Banking Relationships

Bonding and Bank Lines for Contractors

Financials your bank and surety can rely on, so you can get the credit lines, loans and bonding you need to grow.

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If two or more of these sound familiar, let’s talk.

What We Do

How We Help With Banks and Sureties

Banks and sureties lend and bond when they’re confident you can pay them back. We help you give them that confidence, with reliable financial statements, cash flow forecasts and reporting that shows you’re meeting your loan terms. Our team has established banking relationships and can help you build new ones.

Getting financing

  • New banking relationships
  • Lines of credit, term loans and mortgage loans
  • Bonding lines for larger and public work
  • The financial statements and forecasts lenders ask for
  • Timely answers to your underwriter’s questions

Keeping it

  • Covenant compliance reporting
  • Ongoing financial reporting to your bank
  • Cash management that shows you can pay on time
  • Support for a larger bonding line as you grow
Learn more in our guide to building strong banking relationships, or see all our construction services.

What Banks Look At

Capital

Enough capital to cover your risks, surprises and planned growth.

Asset Quality

Receivables and other assets worth what the books say.

Management

A team that knows the numbers, explains the plan and answers questions quickly.

Earnings

Steady core earnings and costs in line with your industry.

Liquidity

Cash management and a cash flow forecast that show you can pay on time.

Market Risk

A plan for swings in material prices and interest rates.

Banks are examined on these six areas, known as CAMELS, and they judge borrowers the same way. If you see your company the way your banker does, you raise your odds of getting the loan on better terms.

Results

Results for Contractors

Helped companies obtain lines of credit totaling over $100 million.
Obtained over $10 million in lines of credit, term loans and mortgage loans for a construction company.
Negotiated a construction company’s line of credit up to $200,000 and a larger bonding line, so it could take on more public work.
Rebuilt the financials and reestablished the bonding and bank lines for a company that had gone more than 2 years without financial statements.

Meet Alan

Led by a Former Construction CFO

Alan G. Lefkowitz, CPA, founded CFO Strategies in 2009 and has 46 years of business experience. For over 10 years he was CFO of mid-sized construction and real estate companies, overseeing the financial performance of major New York projects, including the Yankee Stadium and the Goldman Sachs office tower. Today he and his team bring that experience to contractors who need CFO-level help without a full-time hire.

From First Call to Monthly Reporting

1. Book a Call

Tell us about your company, your software and what isn’t working.

2. Free Cash Flow Review

We look at your books, WIP and cash position and tell you what we’d fix first.

3. Cleanup and Setup

We clean up what needs fixing and set up job costing and monthly reporting.

4. Monthly Reporting

Every month you get clear reports on job profitability, WIP and cash.

We can usually start within a couple of weeks, after a short review of your books. See how it works or view our pricing.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Straight answers about banks, bonding and credit lines.

Yes. We have established banking relationships and help companies build new ones and get lines of credit, term loans and mortgage loans.

We helped one construction company get a larger bonding line so it could take on more public work, and helped another reestablish its bonding and bank lines.

Enough capital, good-quality assets, a credible management team, steady earnings, healthy cash flow and control over market risks like material prices.

Yes. We prepare the financial reporting banks need to see that you’re meeting your loan covenants.

QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Sage 100 Contractor, Sage 300 CRE, Foundation, Sage Intacct, Viewpoint Vista and Plexxis. See what we do in each one.

Get Ready for Your Next Bank Meeting

Book a free consultation. We’ll look at your numbers and tell you what we’d fix first, with no obligation.

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