SuretyCFO – The 12-Step Pricing Formula™ for Growth and Bonding.xlsx

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4							SuretyCFO – The 12-Step Pricing Formula™ for Growth and Bonding
5							How Contractors Can Price Jobs Confidently, Protect Margins, and Strengthen Bonding Capacity
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7							Overview
8							Pricing is not just about winning jobs — it is about protecting gross margin and maintaining the working capital that sureties rely on.
9							The SuretyCFO 12-Step Pricing Formula™ helps contractors connect estimating, cost control, and financial outcomes into a single system that supports profitable growth and bonding stability.
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11							How to Use
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13							Use this as a pre-bid checklist or project pricing workbook.
14							Score each step from 1 to 5 (1 = not consistent, 5 = fully implemented).
15							At the end, review your “Pricing Health Index” to identify improvement priorities.
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