A recently published survey indicated that 30 percent of the responding mechanical contractors reported profits were down by an average of 27 percent. They reported a market peppered with “suicidal bidding,” as well as more bidders per job.
But maybe that suicidal bidding was from a contractor who knew his costs more precisely beforehand, managed those costs on a day-to-day basis, and counted on prefab to save time and money. Just maybe that contractor is profiting from technology while it’s the others who are slowly committing suicide.