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Industrial Construction Estimating Manual

  • 1st Edition - May 27, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Kenneth Storm
  • Language: English

Industrial Construction Estimating Manual focuses on industrial process plants and enables the contractor, subcontractor, and engineer to use methods, models, procedures, formats,… Read more

Description

Industrial Construction Estimating Manual focuses on industrial process plants and enables the contractor, subcontractor, and engineer to use methods, models, procedures, formats, and technical data for developing industrial process plant construction estimates.

The manual begins with an introduction devoted to labor, data collection, verification of data, coding, productivity measurement, the unit quantity model, and computer-aided cost estimating. It goes on to provide information on construction materials, database systems, work estimating, computer-aided estimating, detailed labor estimates, bid assurance, and detailed applications to construction. Practical examples based on historical data collected from past installations are also included as well as a detailed glossary, Excel and mathematical formulas, metric/standard conversions, area and volume formulas, and boiler man-hour tables. Industrial Construction Estimating Manual aids contractors, subcontractors, and engineers with a balance-detailed estimating method using the unit quantity model and is an excellent resource for those involved in engineering, technology, and construction estimating.

Key features

  • Provides a detailed estimating method using the unit-quantity model to prepare construction estimates
  • Delivers information on construction materials, databases, labor estimates, computer-aided estimating, bid assurance, and applications to construction.
  • Utilizes historical data, from a database of previous similar work, calculates material cost and labor by category, and produces both summary and detailed man-hour and cost estimates.

Readership

Industrial Project Managers, Estimators, Engineers, Construction Estimators

Table of contents

1. Introduction to construction estimating2. Construction material3. Construction database system4. Construction labor estimate5. Computer-aided estimation6. Combined cycle power plant (1 x 1) labor estimate7. Gasifier labor estimate8. Refinery equipment and storage tank labor estimates9. Fluidized bed combustion labor estimates 10. Bid assurance11. Detailed estimating applications to construction

Appendix A: Statistical and mathematical formulasAppendix B: Excel functions and mathematical functionsAppendix C: Area and volume formulasAppendix D: Standard to metricAppendix E: Boiler man hour tables

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 28, 2020
  • Language: English

About the author

KS

Kenneth Storm

Kenneth Storm is currently an independent consultant for a US-based construction company, preparing construction estimates on a variety of projects such as power plants, oil refineries, petroleum industry tank farms, and compressors stations ranging in price from $500,000 to over $250 million in scope. Accumulating over 35 years of experience, he worked as a major project engineer and piping engineer for a variety of major companies. He graduated with a BS in mathematics and statistics from California State University, Chico. He is licensed and certified as a California General Engineering Contractor and a member of the American Mathematical Association.
Affiliations and expertise
Independent consultant, USA

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