City:
Las Vegas, NV
Date:
7/26/23 to 7/27/23
Venue:
Embassy Suites Las Vegas | Class Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM PST
7/26/2023 - Facilities Construction Estimating
Upgrading existing, often occupied, buildings can pose difficult estimating problems. Complete plans and specifications are rarely available. And yet you are expected to produce a realistic estimate. Learn the correct methodology for generating accurate, reliable project costs using both unit price and assemblies methods.
Seminar Details
$1,075.00
Objectives
- Learn how to identify potential problems and provide estimating solutions to building alterations.
- Receive step-by-step procedures for factoring in minimum labor costs, accurate productivity estimates and allowances for typical project contingencies.
- Understand estimating considerations such as project size, labor hours, building code compliance and purchasing materials in smaller quantities.
- Learn where direct and indirect costs come from and how they can be applied in specific situations.
- Understand how to quickly and accurately navigate the layout of RSMeans datasets and publications.
What Will Be Covered
- How the data is built and where to find specific information
- The estimating process and the importance of each process step
- The value of the Reference Section
- Renovation estimating challenges and how to avoid common errors that defeat an estimate
- How to close the gap between the budget estimate and the contractor’s bid
- How context and process scopes affect the estimates
- Evaluation of the structure, defining the start and finish of the scope
- Overhead costs for a construction company and development of contractors’ billing rates
- Unit price renovation estimates – job orientation, sources of cost information and pricing the estimate
- Using and modifying assemblies for renovation estimating
Materials Included (Received on-site on the first day of training)
- Latest edition of Facilities Construction Costs with RSMeans data Cost Book
- Facilities Estimating Workbook
Who Should Attend
Facility managers, plant engineers, architects, contractors, estimators, builders and others concerned with proper preparation and/or evaluation of renovation estimates.
Continuing Education Credit Eligibility
Approved for Continuing Education Units by the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International Certification Board Continuing Education Units:
AACE: 14 hours, 1.4 CEU’s
Lodging & Travel
Registration for this seminar does not include travel or accommodations.
Dinner, lodging, airfare and transportation to and from the venue are the responsibility of the student. A complimentary full buffet and cooked-to-order breakfast will be available for hotel guests before class starts. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day. The hotel is offering attendees a discounted room rate of $159/night if they book prior to July 3rd, 2023 and mention "Gordian RSMeans Training" event name during booking.