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Another Look At The Quest For Information
I thought you might enjoy a second look at this blog Don Short wrote in June 2011. Let me know your thoughts. – Justin When evaluating an estimate, it is important to get to the right source level of...
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Looking For A Few Good Estimators
123RF We are looking to expand our estimating department at Tempest Company, so Human Resources has been compiling a list of qualifications and job experience in order to find the best candidate. Well,...
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Construction Estimating Experience
Tempest Company has been in business for over thirty three years. When my dad first started out, he kept a listing of each job he did in a little black book. It was 1981; he didn’t have File Maker to...
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Owners and Developers, Want A Successful Construction Project?
Let’s take another look at this! A lot of folks in the industry may not see the importance of accurate numbers to the overall success of a project! – Justin Owner & Developer Project Success in the...
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A Detailed Estimate Leads To A Successful Project
Did you know that this week marks our sixth year of blogging!? To celebrate, here is another look at a popular blog from 2009! Contractor Project Success Is In The Details Success for a construction...
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RS Means Estimating
We had a contact request a reprint of this American Society of Professional Estimators article that Don Short wrote back in 1990! It is a book Review of the MEANS Estimating handbook from the RS Means...
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Estimators – What Are They Good For?
Have you seen this one? Here is a look back at a blog from 2010. I always like it when someone asks us about our project experience. Do you specialize in or have you done a {insert type of facility...
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Do You Have the Right Budget?
Here is a second look at one of Don’s early blogs. I thought it would be a good one to take another look at, since I have been answering lots questions about budgets this week with clients and...
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Estimating Help: Handling Errors In Bids
Say a contractor makes a substantial mistake in a bid. Is the contractor required to perform the work for its bid price in spite of such an error or should the contractor be able to withdraw the bid?...
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Contract Schedule Of Values
My dad was “blogging” even before there were any blogs! I have many of his articles and white papers dating back into the 1980’s, that I think need to be shared. I will be adding some of his articles...
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