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GC Margin Model

How ancillary service stacking compounds GC profitability at the project level and across an enterprise. Configure services, set your firm's revenue, see the math.

Per-Project Economics

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Toggle ancillary services to see per-project EBITDA on a $500M project, then scroll down to see what it means across a portfolio.

Cumulative EBITDA over 10 years, 3-year checkpoints ($M)
Traditional GC Ancillary-stacked GC
Enterprise Implications

Scale It Across the Firm

Same service stack applied across your annual project portfolio. Set your firm's revenue to see annual and cumulative EBITDA at the enterprise level.

Enterprise cumulative EBITDA: Traditional vs. Stacked ($M)
Traditional GC (CM fee only) Ancillary-stacked GC Cumulative gap
Sources: GC Ancillary Revenue Model, ENR Top 400 (2024), industry EBITDA margin benchmarks. CM fee baseline: 2.5% of project value, 25% EBITDA margin. Ancillary margins sourced from public filings, industry interviews, and operational benchmarks. Enterprise model assumes consistent service adoption across portfolio and 4% annual revenue growth. Model does not account for startup costs, ramp periods, or variable adoption rates across project types.

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