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CONTROL: THE CONSTRUCTION FINANCIAL OPERATING SYSTEM 8 STEPS · 60 DAYS · YOUR BUSINESS FINALLY MAKES SENSE JOSH LUEBKER · MASTER ELECTRICIAN · 150+ PROJECTS · $2.1B+ MANAGED TRADE CONTRACTORS FROM STARTUP TO $50M · OCT 1, 2026 · AHEAD OF SCHEDULE CONTROL: THE CONSTRUCTION FINANCIAL OPERATING SYSTEM 8 STEPS · 60 DAYS · YOUR BUSINESS FINALLY MAKES SENSE JOSH LUEBKER · MASTER ELECTRICIAN · 150+ PROJECTS · $2.1B+ MANAGED TRADE CONTRACTORS FROM STARTUP TO $50M · OCT 1, 2026 · AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
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OCT 1, 2026 · AHEAD OF SCHEDULE CONTROL: The Construction Financial Operating System book by Josh Luebker
THE BOOK

STOP
FIREFIGHTING.

YOU CAN WIN ALL THE WORK YOU WANT AND STILL GO BROKE.

The 8-step system to get your construction business out of debt and into real profit. Each step fixes a specific financial or operational breakdown. Implement in order or independently. You will see results within 30 to 60 days of each step.

8
STEPS
60
DAYS TO IMPLEMENT
5 HRS
A MONTH TO RUN IT
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CONTROL is an 8-step financial operating system for construction subcontractors doing $1M to $12M a year, written by Josh Luebker, a former commercial project manager who managed $2.1B in projects. One client used it to go from $161,000 to $1.1 million in net profit in a single year, on the same revenue. The book launches October 1, 2026.

Every step in this system runs inside Sulphur Prairie Management's active fractional CFO practice today. This isn't theory waiting to be tested. It's the system already at work for subcontractors right now.

REVENUE IS VANITY.
PROFIT IS REALITY.
CONTROL · CHAPTER 1
BOOK PROGRESS
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BOOK WRITTEN
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THE 8 STEPS

A construction financial operating system is the set of steps that shows a subcontractor where profit is made or lost, project by project, instead of guessing at the end of the month. CONTROL breaks that into eight steps.

01
Job Cost Structure
7 categories, 3 levels. See exactly where every dollar goes on every project.
02
Equipment Cost Basis
True daily cost per piece of equipment. Stop losing money on every deployment.
03
Overhead Calculation
Most contractors think 10 percent overhead. Most are running 25 to 42 percent. Find your real number.
04
Estimating System
Align every estimate line item to your job cost codes. Apples to apples, every time.
05
Software & Bookkeeping
The right setup so your PM pulls job costs in 30 seconds. Not 3 days.
06
Project Management Standards
Bill on time. Send every change order. Follow the standard. No exceptions.
07
Monthly Cadence
Weekly bookkeeping. Cost to complete. The CEO report. 5 hours a month. That is it.
08
Standards & Accountability
The system that keeps everything running without you in every meeting and decision.
WHAT SHIPS WITH THE BOOK

SIX TEMPLATES.
TWO DIAGNOSTICS.

Six downloadable templates and two written diagnostics. One deliverable for every chapter in the book. Job cost code template by trade with a video walkthrough. Equipment cost basis spreadsheet. Overhead calculator with scenario planning for fully-utilized vs. slow. Alignment meeting blueprint. Project management best practices framework. Cash flow forecasting template with a walkthrough video. Plus the diagnostic exercises for Chapters 5 and 8.

Tool agnostic. Build the system in any software you already use, in a spreadsheet, or with pen and paper. Scan the QR code in each chapter to download.

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CONTROL · CHAPTER 1
Josh Luebker, Author of CONTROL, Founder of Sulphur Prairie Management
JOSH LUEBKER
AUTHOR · CONTROL · FOUNDER, SULPHUR PRAIRIE MANAGEMENT

Former commercial construction project manager and master electrician. Managed 150+ projects totaling $2.1B+. Google data centers, military bases, hospitals, airport runways, and federal facilities across multiple states. He watched profitable subcontractors run out of cash on jobs he was managing. CONTROL is built from what works on the job site, not what looks good in a textbook.

Josh founded Sulphur Prairie Management (The Construction CFO) to be the fractional CFO for commercial subcontractors. Not a bookkeeper. Not a traditional CPA firm. A team that understands how a project gets built, how money flows through a construction company, and how to align all of it so owners can finally see what is happening. Featured on the Blue Collar Business Podcast with Sy Kirby, plus Roofer Growth Hacks, The Grit Blueprint, and 10+ other industry shows. Spoken at Converge Construction Summit. Based in Sulphur Rock, AR.

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WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE
$161K to $1,112,000
Net profit · Concrete sub · Same revenue, one year
4 MCAs Eliminated
Civil contractor · Debt cleared · GP 5 to 33 percent
$365K AR Recovered
Electrical sub · 120 days · First Christmas bonuses in 11 years
QUESTIONS CONTRACTORS ASK
What is CONTROL: The Construction Financial Operating System?
CONTROL is an 8-step financial operating system for trade-based subcontractors doing commercial construction work from startup to $50M. Each step fixes a specific financial or operational breakdown. Job cost structure, equipment cost basis, overhead calculation, estimating alignment, software setup, project management standards, monthly cadence, and accountability. Implement in order or independently and see results within 30 to 60 days of each step.
Who is the book Control written for?
Control is written for trade-based subcontractors and self-performing GCs doing 70 percent or more commercial progress-payment work. That covers concrete, electrical, civil, SWPPP, masonry, framing, demolition, paving, structural steel, drywall, insulation, and more, from startup to $50M in revenue.
When is the book Control available?
Control: The Construction Financial Operating System by Josh Luebker is targeted for release on October 1, 2026. That date is ahead of the original October 22 target. Preorder the ebook now at runoncfos.com for $3.99 through October 3, or join the paperback waitlist to get notified the moment it ships.
Who wrote Control: The Construction Financial Operating System?
Control was written by Josh Luebker. Former commercial construction project manager and master electrician who managed 150+ projects totaling $2.1B+, including Google data centers, military bases, hospitals, airport runways, and federal facilities across multiple states. Josh founded Sulphur Prairie Management (The Construction CFO) to provide fractional CFO services for commercial subcontractors. He has been featured on the Blue Collar Business Podcast with Sy Kirby, Roofer Growth Hacks, and 10+ other industry shows, and has spoken at the Converge Construction Summit.
How long does it take to implement the CFOS system?
You can implement all 8 steps of the CFOS system in as little as 60 days, or take up to a year. The pace is yours. Either way, you will see results within 30 to 60 days of completing each individual step. The system requires about 5 hours per month to run once fully installed.
WHERE TO GO NEXT
SYSTEM HUB
The 8 CONTROL Steps
Every module in the system, in sequence, with the full breakdown of what each one fixes.
DIRECTORY
Find Your Trade
All 49 commercial trades CONTROL serves, searchable and filterable by CSI division.
ABOUT
About Josh Luebker
150+ projects, $2.1B+ managed, and why he built CONTROL from the field instead of a textbook.
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BETTER SYSTEM.
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