Learn how to use Microsoft Excel to improve upon the estimating process and make it easier and more organized. Construction Estimating Using Excel presents users with the fundamental principles of estimating with drawing sets, and provides real-world exercises and examples that give beginners critical estimating experience. The book moves you step by step through the estimating process and explains how Microsoft® Excel® can best be used as a handy estimating tool. 560 pp.

Construction Estimating Using Excel - Table of Contents:

• Part I: Instruction To Estimating
  • The Art of Estimating
  • Overview of the Estimating and Bidding Process
  • Introduction to Excel
• Part II: The Quantity Takeoff
  • Fundamentals of the Quantity Takeoff
  • Concrete
  • Masonry
  • Metals
  • Woods, Plastics, and Composites
  • Thermal and Moisture Protection
  • Openings
  • Finishes
  • Fire Suppression
  • Plumbing
  • HVAC
  • Electrical
  • Earthwork
  • Exterior Improvements
  • Utilities
• Part III: Putting Costs To The Estimate
  • Material Pricing
  • Labor Productivity and Hours
  • Labor Rates
  • Equipment Costs
  • Crew Rates
  • Subcontract Pricing
  • Markups
  • Pricing Extensions
  • Avoiding Errors in Estimates
• Part IV: Finalizing The Bid
  • Submitting the Bid
  • Project Buyout
  • The Estimate as the Basis of the Schedule
  • Ethics
• Part V: Advance Estimating With Excel
  • Converting Exiting Forms
  • Creating New Forms
  • Proposals and Beyond.
• Appendix A: Review Of Estimating Math
• Appendix B: Sample Job Cost Codes
• Appendix C: Sample Labor Productivity Rates
• Appendix D: Model Scopes Of Work
• Appendix E: Glossary
• Appendix F: Drawing Sets