Construction estimating : a step-by-step guide to a successful estimate / Karl F. Schmid.

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Initial Assessment -- Initial Assessment Checklist -- 2.Work Analysis -- Work Analysis Checklist -- Value Engineering -- 3.Programming -- 3.1.Gantt (Bar) Charts and Linked Bar Charts -- 3.2.Critical Path Method (CPM) -- 3.3.Line of Balance -- 3.4.Q. Scheduling -- 4.Costing -- Construction Accounting Overview -- Costing: General -- Mobilization -- Plant Operations -- Direct Expenses -- Indirect and Overhead Expenses -- 5.Cost Distribution and Summarization -- Indirect and Overhead Cost Distribution -- Provisional Rate for Estimating -- Summarization -- 6.Miscellany -- 6.1.Insurances -- 6.2.Subcontractor Selection -- 6.3.Alteration Work -- 6.4.Concrete Forms -- 6.5.Hydraulic and Machineroomless Elevators -- 6.6.Value Engineering -- Planning Phase -- Implementation Phase -- Analysis Phase -- Development Phase -- Recommendation Phase -- Follow-Up Phase -- 6.7.Non-Computer-Based Critical Path Method -- 6.8.Line-of-Balance Scheduling -- 6.9.Q. Scheduling -- 6.10.Sizing Portable Heaters -- 6.11.Summarizing Your Bid -- 6.12.The 27 Times Table -- 6.13.Board Measure (BM) -- 6.14.Inches to Decimals of 1 Foot -- 6.15.Conversion Factors -- 6.16.Sizing Electrical Wiring -- 6.17.Miscellaneous Rough Carpentry -- 6.18.Miscellaneous Finish Carpentry -- 6.19.Board Measure, Size, and Weight -- 6.20.Nails and Fasteners -- 7.Glossary.

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