Estimating in Building Construction

foolishness—it only invites disaster. If a project entails
substantial risk and it is questionable that a profit can be
made, consider not even bidding it and let someone else

have the heartaches and the loss. Always remember: Con-

struction is a business in which you are supposed to make

a fair, reasonable profit.

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Review Questions

1. Where should office overhead include?
   2. How should project risk affect the profit on a job?
   3. What is the problem with “needing” or “wanting” a job?