Intro to Estimating for Trades
John Wiesel
Course Duration: One Day
Member Cost: $350.00 + GST
Non-Member Cost: $450.00 + GST
Date: Fall 2018
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Course Description 1 Gold Seal Point
Are you confident in your abilities to support contractors in obtaining projects in today’s competitive market?
Do you know how to contractors bid and what they need from you?
Are you able to compile a complete list of materials efficiently?
If not, this course is for you!
Audience:
Sub-contractors, suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, or anyone who is not completely confident in their abilities to produce an accurate bid.
Description:
Learn how to systematically put together a bid from start to finish, in an accurate and timely manner using forms supplied to guide you step-by-step. You will finalize a tender, adding overhead and profit. Learn how a contractor takes off a job, his challenges and how best to team up with them to obtain projects at a fair price.
Estimating Fundamentals
- What is an estimate?
- Role of an estimator
- Setting up to estimate
- Estimating tools and forms
- Methods of estimating
- Review drawings and specifications
- Organization of an estimate
- Review of addendums
Take off and Labor
- Phases of a job, layout and estimate
- Job Expenses
Obtaining Pricing from Suppliers
- Complete and accurate material lists and pricing
- Effects of incomplete and late pricing
Job Closing
- Summary, markup and profit
- Working with Contractors
Introduction of Computer Estimating
- Advantages of computerized estimating
- Setup, extending, bid closing
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