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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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While we do our best to provide budget estimates that are as accurate as possible, there are inevitably times when projects bids come in higher than the client expected, or that unanticipated costs push the job over-budget. Competitively Bidding the Project. Getting Too Specific on Specifications.

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Bluebeam Tip: Improving Estimating (Take-off) Measurement Accuracy

Carol Hagen

Bluebeam Revu provides measurement tools ideally suited for construction estimating take-off. You can use the snap to content for your estimating department to work with plan sets and “hit” the exact corner or inside wall for a perfect measurement but the line weight might may impact your measurement accuracy.

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Low Bids Benefit Building Owners

Chianelli Estimating

Does the owner benefit from the lowest bid? All the painstaking details; drawing upon drawing, revision after revision as the project documents are developed. Better yet, the committee believed the estimated cost from the accounting department would be met.The final design is complete and is now ready to go out to bid. .

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Bluebeam Tip of the Week: 3 Wall Area Measurement Methods for Estimators

Carol Hagen

Bluebeam Revu’s measurement functions provide quick methods for estimators to take-off length, area and quantities. Perspective drawing and the volume tool . Perspective drawing and the volume tool . Perspective drawings and the perimeter tool. The 3 Wall Area Measurement Methods for Estimators using Bluebeam Revu.

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Autodesk Fully Releases Takeoff for 2D and 3D Estimating

Construction Junkie

Autodesk Takeoff allows estimators to perform 2D and 3D takeoffs within Autodesk Construction Cloud, ensuring teams are using the most up-to-date set of drawings and allowing collaboration between team members.

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Six Ways to Control Rising Commercial Construction Costs

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The summer always brings more commercial construction activity, more bids, and, as a result, higher pricing. If there is one aspect of a commercial construction job worth extra investment, it is the planning and drawing stage. Englewood recently began work on Season’s 52 in Chicago. Don’t skimp on architects.

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BIM and the Estimator

Cassell Construction Estimating

I’ve been asked by one of my industry software provider friends to write a piece on the current state of Building Information Modeling (BIM), as it relates to estimating in the here and now. Not found on the conventional (read archaic) low-bid project! So how does this relate to estimating? Why Design-Build? It’s truly amazing.