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  • Stop Chasing Every Project Signal

    Stop Chasing Every Project Signal0

    A Subcontractor’s Triage System for Finding the Right Work By Matthew Howell, Howell Commerce Co. Opportunity selection is a business strategy decision Subcontractors do not have unlimited estimating capacity. Every project that reaches the estimating desk consumes time, attention and judgment, whether the company ultimately bids it or not. That makes opportunity selection more than

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  • Dates & Figs – October 2026

    Dates & Figs – October 20260

    What Heavy Civil Contractors are Seeing in Q3 FMI’s Q3 2026 Civil Infrastructure Construction Index (CICI) is out. Every quarter, it asks heavy civil and infrastructure contractors about backlog, cost, competition and outlook. The index climbed to 52.3, back above the neutral 50 line, carried by backlog and pipeline. Book-to-burn alone swung from 48.9 toREAD MORE

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