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Pre-Order Your Copy Now. Available 11/15/09. The DeWalt Construction Estimating Professional Manual walks you through every step of the bidding process, from receiving a set of drawings, to the post-bid preview. Any cost you leave out of your estimate will quickly affect your bottom line. This book walks you through the entire estimating process so you can be sure you’ve included all costs, both obvious and hidden. The DeWalt manual shows you how to check the plans and specs to make sure nothing was missed, how to get all-inclusive bids from your subs, how to investigate the site (locating utilities, easements, and possible problems ahead of time), how to construct a pre-bid checklist, make notes of needed work, measure materials from the plans, convert inches to feet, and record the needed quantities. This book reviews different pricing procedures, tips for estimating carpentry, how to create a takeoff checklist, construct a preliminary bid workup sheet, figure jobsite overhead items, evaluate quotes from subs, and identify and correct common bidding mistakes. Includes estimating shortcuts, geometry formulas, weights of different construction materials, estimating labor units, estimating tables for excavation, aggregate, concrete and reinforcing, footings, concrete walls, slabs, columns, bricks, blocks and mortar, steel, lumber and plywood, studs, and much more. By: Adam Ding Published by: DeWalt ISBN: 978-0-9759709-8-0 384 Pages, 4 x 6 This popular DeWalt title will be available 11/15/09. Orders will be processed and shipped as soon as possible. For Multiple item orders, please state either: "Ship Together" (to save on shipping fees) -OR- "Ship Separately" (for fastest service) in the comment section of the order form. Items that ship separately incur additional shipping fees, which will be added to your total. |
