Comments on: Recession…or not? http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2008/01/23/recessionor-not/ Bringing you the voice of the construction equipment owner. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: James Duncan http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2008/01/23/recessionor-not/#comment-605 James Duncan Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:26:57 +0000 http://www.forconstructionpros.com/interactive/2008/01/23/recessionor-not/#comment-605 It seems everone with a backhoe now thinks they are a general engineering contractor. Times are defnitely tight. WHen a year ago we were seeing 4-5 bidders on a 250K project we are now seeing over 20, I would say times are lean. A lot of jobs to choose from- just everyone out there is looking for the same dime. You have got to be better then the competetition- now more then ever. And advertise- up to 10% of your budget. It will pay for itself 10X over- JD It seems everone with a backhoe now thinks they are a general engineering contractor. Times are defnitely tight. WHen a year ago we were seeing 4-5 bidders on a 250K project we are now seeing over 20, I would say times are lean. A lot of jobs to choose from- just everyone out there is looking for the same dime. You have got to be better then the competetition- now more then ever. And advertise- up to 10% of your budget. It will pay for itself 10X over-

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