Guides
What Is a Labor Rate Build-Up (LRBU)? A Guide for Construction Contractors
A labor rate build-up (LRBU) turns a bare wage into the fully burdened, billable T&M labor rate — wages, fringes, payroll burdens, overhead, and markup, with separate ST, OT, and DT results. Worked example included.
Fully Burdened Labor Rate in Construction: How to Calculate It (+ Free Calculator)
What a fully burdened labor rate includes — payroll taxes, benefits, insurance, overhead — how to calculate it for ST, OT, and DT, and a free three-tier calculator that does it honestly.
T&M Rate Sheet: What to Include (+ Free Excel Template)
What belongs on a time-and-materials rate sheet — crafts, ST/OT/DT tiers, effective dates, inclusions — plus a free Excel template with live three-tier formulas. No email required.
Union Schedule A, Explained: Wages, Fringes, and the Total Package
How to read a union Schedule A: classifications, wages, employer fringe contributions vs employee deductions, and what the bolded Total Package does — and doesn't — include when you price T&M labor.
How to Price Change Orders on T&M: Labor Rates, Burden, and Markup
How to price change-order labor on a T&M basis — building the rate, what the OH&P markup cap must cover, force account rules on public work, and locking rates before the agreement steps mid-job.
Overtime & Double-Time Math: Pricing 4×10s, Sundays, and Holidays
Which hours are overtime, which are double time, and what each one bills: daily and weekly OT triggers, 4×10 schedules, Saturday and Sunday rules, and holidays — with a full crew-week worked at real rates.
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