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Construction Estimating
Table of Contents
Table of Exhibits
About This Series
- Rules of Business
- Self-Paced Personal Instruction
About This Course
- Defining The Project
- Measurement
Chapter 1: Gathering the Information
- Accuracy of Information
- Complete Information
- Recording the Information Accurately and Completely
- Measurement
- Unit of Measure
- Experience in the Business of Estimating
- The Principles of Estimating
- Plans: Preliminary, Designer or Architect, and Approved
- Materials Specifications
- Site Inspection Checklist
- Project Analysis of Special Items
- Customer Analysis - Special Cases
- Company Ability to do the Project
- Hidden Costs in Remodeling and Renovation
- Overall Checklists
- Summary
Chapter 2: Cost Records
- Construction Estimate File
- Estimate from Cost History
- Direct Costs
- True Cost for Each Hour of Labor
- Payroll Summaries
- Subcontractors
- Published Cost Manuals
- Just in Time Purchasing
- Hidden Cost Records
- Limited and Open-Ended Prices
- Change Orders in Estimating
- Summary
Chapter 3: Sample Procedures
- Project Definition
- Checklist
- Estimating Process
- Our Addition Estimate
- Short Cuts and Errors
- Change Orders
- Summary
Chapter 4: Pricing and Cost Accounting
- Pricing
- Markup for Indirect Costs and Profit
- Pricing Strategies
- Retail Pricing by the Item Ordered
- Change Order Pricing
- Cost Accounting
- Basics of Cost Accounting
- Financial Strategy in Cost Accounting
- Project Cycle Analysis
- Summary
Chapter 5: Using a Computer to Estimate
- Know the Basics First
- The Computer as a Tool
- Comparing Costs, Setup Time, and Project Results
- Using a Computer for Simple and Routine Estimating
- Summary
Quick Reference Tool
A Math Primer for Estimators
You, Our Customer
Small Business Help
Resources
Bibliography
Web Sites
Index
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