Construction estimates : from take-off to bid / Martin Brook

Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work -- Copyright Page -- Abbreviations used in the text -- 1. Organization of the estimating function -- Team roles and organization -- Quality management -- Health, safety and welfare -- 2. Procurement paths -- Introduction -- Clients' needs -- Contractor involvement -- Part nering. -- Apportionment of risk -- Traditional method -- Design and build -- Management contracting -- Construction management -- Private Finance Initiative -- 3. Forms of contract -- Introduction -- Essentials of a valid construction contract. Standard forms of contractSub-contract forms -- Understanding contractual obligations -- 4. Tender documentation -- Introduction -- Coordinated project information -- Documents used as the basis of a tender -- Formal tender documents -- 5. Estimating methods -- Introduction -- Single-rate approximate estimating -- Multiple-rate approximate estimating -- Approximate quantities -- Analytical estimating -- Operational estimating -- 6. Contractor selection and decision to tender -- Introduction -- Bundling projects -- Competition and negotiation -- Abuse of tendering procedures -- Decision to tender -- Inspection of tender documents. Competition legislation -- 7. Project appreciation and enquiries to suppliers and sub-contractors -- Introduction -- Estimate timetable -- Pricing strategy -- Schedules -- The estimating team -- Visits to consultants and site -- Enquiries to suppliers and sub-contractors -- Enquiries for materials -- Enquiries to sub-contractors -- 8. Tenders with cost planning -- Introduction -- Terminology -- Cost plan aims -- Funding and affordability -- Benchmarking -- Cost benchmarking -- Re-basing cost data -- Target cost plans -- Design to cost -- Design to cost tools -- Controlling areas -- New build and refurbishment. Pricing the refurbishment of buildingsCondition surveys -- Furniture, equipment and ICT -- Fixtures, fittings and medical equipment in hospitals -- Aspects of good practice -- Adjustments for location -- Cost plan format -- 'Linear' bill of quantities -- Tender timetable and reviews -- Final review -- Value drawdown charts -- 9. Tender planning and method statements -- Introduction -- The role of the planning engineer -- Method statements -- Logistical planning -- Tender programmes -- 10. Resource costs -- labour, materials and plant -- Introduction -- Lab our. rates -- Material rates -- Plant rates -- 11. Unit rate pricing. IntroductionComponents of a rate -- Method of measurement -- Pricing notes -- Model rate and pricing examples -- 12. Sub-contractors and market testing -- Introduction -- Domestic sub-contractors -- Nominated sub-contractors -- Market testing rates for cost planned tenders -- 13. Risk, opportunities and fluctuations -- Introduction -- Risks and opportunities -- Risk management -- Collaborative projects -- Risk workshops -- Pricing risks -- Range of possible outcomes -- Comparison of common distributions -- Monte Carlo simulation -- Standard fluctuations clauses -- Calculation of non-recoverable increases. Inflation calculations for tenders with cost planning.

The third edition contains all of he take-off examples and general text of the first and second editions - plus expanded treatment of the general estimating procedures, pricing of general conditions and overhead, new take-off techniques for masonry, and most important the complete drawings, specification data, take-off and priced estimate of a 60,000 building. The pricing has been updated to reflect current prices.