FREE RESOURCES
FOR TRADE
CONTRACTORS.
Every template on this page is free. These are the same templates documented in the CONTROL book and used by Sulphur Prairie Management clients to install the 8-step financial operating system. Job cost structure, overhead calculator, equipment cost basis, 13-week cash flow forecast, and the CEO report. Built specifically for commercial subcontractors. No email gate. Take them and build.
The CONTROL philosophy: give the templates away. Sell the book. If you want help installing the system, work with Sulphur Prairie Management. If you want to build it yourself, everything you need is below.
Job Cost Structure Template
The 7-category job cost framework from CONTROL Chapter 1. Material, subcontractor, equipment, tools, labor, direct job expense, and other. Three levels of granularity. Excel format.
Overhead Calculator
The exact framework from CONTROL Chapter 3 to calculate your real overhead rate. Every cost that keeps your business running when you are not building. Excel format with formulas built in.
Equipment Cost Basis Calculator
CONTROL Chapter 2 in spreadsheet form. Input your equipment fleet. Output: true daily, weekly, and monthly cost per piece including ownership, maintenance, insurance, and replacement reserve.
13-Week Cash Flow Forecast
The rolling 13-week cash forecast from CONTROL Chapter 7. AR aging, expected GC payments, payroll, equipment, vendor payments. Updated weekly. The early warning system for every payroll crunch.
CEO Report Template
The monthly CEO report from CONTROL Chapter 7. 13 months of revenue, gross profit, overhead, net profit, and key metrics. The single page that tells you whether the business is on track.
Cost to Complete Worksheet
From CONTROL Chapter 7. A monthly line-by-line projection of what you still need to spend to finish every active project. Catch overruns while there is still time to fix them.
Each template is a working document — open it, modify it for your business, and use it. They are not theoretical. They are exactly what Josh and his team use with every Sulphur Prairie Management client.
- If you have a bookkeeper: share the templates with them and ask them to set up your accounting system to match. The job cost structure especially.
- If you do your own books: the templates are designed to work standalone. Start with job cost structure, then overhead, then cash forecast.
- If you use ControlQore: the templates map directly to the platform configuration. Easy implementation.
- If you want help installing them: book a free call with Sulphur Prairie Management — they will install the entire system for you in 60 days.
WANT IT INSTALLED FOR YOU?
The CONTROL book teaches you how to build the system yourself. The Construction CFO — Sulphur Prairie Management — builds and runs it for you. Same system, same outcomes. Different path to get there. From $1,900/month. 60-day onboarding. 24 trades served.
As CONTROL gets closer to launch in October 2026, more chapter-specific templates will be added — including the estimating alignment workbook, the bonding capacity calculator, and the schedule of values builder. Join the waitlist to be notified when new resources go live.
Yes — every template on this page is free. They are the same templates Josh uses with Sulphur Prairie Management clients and the same ones documented in the CONTROL book. Take them, modify them, build your system around them.
No. The templates work independently. The book explains the system behind them in detail — how to install them, what to measure, what to fix. But the templates themselves are usable on day one without the book.
Yes. The templates are designed to be implemented by your existing financial team. Share them, walk through them, and ask the team to set them up in your accounting system. If they need help, refer them to Sulphur Prairie Management.
Yes. As the CONTROL book gets closer to launch, more chapter-specific templates will be added. Join the waitlist to be notified when new resources go live.
Email info@runoncfos.com for template-related questions. For done-for-you implementation of the full CONTROL system, book a free call with Sulphur Prairie Management at constructioncfo.net.
THE BOOK EXPLAINS HOW THESE TEMPLATES WORK.
CONTROL — available October 22, 2026 — walks through how every template fits into the 8-step system. Join the waitlist.
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