Why Post-Tension Contractors Lose Cash in the Pour Sequence
Post-tension contractors lose cash in the pour sequence when strand footage never gets costed against the estimate, anchors and couplers get bought in bulk with no job-level tracking, and billing waits on a pour schedule the contractor does not run. CONTROL costs the strand by the foot and bills by dates instead of pours.
The specific ways post-tension contractors lose cash, pulled straight from what makes this trade different.
Strand Footage Job Costing
Strand is the unit of the trade, and footage installed per crew day is the production number. Tracked weekly, it shows which decks and layouts carry the margin.
Anchor and Coupler Material Tracking
Anchors, couplers, and pocket formers bought in bulk still get installed one deck at a time. Job-level material tracking shows the true hardware cost per pour.
Pour Sequence Billing
Your billing dies when the GC's pour schedule slips. Contract billing dates, independent of pour sequence, keep the pay application moving anyway.
The CONTROL chapters that solve this for post-tension contractors specifically.
Why do post-tension contractors run out of cash mid-project?
How should a post-tension contractor track materials?
What profit margin should a post-tension contractor target?
