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Why We Built Breva®: The $280 Billion Problem Nobody Talks About

Slow payments cost the US construction industry $280 billion a year. Most of that loss…

Charles Inokon

March 24, 2026

8 min read

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Build Your SOV From Your Estimate — Not a Blank Spreadsheet

Your schedule of values should be a translation of your estimate, not a new document. Here is the six-step

AIA G702 and G703 Explained for Contractors Who Never Went to Business School

What the G702 and G703 actually are, why GCs require them, and how to fill them out without leaving money on

WIP Schedules Explained. The Report Your Bonding Company Actually Reads

Work-in-progress schedules are how sureties, lenders, and CFOs read the health of a construction company.

The Retainage Release Playbook: How to Get Held Money Out the Door Faster

Retainage is the largest pile of cash most subs leave on the table. Here is the operational playbook for getting it

Project Capital vs. Line of Credit: Which Should You Use, and When?

When to draw on a line of credit, when to use project-specific capital, and how to think about the cost of each.

Surety Bonds Explained. How Sureties Underwrite Your Next Job

What a surety actually looks at when they underwrite your bond line, and what you can do this quarter to grow

Charles Inokon

March 10, 2026

10 min read

The Breva® Blog.

Why We Built Breva®: The $280 Billion Problem Nobody Talks About

Build Your SOV From Your Estimate — Not a Blank Spreadsheet

AIA G702 and G703 Explained for Contractors Who Never Went to Business School

WIP Schedules Explained. The Report Your Bonding Company Actually Reads

The Retainage Release Playbook: How to Get Held Money Out the Door Faster

Project Capital vs. Line of Credit: Which Should You Use, and When?

Surety Bonds Explained. How Sureties Underwrite Your Next Job

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