Costs, Estimated Earnings and Billings on Uncompleted Contracts

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Costs, Estimated Earnings and Billings on Uncompleted Contracts [Abstract]

COSTS, ESTIMATED EARNINGS AND BILLINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS

NOTE 5—COSTS, ESTIMATED EARNINGS AND BILLINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS

The Company’s billing practices are governed primarily by the contract terms of each project based on the achievement of milestones, pre-agreed schedules or progress towards completion approved by the project owner. Billings do not necessarily correlate with net revenues recognized under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Contract costs include all direct costs, such as material and labor, and those indirect costs related to contract performance such as payroll taxes, insurance, job supervision and equipment charges. The amounts of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings are expected to be billed and collected in the normal course of business.

Unapproved change orders, which represent contract variations for which the Company has project owner approval for scope changes but not for the price associated with the scope changes, are reflected in net revenues when it is probable that the applicable costs will be recovered through a change in the contract price. There were no significant unapproved favorable change orders as of April 30, 2013.

The tables below set forth the aggregate amounts of costs incurred and earnings accrued on uncompleted contracts compared with the billings for those contracts through April 30, 2013 and January 31, 2013, and reconcile the net amounts of billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings to the amounts included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at those dates.

	April 30,		January 31,
	2013		2013
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts	$	289,733,000	$	259,390,000
Estimated accrued earnings		59,482,000		48,724,000
		349,215,000		308,114,000
Less—Billings to date		409,638,000		380,295,000
	$	60,423,000	$	72,181,000
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	$	1,062,000	$	1,178,000
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings		61,485,000		73,359,000
	$	60,423,000	$	72,181,000