Estimating in Building Construction

22 CHAPTER THREE 3–4 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS (INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS) Instructions to biddersis the document that states the pr ...

Project Manual 23 Proposals. Be sure to check exactly where the bids are being received. Be sure to check each addendum to see i ...

24 CHAPTER THREE Reject any proposal not prepared and submitted in accordance with the contract documents. These are common sti ...

Project Manual 25 actually figuring the estimate, contractors will go through the entire supplementary general conditions carefu ...

in the bid being disqualified. For subcontractor bids that are used to bid the project, the contractors should verify that the a ...

Project Manual 27 all requests for interpretations must be made in writing and state how many days before the date set for openi ...

28 4–1 Organization The estimator must maintain a high degree of organization throughout the estimate development stage. A well- ...

Every page of the estimate should be numbered and ini- tialed by the person who prepared that portion of the esti- mate. In addi ...

Listed below are the steps in working up a detailed esti- mate. These steps should form a basis for estimating, so it is importa ...

The Estimate 31 expertise and estimate ownership will be enhanced. The information that is obtained from the site visit will inf ...

32 CHAPTER FOUR 4–7 Specialty Contractors Aspecialty contractororsubcontractoris a separate contrac- tor hired by the prime cont ...

The Estimate 33 should be communicating with the specific subcontractors concerning the fact that they will submit a price quote ...

34 CHAPTER FOUR used to quantify reinforcing steel. A spreadsheet version of Figure 4.6 (Rebar.xls) is provided on the companion ...

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Every item on this page is supported by workup sheets. A spreadsheet version of Figure 4.7 (Recap.xls) is provided on the compan ...

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38 5–1 Overview During the last 20 years, computers have revolutionized esti- mating. With the advent of cheap personal computer ...

rates from a database, the estimator must determine whether the retrieved data are appropriate for the current estimate. If job ...

40 CHAPTER FIVE FIGURE 5.1.WinEst Estimate Sheet. Courtesy of WinEstimator Inc. FIGURE 5.2.WinEst Database. Courtesy of WinEstim ...

Computers in Estimating 41 for missed items and recall where the individual quanti- ties came from. These software packages per ...