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Depends. How many square feet of roof are they doing? At $10 per sq ft, thats 10M sq feet. Also, what "small business" is doing those kinds of numbers, especia

• quickthrowman 2y ago
  > Depends. How many square feet of roof are they doing? At $10 per sq ft, thats 10M sq feet. It’s a 5 year long contract and buildings need to be reroofed every ~30 years, several million square feet sounds about right. > Also, what "small business" is doing those kinds of numbers, especially in a single contract? You were linked to an example. A “small business” construction firm can easily administer a $99M contract if they subcontract all of the work out and act as construction manager. One dedicated project manager could do it, honestly. Performance and payment bonds ensure the work is completed. Certain types of businesses have a bidding advantage on public work, depending on the funding source: minority owned businesses (MBE), women owned businesses (WBE), service disabled veteran businesses, (SDVOSB, which DoD and VA contracts often target), and others. The advantage can be as high as 12%, which can lead to the construction manager situation I described above. My post is only relevant to construction procurement, no clue how it works outside of that.