Percentage fee, 13
Performance bond, 15, 51
form of, 18
Perimeter, 78–79
Permit, 4, 31
bond, 51
building, 46, 50
Personnel qualified, 29
Pest control, 49
Phone log, 28
Photographs, 46, 51
Pick-up truck, 51
Pictures, 31
Pier
drilled, 94–96
excavation, 85
formed, 96
shaft, 96
Pile, 89–90
sheet, 66
subcontractor, 89
Pipe in metal studs, 197
Pitch, roof, 166, 168, 181
Plans, 5–6, 8–9, 11–12, 14, 18,
22–23, 27, 30–31, 36,
48, 224
electrical, 215
electronic, 40–41
floor, 93
mechanical, 30, 215
plot, 93
reflected ceiling, 199
room, 8
site, 93
structural, 30, 136
working, 1, 8
Plant costs, 28
Plaster, 203–204
acoustical, 204
foundation, 178
subcontractor, 205
Plastic laminate in
window, 189
Plates, 136
wood, 163
Plot plan, 93
Plumber, 45
Plumbing, 32, 218–220, 227
abbreviations, 219
checklist, 220
hangers, 218
subcontractor, 215
symbols, 219
trenches, 218
in wood walls, 163
Plywood, 154–155,
161–162
subfloor, 208
system, 173
Polyvinyl chloride, 186
Portland Cement
Association, 111
Postage, 43
Post-it, 47
Posttensioned, 115
Power
demand charge, 50
shovels, 67, 81
temporary, 215
utilization, 61
Precast
beams, 115, 117
columns, 115, 117
concrete, 114–118, 132, 215
sill, 189
stool, 190
in windows, 189
costs, 117–118
floor planks, 115
shop drawings, 117–118
slab, 116–117
tee, 115–116
wall panels, 115
Precedence diagram, 48
Prefinished doors, 192
Preliminary estimate,
2–4, 10
Presentation skills, 6
Prestressed, 117–118
Pretension, 115
Price, 7, 24
add, 25
best, 7
deduct, 25
escalation, 48
lump sum, 5
quotes, 5
unit, 5
Pricing, 38–39
labor, 59
Primavera, 47
Prime contractor, 5, 9, 11–15,
18, 24–25, 27, 32, 34,
45–48, 214–215, 218
Productivity
concrete, 100
curtain wall, 189
door, 193
factor, 53–54
metal deck, 143
rate, 38–39
reinforcing, 106
standard conditions, 53
steel deck, 143
vapor retarder, 107
Professional services, 43
Profit, 7, 25, 34, 48,
224–225
margin, 1
reasonable, 219
Progress payments, 14, 16
Project
comparison estimate, 4,
226–227completed, 1, 4, 6
conceptual, 8
conditions, 31
control, 5
location, 8, 29
management, 5
manager, 45
manual, 1, 5, 8, 18–27, 30–31,
45–46, 48
meetings, 48
Microsoft, 47
notebook, 66
overhead, 1, 5–8, 18, 24,
31, 47, 224
sign, 49
size, 29–30
team, 7
Proof of purchase, 14
Property
damage, 58
loss, 58
protection of, 46
Proposal, 23, 28
e-mailed, 38
form, 18, 23–24
submission of, 32
Protection of work, 50
Public right of way, 50
Pump, 45, 51
concrete, 111
Pumping, 24, 66, 88
Purchase, proof of, 14
Purchasing agent, 43
PVC, 186Q
Quantities, 28
in-place, 12
survey, 7
surveyor, 5
takeoff, 1, 12, 34
tracking, 38
Quotes, 5R
Radiant heat in plaster, 204
Rafter
headers, 166–167
trimmers, 166–167
wood, 166, 179
Railings, metal, 143
Rain, 54
gutters, 227
Raises, 56
Ratios of parameters, 3
Reflected ceiling plan, 199
Regulations, government, 226
Reimbursable items, 13–14
Reimbursements, 57
Reinforcing, 100–107
area of bar, 102
bar, 100268 INDEX