If the final negotiated cost exceeds the price ceiling, the contractor. absorbs the difference as a loss. Because the profit varies inversely with the cost, this contract. type provides a positive, calculable profit incentive for the contractor to control costs.
Davis is located in Yolo County, California, 11 mi (18 km) west of Sacramento, 70 mi (113 km) northeast of San Francisco, 385 mi (619 km) north of Los Angeles, at the intersection of Interstate 80 and State Route 113.
About San Joaquin County, CA San Joaquin offers tremendous opportunities to the residents and businesses that call it home. San Joaquin's eight communities of Mountain House, Tracy, Lathrop, Manteca, Ripon, Escalon, Stockton, and Lodi provide quality affordable housing along with numerous recreational opportunities and state-of-the-art K-12 schools and higher education institutions.