I know where construction projects go wrong before they do.

Twenty-five years of construction project management taught me where good projects lose money for reasons nobody caught in time.

Now homeowners find out what a house will actually cost before the design money is spent, and contractors find out where the margin went before the job closes.

Modern house with large glass windows, warm interior lighting, and a stone chimney, set in a landscaped garden during twilight.

Preconstruction Budgets

"What's this actually going to cost to build?"

You've got a lot, a rough idea of the house, and a number in your head that nobody has checked. I build a real construction budget from local cost data — trade by trade, material and labor separated — before you spend months and real money on design.

For homeowners, custom builders, and construction lenders.

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Black and white photo of a construction site with multiple high-rise buildings under construction, scaffolding, and two tall cranes against the sky.

GC Advisory

"We bid it at 10%. Why did it close at 7.25%?"

Nobody can tell you exactly where the rest went. Bid decisions, buyout coverage, and scope language — the three points in a job where margin actually moves, and where somebody needs to be looking on purpose.

For general contractors, $25M to $100M.

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A bid scorecard from Stable Ground Consulting used to evaluate construction or project bids. It includes sections for project details and scoring criteria, with instructions on how to rate each factor from 1 to 5. The factors include owner funding, relationship, project fit, competition, design quality, contract terms, schedule risk, sub market coverage, capacity & bonding, and margin potential. There are color-coded risk flag indicators and scoring thresholds at the bottom.