Public work is booming. Infrastructure, data centers, CHIPS Act money. But most contractors still avoid it because of fear, paperwork, and compliance headaches.
In this episode, we sit down with
Jason Sperfslage from
Beneco (part of FuturePlan by Ascensus) to break down how to stop treating fringe as “just compliance” and start using it as a competitive weapon.
You’ll learn:
- Why paying fringe in cash quietly crushes your margins
- How to turn fringe into six-figure savings on payroll taxes
- The basics of fringe benefits: what’s allowed, what’s not, and who decides
- How to structure benefits so your bids are sharper and more competitive
- Real numbers from a paving contractor who grew public work to ~50% of revenue
- Why financial literacy and retirement planning matter so much in construction
- The simple math to estimate how much cash you’re wasting today
If you’re doing (or thinking about doing) prevailing wage work and feel buried in contracts, certified payroll, and confusion about fringe — this episode will show you how to punch above your weight class without ending up in “spreadsheet hell” or on the front page for the wrong reasons.
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