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Edgevanta Welcomes Charles Blalock & Sons, Inc. as a Client

Good Estimator / Bad Estimator

Why We Don't Like Adding Profit to Bids

Mastering Night Work Without Losing Sleep

How to Build Work at the Lowest Cost

My First Bid as a Paving Estimator

I’ll never forget that bid

If it ain’t broke, then break it

Relentless Bidding

C.R. Jackson Enhances Bidding and Backlog Management Via Cutting-Edge Platform

Emery Sapp & Sons Enhances Internal Backlog Tracking And Process Automation Via Cutting-Edge Software

Ajax Paving Industries of Florida Strengthens Backlog Tracking, Competitor Analysis And Forecasting With Cutting-Edge Platform

Welcome Alex Lopez, New Full Stack Engineer!

100 Miles for Suicide Prevention in Construction

Good division manager, bad division manager

How to make 44% more profit this year without working any harder

Welcome Alfredo Sánchez, Our New Chief Sales Officer!

The Fisherman's Dilemma in Construction Bidding

Planes and Plants

Teamwork and Giving Back in the 615

Shaping Up at Edgevanta

The Kiewit Philosophy

A big mistake (one of many)

Losing a bid when you bid it at 0% profit?

Some practical construction bidding advice

When you don't know what you're doing, it's okay

Bid Reviews That Don't Suck

"Green is for the money, gold is for the honey"

The Most Heartfelt Compliment I Ever Received

Decoding Construction Bidding: The Margin Conundrum

Barnhill Contracting Expands on Innovation with Edgevanta

Edgevanta's Intern Class of 2023: A One-Man Team

7 Things Every Estimator Should Know and a Bonus Challenge

Unity and Service at the Branch of Nashville

Getting out of the office to see the work

C.W. Matthews Enhances Market Tracking and Forecasting with New Technology

5 Tips on the Art and Science of Highway Cost Estimating

Palmetto Corporation Enhances Competitive Edge with State-of-the-Art Software Solution

Consistent Bid Preparation and Review

“You Either Win Or You Learn” - Jalen Hurts

What it takes to win: Segment and target

The Roulette of Roadwork - IDIQ Contracting

Welcoming a New Team Member!

Why preparation prevails in the project acquisition process

A framework for learning from competition

Brutal facts and learning from competition

Resilience in close bidding defeat

The Two Pizza Rule

Edgevanta Gathers for Service @ FiftyForward

The Zillow of Highway Work

Edgevanta Named to BuiltWorlds' 2022 infrastructure 50 TopList!

Lehman-Roberts Company Leads the Road Construction Industry By Adding New Innovative Technology

Giving Away My Legos

Becoming a Master Observer, Like Peyton

11 bits of unsolicited highway bidding advice

Lump sum and fixed price bidding: Scope matters

A+B bidding and its awesomeness

Highway Bidding: It's all about the dollars

Market Analytics and AI

Goals

Picking up the phone and talking to vendors

Inclusion and debate to de-risk bids and make reviews more engaging

Peter Kiewit's Motto

Thinking, Fast and Slow, About True Cost

"All the Pieces Matter"

De-risking public bids through deep understanding of contracts, specs, drawings, and owners

Why preparation prevails in the project acquisition process

How do highway contractors succeed in the project acquisition cycle?