[su_document url=”https://sitework-estimating.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DCD-Problem-with-Spec-Books.pdf”] I’m not really sure that there is anything that can bring an estimator to tears like the sight of a 2000 page specification  book. There is little in our world that can be deemed quite as unproductive and frustrating as reviewing 1800 pages of useless  material, just to get to the 200 pages...

[su_document url=”https://sitework-estimating.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DCD-Jan-2018-Components-of-Estimating.pdf”] We Came In Under Budget – Said No One Ever The Critical Components of a Construction Cost Estimate es·ti·ma·tor ˈestəˌmādər/ Noun a person who estimates the price, value, number, quantity, or extent of something. What is a Construction Estimator? It seems like a simple enough question. A construction estimator predicts the cost to...

[su_document url=”https://sitework-estimating.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DCD-Article-Lets-Level-The-Playing-Field.pdf”] Let’s Level The Playing Field Who owns the burden of a quantity take-off? Is It Fair To Place The Burden Of A Quantity Take-off On The Contractor/Sub-Contractor? By: Rifka Malik, CPESC The design engineer releases drawings. The land owner wants to know how much it will cost to develop the idea or plan....

Published on LinkedIn on July 9, 2015. This anecdote is true, infused with my own quirky sense of humor. I have a client that calls me occasionally. He has his own in house estimator, recently hired. They bid on multi-million dollar infrastructure projects. His calls (or emails) are always prefaced with “You gotta help me...