If it Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix it – Saving Your Project $100K

It is not a secret that the construction industry’s acceptance of technology solutions comes with more apprehension and push-back than other industries. Some of the most common phrases uttered in reference to new solutions: “I’ve always done it this way, I’ve been doing it for 30 years like this and made a pretty good living, why would I change now?” or “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it”. The fact of the matter is a lot of things are broken and there are solutions out there to fix them!

Every contractor we’ve come across has a construction yard to store their equipment and materials, if it’s not one, it’s several. The challenge with every contractor’s yard is once material and equipment go in, does anything ever come out? That question is a little facetious, but there are several items that go into the yard and fail to reemerge for years - losing all of their value over that timespan.

Eiffel Trading is a technology solution tailored specifically for the contractor to help mitigate assets shipped back to the yard after a project. When you are working on project several hours or states away from your construction yard, it can get very expensive when it comes to demobilizing the project. We have worked on hundreds of projects from a few hundred thousand to a few billion dollars, helping avoid shipping assets back to the yard.

Eiffel Trading’s marketplace can help you sell your assets directly to other contractors greatly increasing your bottom-line. Here’s a look at some numbers using precast concrete traffic barrier (i.e. jersey barrier/k-rail/single slope/f-shape, etch) as an example:

Freight to yard: $700/Load

4,500 LF of F-shape – can haul 90LF/Load

Purchase Price: $13/LF

By selling your asset using Eiffel Trading’s marketplace here’s what your project budget could net based on the numbers above:

Demobilization Savings:

4,500LF/90LF per Load= 50 Loads x $700/Load = $35,000

Sale of F-Shape: 4,5000LF x $13/LF= $58,500.00

Net to the Budget: $93,500.00

When you factor in the unloading equipment and labor expenses you would have incurred at the construction yard the project budget will realize a savings near $100,000.00 – huge savings! When the next project comes along, Eiffel Trading has multiple precast concrete traffic barrier listings to help you fill that need without breaking the bank! Give us a call today at 1-800-541-7998 or send us a note at sales@eiffeltrading.com!