Bidding and Estimating Procedures for Construction by Hal Johnston
For courses in Construction Management/Estimating in departments of Construction Engineering and Construction Technology.
This text thoughtfully discusses the overall process of estimating construction costs, with particular emphasis on the preparation of a stipulated sum bid by a general contractor. It covers all the normal bid-preparation activities-selection and strategy, drawings and specifications, bid-submission and a review, and recommends and outlines practices and methods to handle these functions.