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ℹ ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Ready for some real frights? Forget ghosts and goblins – these true contractor bid horror stories will keep you up at night checking your Excel formulas.
Wade and Stephen share spine-chilling tales of million-dollar spreadsheet errors, last-minute sub pullouts, and bid day disasters that cost contractors their profits (and sometimes their jobs).
Learn from these nightmares with practical tips to protect your business from bid day terror. Perfect Halloween listening for contractors who want to avoid their own estimating horror story.
⌚️ Key moments in this episode:
- 01:33 Setting the Stage for Bid Day
- 02:25 Common Bid Day Mistakes and Their Consequences
- 05:04 Real-Life Bid Day Horror Stories
- 14:04 Technical Issues and Their Impact
- 17:24 Preventing Bid Day Disasters
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