Conceptual Cost Estimating Manual - Softcover

John S. Page

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872011348 ISBN 13: 9780872011342

Publisher: Gulf Pub Co, 1984

Synopsis

These time-honored manuals provide the tried-and-true information you need for making the most thorough and accurate labor and cost estimates in the most efficient manner. The hundreds of man-hour tables in these manuals are the product of hundreds of time and method studies conducted in the field and in the shop. As a result, these respected manuals and their tables provide you with a dependable, proven basis for obtaining production efficiency percentages by applying all known local conditions and variables. These manuals also allow you to obtain direct labor rates for the crafts involved. In short, you'll be able to make accurate, reliable estimates anytime and anywhere with complete confidence. Computers are wonderful tools, solving problems as no human can. But construction estimating is not only a science and a craft, it is an art. The field-tested information in the Estimator's Man-Hour Library is designed for those who understand that.

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About the Author

John S. Page has wide experience in cost and labor estimating, having worked for some of the largest construction firms in the world. He has made and assembled numerous types of estimates including lump-sum, hard-priced, and scope, and has conducted many time and method studies in the field and in fabricating shops. Mr. Page has a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Arkansas and received the Award of Merit from the American Association of Cost Engineers in recognition of outstanding service and cost engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gulf Pub Co
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0872011348
• ISBN 13: 9780872011342
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 332