Estimating Building Costs: For Residential and Light Commercial Contractor (RSMeans) - Softcover

DelPico, Wayne J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876297416 ISBN 13: 9780876297414

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2004

Synopsis

Every contractor has a unique system for putting a bid together. But when you submit a price, you must be prepared to back it up with a reliable estimate. Estimating Building Costs gives you a step–by–step process for organizing all the information you need to assemble an estimate you can rely on. You’ll be competitive and know that you’ll make a worthwhile profit. Follow these methods and you’ll create well–organized, complete estimates by:

• Correctly interpreting plans and specifications
• Developing accurate and complete labor and material costs
• Understanding direct and indirect overhead costs and accounting for time–sensitive costs
• Using historical cost data to generate new project budgets

The book includes a detailed look at every construction specialty –  explaining all the components, take–off units, and labor hours –  for site work, concrete and masonry, framing, roofing, siding, and finish work. Plus, you′ll get data on HVAC, plumbing and electrical, and special construction and hard–to–find professional guidance on what to consider so you can allocate the right amount for profit and contingencies.

About this title

About the Author

p>About the Author

Wayne J. DelPico is Vice President of The Mulligan Company, Inc., where he currently oversees residential and commercial development and building projects in southeastern Massachusetts. He has more than 25 years′ experience in construction management and estimating, and has been involved in projects throughout most of the United States. Mr. DelPico holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston, where he teaches construction estimating and project management. He is the author of Plan Reading & Material Takeoff, also published by RSMeans, and is a lecturer on construction estimating topics in programs presented throughout the U.S.

From the Back Cover

Estimating Building Costs

Wayne J. DelPico

Step–by–Step Methods for Successful Contractors

Estimating is not a simple task, and estimates are not guesswork. No one ever purchases "about a dozen 2 x 4s" or agrees to pay a subcontractor "around $5,000." Accurate construction estimating is an essential skill of every successful contractor. Without it, you take on a heavy burden of risk, or you fail to be competitive.

Every contractor has a unique system for putting a bid together ... but when you submit a price, you must be prepared to back it up with a reliable estimate. This book gives you a step–by–step process for organizing all the information you need to assemble an estimate you can rely on... so you′ll be competitive and know that you′ll make a worthwhile profit.

Follow these methods and you′ll create well–organized, complete estimates by:

• Correctly interpreting plans and specifications.

• Developing accurate and complete labor and material costs.

• Understanding direct and indirect overhead costs ... and accounting for time–sensitive costs.

• Using historical cost data to generate new project budgets.Plus hard–to–find, professional guidance on what to consider so you can allocate the right amount for profit and contingencies.

Includes a detailed look at every construction specialty explaining all the components, takeoff units, and labor–hours for site work, concrete and masonry, framing, roofing, siding, and finish work plus HVAC, plumbing and electrical, and special construction.

With a review of computer estimating software and sample Project Overhead Sheets

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0876297416
• ISBN 13: 9780876297414
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416