Estimating in Building Construction

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Estimating in Building Construction SEVENTH EDITION Frank R. Dagostino Steven J. Peterson Weber State University Prentice Hall B ...

Vice President and Editor in Chief:Ve r n o n R. Anthony Acquisitions Editor:David Ploskonka Editorial Assistant:Nancy Kesterson ...

To my father for encouraging me to get an education and my mother for her loving support. SP ...

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v PREFACE T he seventh edition continues to build on the strong foundation of the previous editions. The need for estimators to ...

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- chapter INTRODUCTION TO ESTIMATING 1–1 General Introduction 1–2 Types of Estimates Detailed Estimate Assembly Estimat ...

Appendix A Drawings and Outline Specifications for Small Commercial Building 233 Appendix B Drawings and Outline Specifications ...

1 INTRODUCTION TO ESTIMATING CHAPTERONE 1–1 General Introduction Building construction estimatingis the determination of probabl ...

2 CHAPTER ONE The design-build (DB) and construction-manager (CM) project delivery systems are gaining in popularity. In the des ...

Introduction to Estimating 3 drawings, to compare design approaches, and as a check of a detailed estimate that seems way off. I ...

4 CHAPTER ONE Project Comparison Estimates Project comparison estimates are prepared by comparing the cost of a proposed project ...

Introduction to Estimating 5 However, the general contractor relinquishes a substantial amount of control over the project when ...

6 CHAPTER ONE sizes of materials and installation details) for subcontractors, material suppliers, and manufacturers’ representa ...

Introduction to Estimating 7 1–5 Quantity Surveying In Canada, parts of Europe, and on most road construction projects in the Un ...