Estimating Electrical Construction
Table of Contents

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1 Electrical Contracting, 5
     Rewards, 6
     The Design Team, 7

2 Estimating Procedures, 8
     Organizing Job Costs, 8
     Labor Units, 9
     Unit Costs, 9
     Electronic Estimating, 10
     The Plan Take-off, 11
     Indexing the Estimate, 11
     The Bid Summary Sheet, 12
     Estimator's Forms, 16

3 Bids, 22
     Type of Bids, 22
     Performance Bonding, 24

4 Job Walk, 25
     Site Conditions, 25
     Pre-bid Conference, 26

5 Estimating Aids and Tools, 28
     Estimating Records, 28
     Measuring and Counting, 29
     National Electrical Code, 30
     Computers, 31

6 Systematic Take-off, 32
     Scope of Work, 32
     Bid Package, 33
     Work Sheet, 34
     Pricing Sheet, 34

7 Residential Take-off, 36
     Floor Plan, 37
     Take-off, 39
     Pricing, 43

8 Take-off Format, 47
     Establishing a Procedure, 47
     Changes, Adjustments & Rechecking, 48
     The Take-off Package, 48

9 Pricing Sheets, Supplier Role, 49
     Price Book, 49
     Supplier, 50
     Services, 50
     Pricing Sheets, 51

10 Labor Units, 68
     Evaluation, 68
     Job Site Conditions, 69
     Addenda, 71
     Non-productive Burdens, 71
     Labor Savings, 73
     Adjusting Labor Units, 75
     Labor Unit Tables, 78

11 Commercial Take-off, 89
     Specifications, 89
     Electrical Plans, 100
     Addendums, 114
     Commercial Take-off Procedure, 118
     Work Sheets, 120
     Pricing and Labor, 131
     Quotations, 140
     Completing the Estimate, 156

12 Bidding Mechanics, 157
     Bid Log, 157
     Contractor Award Records, 158
     Subcontractor Listing, 164
     Scope of Bid, 164
     Telephone Bidding, 164

13 Submittals, 167
     Preparing Submittals, 167
     Submitted Review, 168
     Submittal Package, 170

14 Change Orders and Backcharges, 196
     Typical Contract Provision, 197
     Additions and Deductions, 198
     Sample Change Order, 199
     Cost Breakdown, 203
     Order Process, 211
     Claims and Arbitration, 214
     Backcharges, 218
     Damaged Items and Delays, 219

15 Cost Adjustments, 227
     Alternates, 227
     Reducing Costs, 228
     Re-engineered Estimates, 229
     Value Engineering, 231

16 Effects of Overtime, 233
     Efficiency and Fatigue, 233
     Overtime Records, 235

17 Record Keeping, 236
     Job Code, 237
     Daily Diary, 239
     Bid Schedule, 239

18 Scheduling, 241
     Material and Equipment Purchasing, 241
     Coded Labor Breakdown, 241
     Project Construction Schedule, 245
     Progress Payment Schedule, 246

19 Information Sources, 248
     Trade Associations, 248
     Trade Magazines and Catalogs, 249
     Education, 252
     Certified Estimator, 253

20 Estimating Forms, 254
     Project Selection Checklist, 255
     Scope of Work, 256
     Work Sheet, 257
     Pricing Sheet, 258
     Bid Summary, 259
     Telephoned Quotations, 260
     Spread Sheet, 261
     Contractor Award Record, 262
     Bidding Scope Form, 263
     Job Code Form, 264
     Labor Code Breakdown, 265
     Progress Payment Form, 266
     Purchase Order, 267

Index, 268

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