| 125 forms you can copy and use—or load into your computer (from the FREE disk enclosed). Then you can customize the forms to fit your company, fill them out, and print. Loads into Word for Windows, Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, Works, or Excel programs. You'll find forms covering accounting, estimating, fieldwork, contracts, and general office. Each form comes with complete instructions on when to use it and how to fill it out. These forms were designed, tested and used by contractors, and will help keep your business organized, profitable and out of legal, accounting and collection troubles. Includes a CD-ROM for Windows™ and Mac.
From the Back Cover
Nearly every contract and form you're going to need is here ready for reproduction.
The authors are construction contractors and have used these forms for many years. They're good. They're complete. They're going to save you time and money day after day. By themselves, they're worth the price of the book.
But that's just the beginning if you have a computer and a printer.
With that combination and the CD inside the back cover of this book, you're going to be a paperwork wizard. You can lay these forms open on your computer screen and customize them to fit your needs exactly:
- Add your company name and address.
- Add whatever you feel is missing.
- Delete what doesn't suit your operation.
- Change the column headings or row widths.
If you know how to use any of the popular word processing or spreadsheet programs, you'll have no trouble using the disk included. Even if you don't have a word processing program, you'll be able to use these forms on your computer. Full instructions in the book explain how to open and use any of these forms:
- Estimating forms, checklists, and job and equipment logs and time sheets.
- Contracts and change orders for remodeling, new construction, and T&M jobs.
- Progress billing sheets, purchase orders, and time and material invoices.
- Lien notices, time cards, cover letters, transmittals, and memos.
The compact disk has a version of all 125 forms exactly right for anyone who uses:
- Ami Pro 3.0 for Windows
- Lotus Word Pro
- WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, and 6.0
- Claris Works 5.0
- NCU Edit for DOS
- Corel WordPerfect
- Excel for Windows 3.1, 95, NT and 98
- Corel Quattro Pro
- Works 3.0 for Windows 3.1
- Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows 3.1, 95, NT and 98
- Word 6 for Windows 3.1, 95, NT and 98
- Works 4.0 for Windows 95, NT and 98
No Word Processor or Spreadsheet Program Needed
If you don't have any of these programs, there's another version of all 125 forms that will work on any computer that operates on DOS or Windows systems. If you don't have a CD drive, a 3 1/2" disk is also available.
About the Authors
Craig Savage is a contractor with over 30 years of construction experience and in appreciation for what the computer can do in the builder's office. In this book he draws on these skills to help builders with a marked dislike for paper-shuffling resolve the age-old dilemma of how to achieve the accurate, through records every business requires, while not spending the entire work week doing it.
Karen Jones-Mitchell has 15 years experience as a general contractor and finance consultant. Between her two careers, she's become a seasoned pro in building, in construction accounting, and in computers. Karen knows inside and out the special problems of construction record-keeping and construction offices. In this book she has combined that knowledge to help create the most user-friendly set of forms you've ever seen or used.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Accounting Forms; Chapter 2: Contracts; Chapter 3: Estimating Forms; Chapter 4: Field Forms; Chapter 5: General Office Forms; Chapter 6: Installation Instruction; Index of Programs: Index. |
