On BC multiplex and infill projects, profit slips away quietly. Tracking stays informal, scope is never fully defined, and issues sit too long before anyone acts. The damage shows up as missed costs, weak procurement, underpriced changes, allowance overruns, labour inefficiency tied to the schedule, and margin loss you should have caught months earlier.
This course takes builders through where margin leaks happen at every stage, from estimating, design development, and permitting to procurement, scheduling, site execution, changes, allowances, deficiencies, and closeout. It covers practical cost control methods for preconstruction and construction, including simple tracking tools, KPIs, change order discipline, allowance and contingency management, trade procurement, scope gap control, and site productivity actions.
The payoff is tighter control over the numbers on small to mid-sized BC residential projects. You’ll leave with methods to put to work on your current build, so the margin you priced in is the margin you keep at closeout.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the main sources of cost overrun and margin loss on BC multiplex and infill residential projects.
- Set up practical budgets, tracking tools and KPIs to monitor actual costs and catch issues earlier.
- Control procurement, scope gaps, allowances, contingencies and change orders with better discipline.
- Apply pre-construction and site-based cost control tactics to protect profitability through closeout.