Financial Management for Construction Contractors

Abstract

The scope of this paper is to discuss the financial management of a construction contractor. This paper attempts to approach this subject in a logical and systematic way. It communicates the importance of financial analysis and planning along with cash planning and profit planning. This report is not intended to be an all inclusive discussion of financial management in construction. Contractor's Financial Management is an extremely important subject. It has been told that a large percentage of bankrupt contractors were profitable at the time of their failure, but due to their poor financial management failure resulted. Good financial management looks at past history of the company as well as planning for its future. Management needs to understand the basics of why they are making or losing money.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283759

Entities

People

  • Chris J. Lacaria

Organizations

  • University of Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Commerce
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Financial Management
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Money
  • North America
  • Organizational Structure
  • Transportation
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design