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ESTIMATING SITEWORK CONSTRUCTION

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“I now feel confident doing takeoffs in all aspects of sitework. I feel I am much more prepared to be an estimator today than I was prior to attending this course.”

Matt BluthMarkham Contracting

This five-day course is designed for new estimators, more experienced estimators who have never been exposed to formal training, and other construction professionals who want to better understand the methods by which sitework construction cost estimates are developed. This course will cover all the tasks required to develop an accurate sitework estimate. Students learn to calculate work quantities from engineering drawings, correctly adjust for material swell and shrink, assemble efficient crews, and determine productivity.

Who should take this course:• Beginning to intermediate estimators • Anyone who quantifies cut and fill,

underground utilities or road-building • Real estate developers• General contractors• Project managers

Course Dates:November 5-9, 2012

Tuition: $1,695(Includes tuition, books,materials, and lunches)

Course Location:VRCA3636 East 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5M 1M3

Class Hours:8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Telephone:(604) 294-3766

Contact:Lisa WolfeDirector of Education

This course earns 6 Gold Seal credits.

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CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING INSTITUTE

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Back by popular demand:This two-day course is designed for new estimators, more experienced estimators who have never been exposed to formal training, and other construction professionals who want to better understand the methods by which sitework construction cost estimates are developed. This course will cover all the tasks required to develop an accurate sitework estimate. Students learn to calculate work quantities from engineering drawings, correctly adjust for material swell and shrink, assemble efficient crews, and determine productivity.

This course can earn up to 5 Gold Seal credits

Who should take this course:• Beginning to Intermediate Estimators• Anyone who quantifies cut and fill, underground utilities or road-building• Real Estate Developers• General Contractors• Project Managers

Course Locations & Dates:Victoria BC: October 16–17, 2014 Burnaby BC: October 20–21, 2014Kamloops BC: October 23–24, 2014Calgary AB: November 3–4, 2014Edmonton AB: November 6–7, 2014Regina SK: November 17–18, 2014Saskatoon SK: November 20–21, 2014Brandon MB: December 1–2, 2014Winnipeg MB: December 4–5, 2014 Mississauga ON: December 15–16, 2014London ON: December 18–19, 2014Fredericton NB: January 12–13, 2015Halifax NS: January 15–16, 2015Whitehorse YT: January 26–27, 2015Yellowknife NT: January 29–30, 2015

Tuition:$995 (plus applicable tax)

(Includes tuition, books, materials, lunch and parking)

Take advantage of the $100 Early Bird Discount

Class Hours:8:00 am–4:00 pm

Contact:info@bgcpartners.ca

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What you will learn:This course consists of a two days of hands-on training in sitework estimating. It will enormously improve and complement your knowledge and experience in sitework construction. Learn the concise and proper methods required to prepare thorough, organized cost estimates. Learn how to avoid the many problems associated with this complex and demanding scope of work. The training provided will enable you to effectively evaluate the extreme range of sitework price quotations that are often received by the general contractor.

This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to assemble and organize all elements of an accurate sitework estimate. Testing and practical application of the skills you will learn is accomplished throughout this course with a series of hands-on exercises and problem-solving challenges and discussions.

Upon completion, students will be able to:• Put into practice real-life methods for determining job costs.• Use essential formats for clearly estimating equipment, labor, material and other service costs related to completing a project.• Assess and decide how a variety of physical site complexities may affect the estimated cost of a project. Use methods to counteract these variances.• Better identify and interpret general site conditions, special conditions and technical specifications associated with sitework projects.

Synopsis:Day 1: Estimating Earthwork• Pre-bid investigation• Plans and specifications• Site visit and soil borings• Pre-estimate checklists• Area and perimeter calculations• Cut/fill calculations:

average end area method• Soils shrink and swell• Cut/fill calculations:

grid cell method• Soils classifications• Matching equipment

to soil type• Excavation production• Bulk excavation exercise• Crew analysis

• Trucking optimization• Bidding and mark-up discussion• Equipment costing• Road calculations• Mass haul diagrams• Earthwork “Rules of Thumb”

Day 2 : Estimating Underground Utilities and Estimating Roadwork & Paving• Estimating forms and formats• Trench volume calculations• Trenching productivity• Pipe laying productivity• Storm drainage exercise• Materials costing• Equipment selection

procedures

• Subsurface interferences• Clearing and demolition• Dewatering methods• Specification analysis• Safety requirements• Complete the estimate• Sanitary sewer exercise• Estimate slopes/shoulders• Curb and gutter calculations• Estimate and quantify

asphalt paving• Estimate and quantify

concrete paving• Estimate hauling costs• Crew assemblies• Estimate Compaction

“I think everyone at every level of estimating should take this course.”

Robert Astephen, Prime Time Construction

“This course exceeded my expectations!”James Cotton, Cook Concrete Excavation & Utilities

“The instructor’s passion and course content kept me interested and anxious to return each day. I would encourage all persons interested in sitework construction estimating to experi-ence this course.”

Don Swasing, Schlouch, Inc.

“I now feel confident doing takeoffs in all aspects of sitework. I feel I am much more prepared to be an estimator today thanI was prior to attending this course.”

Matt Bluth, Markham Contracting