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.
Table of Contents
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.