construction gouging

At the CC there was no demo as it was a simple enclosure of the two walls that were already there. There was nothing to demo. With the bathrooms the numbers come out close to $375 a square foot, almost exactly TRIPLE what it should have cost. Both projects took over TWO YEARS to complete! Absurd. My contractor friend said that 20-25% profit is usual and customary here in S Fla., not 300%, or more. Making a 25%profit is capitalism- a 300% profit is gouging, or worse. Dr. Mel P. Johnson