​Article by: Jason Koski and Maria Acuña, Skydea, Phone: 1 650 248 2360    www.skydeaco.com

 Fifteen years ago, when Rob De Ross started working as a project engineer at a major specialty drywall subcontractor, he remembers the triplicate sheets forms that were used for field reports.

  "Every week, the superintendents used to drive the yellow copies back to the office along with the time cards. If the yellow copy of the field report was lost, you had a back up in the pink job site copy," after some thought adds, "hopefully it was still there". 

 Now as a Sr. Project Manager at the same company, Rob was recently handed an Apple iPad as part of company initiative to move some of their data to "the cloud". Rob's first order of business is going to be to figure out how to get those field reports (currently on a Microsoft Word document template) to "the cloud" and show the foremen how to fill one out.

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Abstract: It could be a good idea for a contractor to seek work outside of its home state - but, before jumping into those new waters, it's essential that it look into all of the details. This article discusses issues that may arise in regard to taxes, insurance, licensing, bonding, labor relations and contract language.......

The uncertain economic recovery continues to give contractors fits in many markets. If this holds true for your construction company, you may consider pursuing jobs out of your home state. It could be a good idea, but, before you jump into those new waters, look into all of the details.