Perfect bidding and estimating plays a vital role for construction industry to measure the profitableness in the construction industry. In order to achieve this every construction firm should utilize right technology as it will develop and increase functionality across the construction job cycle and create more value to contractors.
C-BID Services (www.cbidservices.com, ) a leading provider of comprehensive bid solicitation is making partnership with PlanSwift, a takeoff and estimating solution by Tech Unlimited Inc. C-BID’s online planroom assist you to store, organize and distribute your plans online from one easy to use centralized location with a bid-document library where significant bid information (project documentation, up-to-date bid information, drawings, specifications, and addenda ) can be accumulated.
Online plan room also contains a digital filing tool that can be utilized by bid participants to invite, bid and respond. As the plan room utilizes a recognizable approach to folder structure and document organization, it can be easily incorporate into workflow.
By contributing The Plan-Room digital file tool to PlanSwift takeoff and estimating software, C-Bid and Tech Unlimited can greatly influence the general contractors for getting rid of manual takeoffs and lessen the margin for error by storing bid documents in the cloud.
Recently, new technology incorporations between JB Knowledge Technologies’ SmartBidNet, www.smartbidnet.com, College Station, Texas, and jobsite123.com, www.jobsite123.com, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will connect general contractors employing SmartBidNet with subcontractors on jobsite123.com. This will enhance bidding and estimating for both general contractors and subcontractors.
Besides, SmartBidNet and Cloud Takeoff from To Scale Software, www.toscaleplans.com, Cincinnati, Ohio, built up a new partnership to meliorate the data contribution and collaboration for GCs and subcontractors throughout the bidding and takeoff process.
These types of partnerships are creating new opportunities to bid projects efficiently in technology-advanced construction marketplace.
Posted by Rajib Dey
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Guidelines for estimating a Door
While estimating a door identify each opening in line with the items in the schedule and other relevant data on the architectural drawings. In the specifications all the information regarding installation must be assessed carefully.
While making a quantity survey for doors, merge all similar types and frames and keep an eye so that nothing can be missed. To simplify the task just count the total number of openings.
Consider material, size, gauge, finish, core material, style, fire rating label, doors made of plastic & wood etc for making estimation of a door.
For any particular building also take into consideration pre-hung doors and windows alongwith additional items like pre-hung units, locksets and interior casings etc.
Put down space for casings, stops, grounds, and hardware in the tabulation on the Quantity Sheet
There are several types of specialty doors that can be utilized in the modern buildings. These types of door are sliding glass doors, overhead garage doors, and bulkhead doors. These should also be included in quantity sheet
Scrutinize the plans and specifications briefly to ensure that all hardware, operating mechanisms, fire ratings, finishes, and any special installation requirements are also included.
While executing quantity estimation give special consideration to fire doors and consider the appropriate temperature riser for a fire door. In this case you can get help from architect or local building inspector
Pay particular attention to fire doors when performing the quantity takeoff. At the time of calculating quantities, take in any glass (usually wired) or special inserts to be installed in fire doors (or in any doors).
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Rajib Dey
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rajib@jobs2india.com
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While making a quantity survey for doors, merge all similar types and frames and keep an eye so that nothing can be missed. To simplify the task just count the total number of openings.
Consider material, size, gauge, finish, core material, style, fire rating label, doors made of plastic & wood etc for making estimation of a door.
For any particular building also take into consideration pre-hung doors and windows alongwith additional items like pre-hung units, locksets and interior casings etc.
Put down space for casings, stops, grounds, and hardware in the tabulation on the Quantity Sheet
There are several types of specialty doors that can be utilized in the modern buildings. These types of door are sliding glass doors, overhead garage doors, and bulkhead doors. These should also be included in quantity sheet
Scrutinize the plans and specifications briefly to ensure that all hardware, operating mechanisms, fire ratings, finishes, and any special installation requirements are also included.
While executing quantity estimation give special consideration to fire doors and consider the appropriate temperature riser for a fire door. In this case you can get help from architect or local building inspector
Pay particular attention to fire doors when performing the quantity takeoff. At the time of calculating quantities, take in any glass (usually wired) or special inserts to be installed in fire doors (or in any doors).
Publisher :
Rajib Dey
Business Development
rajib@jobs2india.com
Estimating Service
Monday, June 21, 2010
Construction budgeting process
Cost Control and Budgeting is the most vital factor for owners to maintain control of costs during the construction process. With construction budgeting, the owner can get a view of what the realistic final cost will be.
A capital improvement budget will help owner to raise fund early in the process and that will affect the final design and construction cost.
Besides, construction budgeting also plays a vital role in the selection of a designer for the project success. The owner can fix up the project design criteria once it gets an idea about the budget. The owner then approves the design and sent it to the designers for transforming the design into plans and specifications appropriate for construction.
If any project comes in over budget then it will create a great monetary loss and hamper the productivity.
We at global associates come up with some good cost estimating & takeoff softwares which can provide transparent and best possible cost reliability via forecasting, monitoring and controlling of costs. All project data are accessible at any time and are up-to-date all through the phases of evaluating economic efficiency, budgeting, tendering and invoicing.
Rajib Dey
The construction estimating
A capital improvement budget will help owner to raise fund early in the process and that will affect the final design and construction cost.
Besides, construction budgeting also plays a vital role in the selection of a designer for the project success. The owner can fix up the project design criteria once it gets an idea about the budget. The owner then approves the design and sent it to the designers for transforming the design into plans and specifications appropriate for construction.
If any project comes in over budget then it will create a great monetary loss and hamper the productivity.
We at global associates come up with some good cost estimating & takeoff softwares which can provide transparent and best possible cost reliability via forecasting, monitoring and controlling of costs. All project data are accessible at any time and are up-to-date all through the phases of evaluating economic efficiency, budgeting, tendering and invoicing.
Rajib Dey
The construction estimating
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