Construction Plans: Garbage In – Garbage Out
Garbage In – Garbage Out is one of my biggest pet peeves. If you are going to take the time to do something, do it right, so it can actually be a beneficial work product. There are so many instances...
View ArticleEstimating Questions – Where Would You Stand?
I had a conversation recently that I would like to share with you. This individual and I seemed to have been on opposite sides of the fence on all of the following points regarding estimating. I am not...
View ArticleBad Info = Bad Results
Just a couple of miles down the street from our office, two semi-trailers have struck the same bridge within days of each other. The problem is that it’s a pedestrian bridge right next to a side...
View ArticleWhat The Owner Really Wants In A Construction Project
On a recent project, I was assisting a vendor with some stainless steel pipe quantities. The takeoff seemed pretty straight forward – until the contractors started calling him to verify scope and then...
View ArticleMiles And Miles Of Blue Prints
When I started in the industry, physical drawings were the only thing that we used for the drawings. I would get the drawings shipped to me and we would ship them back once we were done with the...
View ArticleSpecs, Lost in Translation
Originally posted on Comments From a Spec Writer:Do you ever see funny notes in completed construction drawings? I’ve seen notes on CDs out to bid that said things like “Match Lakeview storefront”...
View ArticleEstimating Service Costs
As an independent estimator/construction consultant, another question that I get is “How do you determine the cost for your services?” My dad and his estimating buddies used to joke that the answer to...
View ArticleTempest Company – Your First Line Of Defense
I was always told to shoot straight with clients and potential clients. In one week, I had both a potential client and an established client call about projects. Each of the projects had their own...
View ArticleConstruction Documents Can Be Misleading
Pretty much everything Liz blogs about is great – but you can’t miss out on this one… Deliberately Misleading March 25, 2015 by Liz O’Sullivan Today a new sign was installed for my office building, on...
View ArticleIncomplete Drawings
As estimators, we all have estimated a job with an incomplete set of drawings. We deal with incomplete drawings in many different ways… from asking questions, to adding in an allowance, or just leaving...
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