Budgetary estimates are often an overflowing well of frustration for building owners and their representatives. There are just so many ways a budget can go bad. Often, budgeting mistakes can be traced ...

A construction estimate is an educated guess based on experience and industry standards as to what a specific project with a specific scope of work may cost in a particular area of the country during ...

The goal of estimating is to provide a quality estimate with a price that will allow the company to make a profit. Contractors should be in business to make a profit, not to win bids. When an ...

A description and location of the work. Required completion date, if any. The name and phone number of your department's contact person. Except for very complex projects or where the scope of work is ...

Most estimates are prepared from plans and specifications, collectively known as “the contract documents.” These documents should provide the contractor with the necessary information to bid on the ...

There are dozens of estimating software programs available for the construction industry. This makes sense because increasing volume of estimating is a key step in growing a construction business. And ...

David Knapp has been estimating with On-Center Software for nearly half of his 20 years in the construction industry. His confidence in the system convinced Knapp to make the software his first ...

As school districts nationwide plan for long-term maintenance and construction costs, they share a number of common concerns. Districts ask: • How much is a typical monthly maintenance bill, and what ...

The Concord Middle School Building Committee submitted the following: The Concord Middle School Building Committee (CMSBC) held a business meeting June 30 with an agenda that included construction ...