This course includes but is not limited to:

Material Take-off - Estimate Write Up
Pricing - Labour Unit Applications
Estimate Summary
Typical Take-offs - Take-off for Ordering
Schedule of Values - Project Cost Control

Course fee: $230 CAD
(includes taxes and shipping)

Please note:All sales are final. No refunds except by special permission. Goods must be in resaleable condition.

For more information, call Tom:
Phone/Fax: (403) 225-4325
Toll free: 1-800-790-6365
or email tom@mechanicaltrades.com

COURSE OUTLINE

When you open your training kit, you will find a set of mechanical drawings for a small commercial building. We call it the Bell Building. Mechanical specifications are on the drawings as well. This is a small building that gives us a chance to learn the process of taking off, listing, pricing and applying labour to various systems and products in a very short period of time. You will also find a take-off pad of 50 sheets, an estimate pad of 50 sheets, bid summary sheets and a project file folder.

Most important, you will find a 1 ½" three-ring manual to take you through the course.

Read the introduction and welcome pages - look over the project drawings.

Next you will remove section 1.1 Material Take-off and the completed take-off guide (a completed take-off done by me) from the first section of the manual. - Set up your take-off sheets by following instructions and my completed take-off package.

Carefully read and follow instructions 1.1 to complete your take-off.

This will have taken you only about two hours and you have now mastered a process you can put to use. This is the only part of the estimating procedure that requires trade experience. Other non-trade staff in your company or family members can easily learn the necessary steps to finish the estimate from this point on.

Now we write up the estimate on the pad with the green lines and columns.

You need to carefully follow the instructions in manual section 1.2 and the guide (my competed write-up) located at the back of section 1.2. Pricing sheets are included to complete the pricing. Using these prices will give you a chance to compare your price to mine (ofcourse, mine is perfect!).

Please don’t use these prices for today’s projects! These prices are from about 1975.

Labour calculations are next - Manual section 1.3.

The green tab (2.0) manual section includes a full set of usable labour unit cards. You must have a good read through section 1.3 to understand this process.

An organized bid summary - Manual section 1.4 is important.

The bid summary instructions are in manual section 1.4. You have been provided with a 17 X 14 blank summary sheet for your use and a matching sheet completed by me.

You are now ready to submit your tender with confidence.

In addition to the above, the manual includes a section (1.5) explaining typical take-offs and job-site material take-off for ordering.

Section 3.0 through 3.7 offer some ideas on project cost control.