Transcription of INTRODUCTION TO ESTIMATING - Pearson
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CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION . TO ESTIMATING . 1 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION The estimator is responsible for including everything con- tained in the drawings and the project manual in the submit- Building construction ESTIMATING is the determination of ted bid. Because of the complexity of the drawings and the probable construction costs of any given project. Many items project manual, coupled with the potential cost of an error, influence and contribute to the cost of a project; each item the estimator must read everything thoroughly and recheck must be analyzed, quantified, and priced. Because the esti- all items.
controls (e.g., budget and baseline schedule) in the field. Estimating the ultimate cost of a project requires the in-tegration of many variables. These variables fall into either direct field costs or indirect field costs. The indirect field costs are also referred to as general conditions or project overhead costs in building construction.
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