Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Construction Project Estimating 101: For Beginners & New Graduates
    Construction Project Estimating 101: For Beginners & New Graduates
    Construction Project Estimating 101: For Beginners & New Graduates
    Ebook192 pages2 hours

    Construction Project Estimating 101: For Beginners & New Graduates

    By P.D. Mason

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Are you looking for that construction estimating 'Edge' over your competition on project bid day?
    Or...maybe you're a new construction estimator ready to start your career with 'real-world' knowledge in your back pocket but don't know where to look?
    Stop…..look no further and keep reading!

     

    Construction Project Management 101 is your real-world, hands-on "How To" guidebook that ensures your construction estimating success right from day one! The author, P.D. Mason, is not just a skilled trades professional but a 27-year construction veteran with nearly two decades and millions of project dollars of construction estimating success. Mason's self-taught and self-proven estimating methods and processes are now available to every estimator who reads this book!

    Within the book, Mason speaks to estimators while mentoring and guiding them through construction estimating topics such as:

    • The must-know fundamentals of construction estimating.
    • How to create an individualized 'workflow' to ensure accuracy while estimating
    • The 'deep dive' details of project specifications
    • How effective communication increases your chances of winning the contract
    • Factors that affect residential or commercial estimating
    • Why risk management is often overlooked by construction estimators
    • The technological future of construction and how it affects estimators
    • How business ethics are pivotal to long-term opportunities as an estimator
    • Effective time management to create more estimates
    • A glossary with nearly 250 estimating specific definitions!

    …and much more inside the book!

    Let this book be the practical desktop resource that guides you through many common situations in estimating, providing solutions that can significantly increase the bottom line of your projects.
     

    Your construction project estimating career will thank you for reading this book!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherP.D. Mason
    Release dateJan 31, 2024
    ISBN9798224993161
    Construction Project Estimating 101: For Beginners & New Graduates

    Read more from P.D. Mason

    Related to Construction Project Estimating 101

    Related ebooks

    Industries For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      His 'Why' is Improving Lives

      Jun 24, 2023

      Scott Sullivan earned his degree in economics from UC Santa Cruz, but just barely. During college, the future president of SoundVision in Novato, CA, preferred the early morning adrenaline rush of surfing over attending classes. Fortunately for him,

      5 min read

    • Article

      Real-World Experience

      Jan 30, 2019

      Richard Millson often seems like the smartest guy in the room. There’s a confidence, bordering on arrogance, sure, but he’s not one of those people who thinks he has all of the answers but turns out to be all bluster. Millson actually seems to know a

      6 min read

    • Article

      A Multi-City Approach

      Oct 19, 2021

      With almost 40 years of experience in the residential tech integration business, Ron Wanless knows what it takes to survive in an industry that is often at the mercy of financial system meltdowns. Having lost a business to the tech stock crash of 200

      5 min read

    • Article

      Leading With Empathy

      Sep 1, 2020

      When some people hear the word empathy being used in a business context, they think ‘What does that have to do with business?’ How do you respond to that mindset? I would argue that empathy has everything to do with business. If you accept that innov

      6 min read

    • Article

      A Passion for Process

      Sep 30, 2022

      Eric Crawford says that he tends to be obsessive about many things. At the top of his list is creating the most efficient processes for serving smart home clients in the Treasure Valley region of Idaho. As the owner of The Loop, a custom integration

      5 min read

    • Article

      Emerging: Flying Solo: Wala

      Apr 8, 2019

      Emerging: Flying Solo: Wala
      5 min read

    • Article

      FMs REACT

      Nov 4, 2020

      FMs REACT
      14 min read

    • Article

      Are You Ready To Go Pro

      Aug 14, 2023

      Are You Ready To Go Pro
      6 min read

    • Article

      What Have You Learned From Business Mistakes?

      Oct 4, 2021

      Asif Ahmed Managing Director of Acclivity and author of The Finance Playbook for Entrepreneurs www.acclivity.co “When I first started out in business, I hadn’t fully appreciated the importance of having contracts in place to support every legal relat

      7 min read

    • Article

      Talking The Talk

      Jun 24, 2018

      Talking The Talk
      7 min read

    • Article

      How To Market Yourself

      Jan 19, 2021

      How To Market Yourself
      9 min read

    • Article

      Keep Some Old, Add Some New

      Jul 6, 2021

      Keep Some Old, Add Some New
      2 min read

    • Article

      A World Of Success

      Jul 2, 2018

      A World Of Success
      8 min read

    • Article

      At Work In Our Brave New World

      May 26, 2022

      Navigating a successful career is rarely a journey along a straight, predictable path. It has many twists and turns, and in this modern day isn’t even defined by your job title and industry. Within the space of 100 years we have seen a shift from tra

      3 min read

    • Article

      How To Avoid The Wrong Builder For Your Project

      May 4, 2023

      Finding the right builder for your job is never that easy — especially if you’re starting a new search for the first time. As I have mentioned many times in this magazine, a good relationship with your builder is absolutely vital in delivering a succ

      4 min read

    • Article

      Ahmad Salim of Deloitte Digital Creative NZ

      Mar 30, 2022

      In 2021, I finally worked up the courage to get out of my comfort zone and build something new. I loved my time at Colenso BBDO and will forever be grateful for the work and relationships I built there, but there were clear limitations of the ad agen

      5 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Construction Project Estimating 101

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Construction Project Estimating 101 - P.D. Mason

       fbook_preview_excerpt.htmlZێ#7l@UX @OOۮS;G*b&Id;/s"̔zvT&ˉ|ׯRb{}owOsdM7RqHo|s'Ɏ)kck oXs/ɦݹܭl)r->{-AfӺƶ.o7svvHk#^5Wo`֤GkM laCecrv[}gc gnGs|L xSn9:8-PDAmN,eprc7q՗x[`3<8-Idpf$>rßp^fz7`qP91ٷ#V8|X&k\*$srf8jg c6Ay2M_ V5,;P -NLw6[?'auП\/Wqg6̧q|S_|n3vU(/ɇt4 SChYAx~/,Ri].+KDsn V7ЬorR#a3~90WB/qc#-E c&8>JXp6$tPGޛvps{|,MVޙ{cM(.` /!nƃG,%PD!+C<M!"h}"^:A_zk`-YB>ܗؗ1'S`HK,p!ks\+p08h ņ<=sra |\${8 %Q6 {O7-Sټr6̵;wg(| HDnXu5e|h,"0z,5>4[sXaKclճrz/J 5 B+>t~LoZst4&.VHQBZ8Nv ķg>ifLÙUs#h4h_ͦ#|a#@[#(%75ȯWmclkbW",NuL(&Y͈˩hB`wݑތmm$))NHCAiM|"R)C(k1 {A, q|4AvotB9 !u1噓!v<".꫺:$hX":`+b6= ސC!K+l<Qgк-f\IR&28T`?,s1VE1ubI!BM!R)kPKqZڨ<:Z,$U]*c3R =HKޝG¦}D4q x4r6Hw}AJvS1?tIaG1 z)wp< r 'MFq(ƬI_)XP9|3c8:$6ϓ|H¤ J?*,JuqJܾKqتqY['$PO͸G=85(Dx^;ۅnJCBNjªa4y@\V?3p Fon^adC!3 ɔ&/ʻѐXDPZ>pְclt|eX`Fd3"gcF-'R-Vb7m7E.$ta/6'y4c'g% ^>Tt%WiZusWP+ -saYfJ =OvNZ0YBrdbfC x7Sd%*"uBBZFejȖr ZՔ+Q I9qnt6\RYǁ`0"VErVj;N W'I̕V[76 @֌yUA_BiAZN걎_+aGSnR_rRy=Eo/*:ΩŘƃ;zd6|^dId<+kK3Pď:#S6T(j-<܂д:bYv ,٩7+ GǵJN`LW߶(tD\hz7^lńɠY̌!^t]/W;* {lS=E)mh\o.[$BMS:MwEV.%bmV/yt  ѧt:XkF[V+QNwF >*E%u!k*.KUFl'9vߗnW&SJgP a qVzT+u#?]A=&X(I޵c`yR2y;*m #kl\dY~zg;r+/Enu^& L3233+L ;P+3?w}Y6X?Լ'BNFYiV]U _w4nA‚,_tUd')P9Ht<WzWx3^AZ+5ie-]J=`Kcq;wo|Ѽoo>s *H%č~zڂ͆ZOHB4. iD3Z'[ߨ564 ~,y 胄Ge uc?FD;1Rr7e#HFZRZ1\DZF6XR2WбU x\9XrOvݕ8MCIYq 647 8t&W@<#@2I  OB!( .El:ც%C,^,;_2LpzR$ Ex5O|%#lp2KaD4^UɑL\#RU,$ʹߝN?<,a}ߐkTAEB\ڔoa,-]ΥFxTV U-Ll/v6L/]R]{Nu
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1