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Estimating and tendering for construction work / Martin Brook.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008Edition: fourth editionDescription: xx, 359 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780750686167 (pbk.)
  • 0750686162 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 692.5 22 B.M.E
LOC classification:
  • TH435 .B822 2008
Contents:
Preface. Acknowledgements. List of figures. Abbreviations used in the text. 1. Organisation of the estimating function 2. Procurement paths 3. Forms of contract 4. Tender documentation 5. Estimating methods 6. Contractor selection and decision to tender 7. Project appreciation 8. Enquiries to suppliers and sub-contractors 9. Tender planning and method statements 10. Resource costs ? labour, materials and plant 11. Unit rate pricing 12. Sub-contractors and nominated suppliers 13. Fluctuations 14. Provisional sums and dayworks 15. Project overheads 16. Cashflow forecasts 17. Completing the estimate and final tender review 18. Tender submission and results 19. Action with the successful tender 20. Computer-aided estimating Further reading. Index
Summary: Estimators need to understand the consequences of entering into a contract, often defined by complex conditions and documents, as well as to appreciate the technical requirements of the project. This book explains the job of the estimator through various key stages, from early cost studies to the creation of budgets for successful tenders.
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Books Books Main library B8 Faculty of Engineering & Technology (General) 692.5 B.M.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00012778

Previous ed.: Oxford: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-347) and index.

Preface. Acknowledgements. List of figures. Abbreviations used in the text. 1. Organisation of the estimating function 2. Procurement paths 3. Forms of contract 4. Tender documentation 5. Estimating methods 6. Contractor selection and decision to tender 7. Project appreciation 8. Enquiries to suppliers and sub-contractors 9. Tender planning and method statements 10. Resource costs ? labour, materials and plant 11. Unit rate pricing 12. Sub-contractors and nominated suppliers 13. Fluctuations 14. Provisional sums and dayworks 15. Project overheads 16. Cashflow forecasts 17. Completing the estimate and final tender review 18. Tender submission and results 19. Action with the successful tender 20. Computer-aided estimating Further reading. Index

Estimators need to understand the consequences of entering into a contract, often defined by complex conditions and documents, as well as to appreciate the technical requirements of the project. This book explains the job of the estimator through various key stages, from early cost studies to the creation of budgets for successful tenders.

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