Estimating in Building Construction

fill, 116
finish, 116
finishing, 108–110
floor slab, 81
footings, 112
forms, 111–114
girders, 109
heating of, 110–111
job-mixed, 92
light-weight, 227
masonry, 120–125, 133
mixer, 118
patching, 108
pavement, 40
precast, 114–118, 215
pump, 111
ready-mix, 92, 116
slab, 99–112, 227
strength, 92, 116
summary sheet, 101
testing, 92
topping, 116–117, 215
type, 92
walls, 109, 111–112
water resistance, 176
Conditions
weather, 28, 54
working, 54
Conduit
electrical, 214–215
in metal studs, 197
Constructability, 12
Construction
management firm, 11
manager, 2, 4, 8
methods, 2, 5
planning, 6
safety, 81
team, 3
type, 29
Construction Specifications Institute,
18–20, 25, 34
Contingency, 18, 48
Continuous footing, 93–94, 96
Contour lines, 68
Contract, 5, 8, 11–14
cost-plus-fee, 13
documents, 7–8, 11–12, 28–29, 46
execution date, 14
expires, 57
fixed price, 12, 14, 25
lease, 64
lump sum, 12, 14, 25
negotiations, 2, 47
owner/contractor, 7, 18, 22, 24
separate, 11, 66
single, 11–12, 66
stipulated sum, 12, 14, 25
sum, 14
Contractor (general/prime), 5, 9, 11–15,
18, 24–25, 27, 32, 34, 45–48,
214–215, 218

speciality/subcontractor, 1, 4–5, 11, 25,

28, 31–33, 45–47, 50

advantages, 32

carpet, 210

disadvantage, 32

door, 192

drywall, 201, 203

excavating, 40, 87–88

electrical, 214–215

flooring, 209

framing, 169

HVAC, 215, 221

masonry, 134

metal

deck, 143

joist, 139

painting, 211–212

pile, 89

plaster, 205

plumbing, 215

proposals, 28

roofing, 180–182, 185

steel deck, 143

tile, 211

waterproofing, 176

wetwall, 205

window, 188–189

subdrains, 90

subfloor, 155

wood, 208

Control joints, masonry, 129

Conversion factors, 243–244

Conveyors, 111

Cooler door, 192

Coordination, 215–216, 220–222

Coping, masonry, 132

Cork underlayment, 208

Corner, wood walls, 157

Cornices wood, 169

Corrugated metal sheets, 183

Cost

accounting, 10, 18, 64

control procedures, 51

evaluation, 4

freight, 63

mobilization, 61

operating, 61–62

ownership, 63–64

plant, 28

standard, 39

Cost-plus contract, 45

Cost-plus-fee agreement, 13

Counter tops, 227

Cove base, 209

CPA, 43

Craft personnel, 9, 32, 54

Crane, 49, 54, 65, 111, 117, 129, 132,

142–143, 171

Credit, 15

Crew, 39, 59–60

Cross-section method, 69–76

Curbs roof, 180, 182

Curing, 92, 110–111

Curtain wall, 187

productivity rates, 189

Cut and fill workup sheet, 68, 74–75

Cut, excavation, 67–70, 72–74, 76–78, 81, 87

Cut stone, protecting, 50

Cycle time analysis, 55

D

Dampproofing, 175, 177

Data

entry, 38

historical, 9, 53

Database, 6, 10, 28, 39–40

Davis-Bacon wages, 57

Days

calendar, 14

working, 14

Decking

steel, 136, 142–143

wood, 154, 172–173

laminated, 173

Deduct price, 25

Delays, 28

Delivery, 33, 54

dates, 5

Demand charge, power, 50

Dental insurance, 58

Deposit, 8, 22

Depreciation, 62

Design-bid-build, 1, 7–8

Design-build, 2, 4, 8

Designer, 6

Detailed estimate, 2, 30, 226

Details, structural, 93

Developers, 5, 13

Dewatering, 88

Diamond lath, 206

Direct

cost, 43

field costs, 1, 5

Discrepancies, 36

Dishwasher, 218

Dodge Reports, 8

Donation, 43

Door, 186–195

acoustical, 192

buck, 193

bulletproof, 192

checklist, 194

cooler, 192

fire rating, 190–192, 194

folding, 192

frames, 193

freezer, 192

hand, 191

heads, 194

jambs, 194

machining, 192

metal, 227

moldings, 190

overhead, 192

INDEX 263