The Essentials of Successful Estimating

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Creating an accurate estimate depends on the process you follow as much as it does on having accurate data.  There are innumerable factors you need to take into account, including (but not limited to):

• Material waste factors
• Degree of difficulty
• Local codes and inspection schedules
• Traffic control and jobsite restrictions
• Change orders ... and much more.

This book will serve as a "roadmap," that ensures you take into account everything that needs to be considered when estimating a specific project. 

Excerpted from Standard Estimating Practice, by the American Society of Professional Estimators, it guides you step by step through bid day procedures, preparing scope checklists and tabulation forms, presentation of the bid/estimate, and escalation and contingency, You even get a complete model construction document narrative that you can use to organize and present your estimate. Download your Free Copy by adding this to your cart now!