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New Tools for Your Preconstruction Toolbox – 2021 Q1

The latest release of STACK continues to improve your takeoff experience and efficiency while also incorporating key capabilities to ensure you’re collecting the right data and sharing it the right ...
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Bidding Your First $1 Million Construction Job

  Key Takeaways Understand that while large-scale bids follow the same structure—takeoff, estimate, proposal—organization and legal clarity are now non-negotiable.  Set up rigid document management: use consistent file naming and ...
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How to Do a Construction Takeoff: Your Complete Guide

STACK walks you through how to do a construction takeoff from start to finish, as well as common pitfalls, what should happen after the takeoff, and more.
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How to Start a Commercial Construction Estimating Department: Is Your Team Ready for Growth?

Growing into a successful, mature construction company means expanding in more ways than just your field crew. You need experts in accounting to keep your books in order, project managers ...
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Here’s How You Can Reduce Construction Waste Costs and Keep Your Hard-Earned Profits

One often overlooked factor that cuts into construction profits is waste. While some waste in a project is unavoidable, if you plan properly and think ahead, you can significantly reduce ...
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Better Efficiency + Improved Visibility = Winning More Business

Are you ready to win more business? In this on-demand webinar you’ll hear experts from STACK and Followup CRM explore how leveraging best-in-class preconstruction software solutions deliver better efficiency and ...
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STACK Construction Technologies Releases 1st Annual Preconstruction Technology Report

Survey data reveals varied workflows, importance of technology and collaboration CINCINNATI, OH, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 – STACK Construction Technologies [STACK], announced today the release of its first annual preconstruction technology report. ...
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5 Smart Business Strategies for Startup Subcontractors

As a subcontractor, you have the benefit of choosing projects that will be the most beneficial to you. With high-quality work and affordable bids, you have the opportunity to take ...
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How To Price a Job in Construction? The Top 3 Construction Price Questions Answered

  How to price a job as a construction contractor is one of the most common issues faced by folks who are just starting out. It’s a legitimate concern: you ...
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The #1 Way to Increase Your Construction Rates & Profits, Plus 7 Bonus Tips

So you’ve got your business established and you’re winning enough bids to get by. You’re at a baseline that lets you pay the bills and your employees and maybe have ...
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Stop Undermining Yourself with Low Bids and Build a Profitable Construction Business!

When subcontractors bid work, it’s a balancing act between satisfying GC expectations and making a profit. All other factors being equal, the lowest bid will generally win a job. But ...
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5 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Evaluate Construction Technology for the Present and the Future

When you’re evaluating preconstruction tools for your business, there’s a lot to consider. Not only do you need to be sure the platform meets your current needs, you also need ...
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Why an Inefficient Workflow Is Keeping You from Success – and How to Fix It

If you find your construction business stuck in the same revenue range year after year but you feel ready for growth, it could be an inefficient preconstruction workflow that’s holding ...
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How to Automate Your Bidding Workflow

As companies grow, they often experience rapid expansion that doesn’t allow time for strategic growth of processes within the organization. This can be true in any industry, especially within construction ...
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STACK’s Top Feature Releases of 2020

One thing has stayed steady in an unpredictable year, and that’s how hard our team worked to release new features to the STACK platform that will help you to do ...
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