporting

ADMIN/MANAGEMENT

• Management authority and responsibility clearly defined
• Organizational relationships that facilitate efficient operation
• Well defined operating procedures
• Profit-based employee compensation program
• Profit-based decision making

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

• Improved field to office communication
• Performance pay
• Systematic and effective communication
• Job progress meetings
• Safety meetings