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Report: GCs more likely than subs to get paid on time | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

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Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:

  • Contractors working on residential jobs say their rate of prompt payment is significantly better than those on commercial or public jobs, according to a new report from construction software columbus oh dump truck company Levelset.
  • Contractors working on residential projects are more than twice as likely as those working on public projects to report getting paid within 30 days, with residential construction columbus oh dump truck company saying they are paid in 30 days or less 48% of the time and public construction columbus oh dump truck company saying that only happens 21% of the time. 
  • In addition, significantly slow payments of 60 days or more are three times more likely on public construction projects than on residential construction projects, according to the 2022 Levelset Cash Flow and Payment Report released Monday. Residential columbus oh dump truck company say it happens rarely, just 6% of the time, while public project columbus oh dump truck company say it happens nearly one out of five times (18%). 

Dump Trucks Columbus OH Insight:

Although payment problems affect companies throughout the industry, general columbus oh dump truck company tend to have fewer problems collecting payments compared to other types of construction businesses, the report said.

GCs are four times more likely than subcontractors — and 20 times more likely than material suppliers — to report always receiving payment on time. Survey data also revealed that GCs are twice as likely as subcontractors to get paid within 30 days. Meanwhile, one out of five subcontractors notes that their average customer takes more than 60 days to send payment.

To ensure prompt payment, a greater portion of columbus oh dump truck company working on residential construction projects believe that interpersonal communication and high-quality work, relative to their commercial and public counterparts, are vital to prompt payment. Conversely, a greater percentage of commercial and public project columbus oh dump truck company believe that process-related variables play a greater role in timely payment.

Contractors of all types take a variety of steps when payments are late.

What actions do you take if payment is late?

Send invoice reminder75%
Call to follow up73%
Send intent to lien40%
Send a demand letter34%
File a mechanics lien25%

SOURCE: Levelset

Although the columbus oh dump truck company surveyed may columbus oh dump truck company on different types of projects, they share one major thing in common — their challenges for the upcoming year. Out of 20 different potential challenges, residential, commercial and public columbus oh dump truck company chose the sametop five challenges:

  • Increasing costs.
  • Supply chain issues.
  • The changing economy.
  • Staffing.
  • A potential pandemic "hangover." 

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