Estimating and tendering for civil engineering works

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Estimating and tendering for civil engineering works

R. McCaffer and A.N. Baldwin

Collins, 1986

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"First published in Great Britain by Granada Publishing 1984. Reprinted by Collins Professional and Technical Books 1986"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. [342]-350

Includes index

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Description

Speedy, accurate and competitive estimating and tendering are essential for the commercial success of all civil engineering contracts. This book sets out the principles of estimating and tendering and describes, with examples, the process, the calculations, the decisions, and the potential post-contract use of estimators' data for planning, cost control, measurement and valuation. The book reflects the best of manual practice and also describes and discusses computer-aided estimating. Reference.

Table of Contents

  • Contents: Civil engineering works and estimating
  • The estimating and tendering process within a contractor's organisation
  • The calculations in the estimating process
  • Planning and estimating
  • Examples of the calculations within the direct cost estimate
  • The calculations and decisions in tendering
  • Computer aided estimating
  • Estimating and bills of quantities
  • Installing a computer aided estimating system.

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