Margin Tools
Change Order Markup Calculator: Stop Underpricing Your COs
Most GC PMs underprice change orders by 8-15%. Use this free calculator to price direct costs, labor burden, overhead, and markup correctly in 60 seconds.
CostAnchor Blog
Field-tested insights for safer project execution.
Learn how leading contractor teams use AI workflows to prevent margin leakage and run cleaner OAC conversations.
Insights
The Diesel & Material Spike: Why Fixed-Price Bids Are Failing GCs This Summer
Surging fuel costs, elevated financing, and fixed-price exposure are squeezing GC margins harder than contingency lines were built to handle. Here is how field blind spots turn macro volatility into quiet profit loss.
Insights
Why 2026 is the year smart contractors start protecting margins earlier
The way contractors handle risk in 2026 will decide who keeps winning work and who starts losing margin quietly in the background—and what you can do about it.
Insights
How current events are pressing margins, and what contractors can do about it
A practical look at how the construction environment in 2026 is hitting your margins, and what you can do to protect your profit before the next proposal crosses your desk.
Risk Intelligence
Why GCs Lose Margin in Weekly Reports
Three recurring blind spots in project reporting that quietly erode gross margin across active jobs.