For courses in Construction Estimation and Management.

Assuming no prior knowledge of blueprint reading and mathematics, this text guides readers through a material quantity survey, the conversion of the material quantities to a monetary value, and the addition of labor and equipment costs, using actual construction plans as a reference.

Features

• NEW - New technology addressed-- e.g. use of a CD-ROM disk to assist viewing and working with plans, working online with plan-room locations.
  • Provides students with the latest advances using technology and the Internet.
• NEW - Work ethic and the ethics of construction bidding and contracting.
  • Familiarizes students with the standard of ethics in estimating and bidding on a set of construction plans.
• NEW - ENR classification for estimating standards.
  • Provides students with a second option in estimating procedures.
• NEW - The Plan Center Concept (the CD) appendix added.
  • Provides students with the reasons for use, and the method to be used to work with the new CD-Rom disk.
• Basic introduction to construction estimating using the CSI format.
  • Provides students with a simple and direct approach to estimating procedures.
• Basic estimating and bidding/contracting procedures--Using a system of basic mathematical solutions to estimating procedures.
  • Guides students through the estimating process.
• Procedures parallel to those used in many computer estimating systems.
  • Provides students with procedures parallel to what they will encounter computer estimating systems.

New To This Edition

• New technology addressed-- e.g. use of a CD-ROM disk to assist viewing and working with plans, working online with plan-room locations.
  • Provides students with the latest advances using technology and the Internet.
• Work ethic and the ethics of construction bidding and contracting.
  • Familiarizes students with the standard of ethics in estimating and bidding on a set of construction plans.
• ENR classification for estimating standards.
  • Provides students with a second option in estimating procedures.
• The Plan Center Concept (the CD) appendix added.
  • Provides students with the reasons for use, and the method to be used to work with the new CD-Rom disk.

1. Estimating Procedures.
2. Estimating Mathematics.
3. Efficiency and Productivity.
4. Earthwork.
5. Concrete.
6. Masonry.
7. Structural and Miscellaneous Steel.
8. Wood and Plastics; Doors and Windows.
9. Thermal and Moisture Protection.
10. Finishes.
11. Specialty Divisions.
12. Mechanical and Plumbing.
13. Electrical.
14. The Bid Package, Contract, and Follow-Up.

Appendix I: The Plan Center Concept.
Appendix II: Abbreviations, Symbols, and Basic Mathematical Tables.
Appendix III. The Contract Documents.
Appendix IV. Project Manual.
Appendix V: Basic Tables Relating to the Construction Divisions.
Index.