Construction Estimating - The Art of Estimating
Date(s): May 23 & 30, 2024
Time: 8:30am – 4pm
Duration: Two eight-hour sessions
Format: In-person (134 Eileen Stubbs Ave. Unit 103 Dartmouth, NS B3B 0A9)
Member Price: $900.00 + HST (WIPSI Discount $450.00 + HST FOR ELIGIBLE MEMBERS)
Non-Member Price: $1,170.00 + HST
This course is Gold Seal accredited (2 Credits)
Overview: This two-day course will teach valuable tools, tips and techniques about estimating from the perspective of a general contractor obtaining work through the competitive bid process.
Topics:
- History of estimating and networking groups/designations available
- Bid/No Bid process that all firms should have in deciding to bid or not to bid an opportunity
- Overview of project documents (specs, drawings, instruction to bidders, bid forms, etc) and how to maneuver within these documents to be as efficient and thorough as possible. Hints/tricks, etc on what to look out for, previous experience, different versions, etc
- Understanding/expectations of closing a bid
- Intro to insurance/bonding
- Types of estimates
- Classes of budgets
- Types of contracts
- Types of take-offs
- What makes up an estimate?
- Importance of your proposal document
- Numerous group activities throughout both days
- Sample project with specifications and drawings that attendees will be working with while searching through specifications, performing quantity take-offs, applying unit rates to their quantities, etc
Who Should Attend: Those who wish to learn the basics of construction estimating or update their existing estimating skills.
Facilitator: Peter Riley, GSC, CEC
Cancellation Policy
-Cancellations must be received no later than 10 business days prior to the course date to be eligible for a 75% refund of registration fees.
-No refunds will be issued after this date.
-If you register for the course and do not attend, you are liable for the full registration fee unless you cancel according to the terms stated above.
-If you are unable to attend after registering you may send a substitute up to and including the day of the course. Please provide a name and email address for name tag and records.
-CANS reserves the right to cancel any course and will, in such an event, provide a full refund of registrations fees. Every effort will be made to give registrants a reasonable notice of cancellation.
-No liability is assumed by the organization for changes in course dates, content, speakers, or venue.
