Private Construction Estimating Seminar

Participants will learn skills and knowledge to estimate construction projects and prepare a successful bid.

Audience:

The course is designed for construction estimators and those with experience in construction that desire to be estimators or improve their knowledge of estimating.

Course Duration:

16 hours of lessons with instructor.

Education credits:

The course is eligible for 5 CCA Gold Seal education credits and 15 BC Housing CPD credits upon completion.

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

  • Analyze projects and decide on which ones to bid
  • Understand risk analysis and how to price this into a bid
  • Do competitor analysis and understand how this impacts the bid
  • Do client risk analysis and how to price this into bids
  • Record material and other prices and maintain contact lists
  • Formulate a bid strategy
  • Understand how to prepare an estimate and the estimating process
  • Become familiar with Construction Division Codes
  • Understand how to present a bid
  • Be familiar with how to use the bid depository and online bidding platforms
  • Understand the requirements for bonding and insurance
  • Understand the post-bidding process
  • Work with project managers to pass on knowledge of the bid