Overcoming Productivity Challenges in the Heavy Civil Construction Industry
by John Sheedy John is a product manager for B2W Software. He has had a leadership role in the development of the company’s specialized B2W Track element for equipment maintenance and repairs, and the B2W Schedule element for resource scheduling and dispatching. Real-Time Performance Tracking for Field Data Collection and Analysis The heavy civil construction industry […]
Cost Estimate Planning, or not?
[thrive_headline_focus title=”Cost Estimate Planning. Do you have a plan?” orientation=”left”] Cost estimate planning is an activity that I always take it very seriously. I know, some of the projects we work on are small(er) and do not justify implementing a full cost estimate development plan. For those projects, I implement the steps which I consider […]
The Vital Skill Each Cost Estimator Should Master
What and Why? Throughout my 30+ years in the construction industry, many of those in the cost estimating field, I met great estimators and estimators lacking the confidence to say: Yes, I calculated this cost, this is how I did it, and this is the benchmark data to prove it. My curiosity was always to […]
My View on Top 10 Bidding Mistakes
Construction Cost Estimating – Top 10 Bidding Mistakes Bidding mistakes can disrupt a company in a very serious way. Learning to identify and how to avoid them is fundamental for any construction business. If you have been working as a cost estimator for a considerable time, chances are you found a mistake in one of […]
The Rush For the Low Bid And How to Stay Competitive
The Rush to Bid Low In my early years as a cost estimator, I received the most useful piece of advice from the owner of the company I was working for at the time. He told me: “your job as a cost estimator is to figure out the best price our company can do this project […]