The Unsung Cogs in the Construction Industry Supply-Chain

Construction jobs of all sizes can be very expensive and they often overrun the initially set budget for a number of reasons including the need to use more materials and the likes. You’re really probably paying as much for the labour as you are paying for the expertise, but if you were to drill down to the finest details and try to analyse where each of the costs come from, you might think that you’re being overcharged in certain aspects.

While there is no discounting the possibility of being overcharged in certain areas, for the most part there are so many other unseen processes which form part of the primary construction job adding to the costs. This is where a lot of the value comes into play, albeit it’s value that isn’t readily visible.

You don’t really need to go too far up the supply chain to uncover cogs forming part of the supply chain and forming part of the process. The deployment of a mixer for dry mortars eats up energy which in turn costs money and you can bet your bottom dollar that these costs are worked into the cost to the end-client.

Fortunately though you seldom have to worry about these types of costs being passed on to you as the client on a grand scale – at the end of the day the contractor who is in charge of completing your construction project is trying to make a good name for themselves. So while it can only be encouraged of you to take a closer look at all the details of a construction project being completed for you, including the sourcing of ordinarily unseen supply-chain cogs such as the contractor’s choice of equipment like a rotary drum mixer, your involvement should largely be limited to an appreciation level.

Any attempts to micromanage every step of the process will only frustrate you, so leave the work up to the professionals.