INDUSTRY · CONSTRUCTION

Finance for construction and trades platforms.

Fractional CFO and post-acquisition integration for $10M–$150M construction platforms — general contractors, specialty trades, multi-branch builders, residential and commercial operators. Where work-in-progress discipline, percentage-of-completion accounting, change-order capture and bonding capacity determine whether the platform scales or stalls.

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01 / What matters here

The work that actually moves the P&L.

Sector-specific. Every construction engagement is built around these levers, not a generic CFO playbook.

WIP and percentage-of-completion discipline

The single biggest source of margin leak in construction finance. Job-level WIP that ties to the GL and surfaces under/over-billings before they become problems.

Change-order capture and pricing

Where the margin lives or dies. The discipline to price changes accurately, capture them promptly, and collect on them.

Bonding capacity and surety relationship

How the balance sheet, equity, and working capital feed bonding lines — and how to grow capacity without overextending.

Project P&L and trade-by-trade margin

Margin by project, by trade, by foreman. The view operators need to staff and bid.

Multi-branch consolidation

Branch P&Ls, allocation discipline, and the operating cadence for platforms that have grown by acquisition.

Sale to a strategic or sponsor

Sell-side advisory for construction platforms, with the QoE work that surfaces WIP and change-order quality up front.

02 / Capabilities engaged

What we braid into Construction engagements.

All practices

Fractional CFO

Embedded finance leadership, monthly.

Interim CFO

Stabilize the seat. 90 days, no drift.

M&A Advisory

Sell-side, buy-side, the messy in-between.

Buy-Side QoE & Diligence

Quality of earnings — from an operator, not an auditor.

03 / The bench for Construction

Partners with operating experience in this sector.

We don't sell what we haven't run. Every engagement led by a partner who has been inside the function.

Practice lead SA

Sid Ahuja

Senior Partner

Capital markets and M&A background. Multi-unit specialist — hotel groups, dental and medical DSOs, real-estate operating cos, professional services firms, construction platforms. Leads sell-side processes and roll-up sequencing where unit economics are the deal. RevPAR, same-store and unit-economics rebuilds.

Senior partner MS

Marcin Samiec

Senior Partner, Tech & AI

Tech executive with 15+ years in transformation and IT strategy, now operating as a fractional CIO. Leads systems modernization, ERP and platform implementations, project rescue and turnaround, and the privacy-and-security build (GDPR, ISO 27001) inside operating businesses. Brings the AI and agentic-operations practice to where the operating stack actually runs — oil & gas, construction, real estate and professional services.

05 / Common questions

FAQ.

What size construction businesses does Putra & Co serve?

$10–$150M in revenue typically. General contractors, multi-trade platforms, and specialty contractors with a project-based P&L.

Who leads the construction practice?

Sid Ahuja leads, with capex-and-cycles support from Leandro D'Elia on heavy-civil and resources-adjacent work.

Can Putra & Co help with WIP cleanup?

Yes — WIP rebuilds, job-cost reconciliations, and the percentage-of-completion discipline that holds up under a buyer's QoE.

Does the practice cover bonding capacity work?

Yes — equity-and-working-capital structuring to grow bonding lines, plus the relationship work with surety underwriters.

Can Putra & Co help with a construction sale?

Yes — sell-side advisory, QoE prep, and process management for construction platforms selling to strategics, sponsors, or roll-ups.

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