WinEst

Title:

WinEst

Personal Author:

Johnston, Hal

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2001

Physical Description:

1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm.

ISBN:

9780130821973

General Note:

Accompanies text entitled : Bidding and estimating procedures for construction (TH425 M36 2001 f)

Subject Term:

Construction contracts

Building -- Estimates

Added Author:

Mansfield, G. L. (G.Leo)

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Johnston (California Polytech U.) and Mansfield provide an overview of traditional and computer-based estimating practices for construction. Coverage includes bonding, bid strategy, bid selection and the decision to bid; preliminary procedures; prebid communication; procedures for taking off quantit

Chapter 1 Introduction to Estimating and the Bid Process	p. 1
1.1 General Introduction	p. 1
1.2 Estimating and Bidding	p. 2
Chapter 2 Bonding, Bid Strategy, Bid Selection, and Decision to Bid	p. 9
2.1 Bonding	p. 10
2.2 Bid Strategy	p. 13
2.3 Bid Selection	p. 14
2.4 Decision to Bid	p. 15
Chapter 3 Preliminary Procedures	p. 17
3.1 The Bid Call	p. 17
3.2 Recording the Bid Documents	p. 19
3.3 Checking the Bid Documents	p. 21
3.4 Checklist of Trades	p. 22
3.5 Bid-Info Reports	p. 23
3.6 Soliciting Bids from Subcontractors	p. 25
3.7 Recap	p. 28
Chapter 4 Prebid Communication	p. 29
4.1 Initial Communication	p. 29
4.2 Drawings	p. 31
4.3 Reading the Specifications	p. 31
4.4 Technical Specification Sections Relating to Subtrades	p. 35
4.5 "Work by Others" Clauses	p. 36
4.6 Items Relative to Normal Trade Practice	p. 38
4.7 Approved Trade Contractors or Manufacturers	p. 38
4.8 Making and Recording Queries	p. 39
4.9 Addenda	p. 41
4.10 Review	p. 43
Chapter 5 Takeoff: General Comments	p. 45
5.1 Basic Principles of Quantity Surveying	p. 45
5.2 Methods of Measurement	p. 48
5.3 Net and Gross Quantities	p. 49
5.4 Takeoff Sheets	p. 51
5.5 General Contractor's Trades	p. 52
5.6 Drawings	p. 52
Chapter 6 Takeoff: Sitework	p. 59
6.1 General	p. 59
6.2 Soil Report	p. 61
6.3 Compaction	p. 61
6.4 Measurements: General Principles	p. 62
6.5 Schedule of Items and Measurements: Excavation	p. 63
6.6 Fill and Backfill: General	p. 65
6.7 Schedule of Items and Measurements: Fill and Miscellaneous Earthwork Items	p. 66
6.8 Perimeter Piling and Shoring	p. 67
6.9 Underpinning	p. 67
6.10 Dewatering	p. 68
6.11 Demolition	p. 69
6.12 Schedule of Items and Measurements: Demolition	p. 70
6.13 Takeoff Example	p. 70
Chapter 7 Takeoff: Concrete and Formwork	p. 79
7.1 Concrete: General	p. 79
7.2 Schedule of Items and Measurements: Concrete	p. 81
7.3 Formwork: General Remarks	p. 84
7.4 Schedule of Items and Measurements: Formwork	p. 86
7.5 Takeoff Example	p. 89
Chapter 8 Takeoff: Masonry	p. 103
8.1 General	p. 103
8.2 Schedule of Items and Measurements: Masonry	p. 104
8.3 Masonry Equipment	p. 107
8.4 Conversion Factors: General	p. 107
8.5 Concrete Block Masonry	p. 110
8.6 Structural Clay Tile Masonry	p. 111
8.7 Structural Glazed Tile	p. 111
8.8 Fireproofing Tile for Structural Steel Beams	p. 111
8.9 Mortar	p. 112
8.10 Masonry Ties and Anchors	p. 112
8.11 Review	p. 113
8.12 Takeoff Example	p. 113
Chapter 9 Takeoff: Miscellaneous Metals and Structural Steel	p. 121
9.1 General	p. 121
9.2 Fabricators	p. 122
9.3 Specifications	p. 122
9.4 Scope Alignment	p. 123
9.5 Schedule of Items and Measurements: Miscellaneous Metals and Structural Steel	p. 126
9.6 Scope Alignment Process	p. 127
9.7 Review	p. 131
Chapter 10 Takeoff: Rough and Finished Carpentry	p. 133
10.1 Rough Carpentry	p. 133
10.2 Measuring Rough Carpentry Work	p. 135
10.3 Schedule of Items and Measurements: Rough Carpentry	p. 136
10.4 Finish Carpentry	p. 137
10.5 Schedule of Items and Measurements: Finish Carpentry	p. 139
10.6 Doors and Frames	p. 140
Chapter 11 Pricing the Estimate: Basic Principles	p. 141
11.1 General	p. 141
11.2 Material Prices	p. 142
11.3 Labor Units	p. 144
11.4 Equipment	p. 151
11.5 Subcontractors' Unit Prices	p. 153
11.6 Examples of Pricing	p. 154
Chapter 12 Pricing the Estimate: Examples	p. 155
12.1 General	p. 155
12.2 Labor Rates	p. 155
12.3 Composite Labor Rates	p. 157
12.4 Schedules of Labor-Hour Factors	p. 158
Chapter 13 Estimating Site Overhead Costs	p. 181
13.1 Definitions	p. 181
13.2 Schedule	p. 182
13.3 Site Visit	p. 183
13.4 Categorizing Site Overhead Items	p. 185
13.5 Category 1: Project Supervision	p. 187
13.6 Category 2: Offices and Administrative Requirements	p. 187
13.7 Category 3: Site Access, Protection, and Security	p. 189
13.8 Category 4: Temporary Utilities	p. 191
13.9 Category 5: Construction Facilities and Services	p. 195
13.10 Category 6: Hoisting, Materials and Personnel	p. 199
13.11 Category 7: Small Tools and Equipment	p. 202
13.12 Category 8: Permits, Insurance, and Bonds	p. 203
13.13 Review	p. 204
Chapter 14 Closing the Bid	p. 205
14.1 General	p. 205
14.2 Bid-Closing Checklist	p. 206
14.3 The Bid Form	p. 207
14.4 Telephone Bids	p. 210
14.5 Bid Depository Quotations	p. 212
14.6 Prebid Subtrade Proposals	p. 213
14.7 Subtrade Quotation Analysis	p. 217
14.8 Sales Tax	p. 219
14.9 Main Estimate Summary	p. 220
14.10 Unit Prices	p. 222
14.11 Bid Delivery	p. 222
14.12 Brief "Recap"	p. 223
Chapter 15 Computerized Construction Estimating	p. 225
15.1 Introduction	p. 225
15.2 The Transition from Manual Systems to Computerized Systems	p. 226
15.3 Trends in Computerized Estimating	p. 226
15.4 Electronic Distribution of Plans and Specifications	p. 227
15.5 Digitizers	p. 228
15.6 Spreadsheet Estimate Forms	p. 230
15.7 Dedicated Estimating Software	p. 230
15.8 Requirements of Computerized Systems	p. 234
15.9 Conclusion	p. 235
Appendix A Construction Specifications Institute Format	p. 237
Appendix B Formulas	p. 245
Appendix C The Metric System	p. 249
Index	p. 255

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