Len Holm - Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimatingequips a new generation of students and early-career professionals with the skills they need to bid successfully on projects. From developing bid strategies to submitting a completed bid, this innovative textbook introduces the fundamentals of construction estimating through a real-life case study that unfolds across its 24 chapters. Exercises at the end of each chapter offer hands-on practice with core concepts such as quantity take-offs, pricing, and estimating for subcontractor work. Online resources provide instant access to examples of authentic construction documents, including complete, detailed direct work estimates, subcontractor work estimates, general conditions estimates, markups, and summary schedules.

Through its unique mix of real-world examples and classroom-tested insights, Construction Cost Estimatingensures that readers are familiar with the entire estimating process even before setting foot on the jobsite.

Len Holmis Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Washington. He has over 40 years construction industry experience at all levels and owns his own construction management firm. He is the author of numerous books on construction, including Cost Accounting and Financial Management for Construction Project Managersand 101 Case Studies in Construction Management, and coauthor of Introduction to Construction Project Engineeringwith Giovanni Migliaccio and Construction Superintendentswith John E. Schaufelberger.

John E. Schaufelbergeris Dean Emeritus of the College of Built Environments and Professor of Construction Management at the University of Washington. He is the coauthor of Management of Construction Projectsand Construction Superintendentswith Len Holm, Construction Equipment Management, 2nd editionwith Giovanni Migliaccio, and Professional Ethics for the Construction Industrywith Rebecca Mirsky.

Holm and Schaufelberger have always been visionaries in the construction industry.

Christian LaRocco, Partner, Development Manager, MJR Development

The following documents are available on the eResource for Construction Cost Estimating, First Edition, Routledge, 2021. Reference www.routledge.com/9780367902681

This first list is made available to students and instructors:

• design drawings
• design drawings
• schedule
• Live Excel versions of all estimating forms
• Sample preconstruction contract
• Estimating Process
• Steel truss project erection photograph
• Reference materials for The Guide
• Reference materials for Sage Construction and Real Estate software

The following are also made available to instructors:

• Instructors Manual, complete with answers to all of the review questions and many of the exercises. A select group of case studies from 101 Case Studies in Construction Management(Routledge 2019) are also included.
• Power Point lecture slides for all 24 chapters, 24 separate files, 650 slides in total
• Detailed
• Detailed estimate
• photographs of project completion
• design drawings
• estimate
• summary schedule
• site logistics plan

Len Holm and John E. Schaufelberger

First published 2021

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