Civil contracting is the bedrock of our communities, building the roads, bridges, and utilities we rely on every day. Success in this field demands not only exceptional construction skill but also mastery of public bidding, government compliance, and complex project finance.
SMAART Company provides specialized civil construction accounting and operational support to help your business navigate these unique challenges.
Our team of experts helps you build a robust financial framework that strengthens your bidding process, ensures flawless compliance on public projects, and protects your profitability from start to finish.
Working on publicly funded projects involves a level of scrutiny and complexity far beyond private construction. Without a specialized back office, even the best contractors face significant financial and legal risks:
Complex Public Bidding Process: Winning bids from government agencies requires meticulous and accurate cost estimation. A single error can lead to a rejected bid or, worse, a winning bid that loses money.
Strict Bonding & Insurance Requirements: Public projects demand significant surety bonding capacity. Your ability to get bonded is directly tied to the quality and accuracy of your financial statements.
Certified Payroll & Labor Law Compliance: Many public projects are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act and prevailing wage laws, which require submitting weekly certified payroll reports and maintaining meticulous records. Errors can lead to audits and severe penalties.
Government Contract Management: Public contracts have rigid billing structures, change order processes, and reporting requirements that differ significantly from private sector work.
Managing Project Cash Flow & Retainage: Slow payment cycles from government agencies and significant retainage withheld until project completion can put immense strain on your cash flow.
SMAART Company helps you manage these high-stakes variables with a disciplined, finance-first approach to civil construction.
We serve the full spectrum of civil contracting businesses, including:
Heavy Highway & Road Builders managing large-scale projects for state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and local municipalities.
Underground Utility Contractors specializing in water, sewer, and storm drain projects with complex municipal specifications.
Bridge & Structural Concrete Contractors working on high-stakes infrastructure with intense quality control and compliance requirements.
Earthwork & Site Development Contractors providing the foundational work for public facilities and infrastructure.
Subcontractors to Prime Civil Contractors who must also adhere to the strict compliance and payroll requirements of public works projects.
At SMAART Company, we understand that for civil contractors, compliance is just as important as concrete. Our dedicated focus means:
We Understand Civil Construction Finance: We are experienced in the financial systems civil contractors need, including WIP (Work-in-Progress) reporting and unit-price billing, to keep projects profitable.
We Help Manage Certified Payroll: We support contractors in managing the complexities of prevailing wage requirements and generating the error-free certified payroll reports required by government agencies.
We Support Your Bonding Capacity: We provide the timely and accurate financial reporting that sureties rely on to evaluate your bonding capacity, helping you qualify for larger projects.
We Provide Independent Financial Oversight: We act as your trusted back office, providing the accurate, real-time job costing data you need to keep your projects on budget.
We Build Systems for Growth: We help you implement financial systems that can handle the intense documentation and reporting requirements of public works, allowing you to scale your business efficiently.
Construction & Job Cost Accounting: Real-time tracking of all project costs (labor, equipment, materials) against your bid, supported by detailed WIP reporting.
Certified Payroll Management: Complete and accurate processing of weekly certified payroll reports to ensure full compliance with Davis-Bacon and other prevailing wage laws.
Bonding & Insurance Support: Preparation of professional, audit-ready financial statements and reports required by your surety and insurance partners.
Fractional CFO & Strategic Advisory: High-level financial guidance on bidding strategy, equipment financing, and cash flow management for long-term projects.
Government Contract Billing: Managing the entire billing process according to the specific requirements of public agencies, including tracking retainage and submitting change orders.
Tax Planning & Compliance: Strategic tax advisory focused on the unique opportunities for contractors, ensuring you are optimized for profitability
Civil contractors should be focused on managing crews, operating heavy equipment, and delivering critical infrastructure projects on time, not on wrestling with certified payroll or preparing financial statements for the surety. With SMAART Company as your partner, you gain the financial control and peace of mind to run your business with confidence.
Every civil contracting business has unique challenges and goals. Let’s build a civil construction accounting and advisory plan that matches yours Whether you need help with certified payroll, job costing, or maximizing your bonding capacity, we’re ready to assist.
Surety companies base their decisions on your financial health, character, and capacity. We help by producing the professional, accurate, and timely financial statements that sureties need to see, which demonstrates financial health and builds their confidence in your business.
Yes. We handle the entire process, from calculating the correct prevailing wage rates to preparing and submitting the weekly certified payroll reports to the required government agencies.
A specialist understands the unique challenges of public works, including certified payroll, government billing, and the critical importance of bonding. This expertise is essential for protecting your profits and ensuring compliance
By implementing detailed job cost accounting, we provide you with historical data on the true cost of your past projects. This data is invaluable for helping you create more accurate, competitive, and profitable bids for future work.
It begins with a detailed consultation to understand your current projects, your bonding needs, and your financial goals. From there, we design a tailored service package to support your operations.
