Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:00 – 1:00 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:00 – 4:30 pm

Producing Different Types of Cost Estimates

   Purposes of and methodologies for cost estimates
      • Design estimate
      • Bid estimate
      • Control estimate

Construction Estimating Resources and Processes

   Estimating team
   Estimating process
   Data resources
   CSI Masterformat

Estimating Labor, Equipment, Overhead and Profit

   Estimating labor costs
   Estimating for construction equipment costs
   Estimating overhead costs
   Estimating profit

Estimating Construction Materials and Services

   Earthwork and excavation
   Pavements
   Concrete structures
   Wood structures
   Steel structures
   Masonry
   Floors
   Roofing
   Interiors
   Finishes

Estimating Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing

   Plumbing
   Electrical systems
   Mechanical systems

Using Construction Estimating Software

   Review of industry-standard software

Credits

Architects
     6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Construction Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public. It offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states (excluding Florida architects). Educators and courses are not subject to pre-approval in Wisconsin.

The American Institute of Architects has approved this event for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.

HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved architect continuing education sponsor inNew York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This program is offered to construction contractors as a non-credit continuing education opportunity. It has not been approved by any contractor licensing entity with a continuing education requirement.

Attendance will be monitored and reported, as required. Attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Mel Cowen

Mr. Cowen started his estimating career in 1979 with a Kansas-based general contracting firm and worked for contractors who self-perform work from Division 1 through Division 33 of CSI masterformat.
His positions ranged from a senior estimator to chief estimator to vice president of estimating. Mr. Cowen has successfully estimated projects in 17 states in the US. These estimates ranged from hard bid to full design-build projects. Currently he is an estimator at Cowen Estimating and Construction Services in the Chicago area.
In 2005 Mr. Cowen became a member of the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) and in 2007 successfully completed the requirements to become a certified professional estimator.
Mr. Cowen is serving as National 2nd Vice President and as a member of the Board of Trustees for the ASPE.

CD/Manual Price: $289.00

Currently, our self-study products DO NOT qualify for AIA, LACES, ASLA or CLARB credit.

HalfMoon will mail you these materials via USPS. Please allow 5 weeks from the date of purchase to receive your product. If the live seminar is in the future, please allow 5 weeks from the date of the live seminar.

The CD/Manual package includes an audio recording of a live seminar on CDs, along with a bound copy of the manual that was distributed at the seminar. The manual contains written materials prepared by the seminar speaker(s).

The CDs contain embedded number codes, which you are required to document and return to HalfMoon if you wish to obtain a certificate of completion for the program. The acceptance of self-administered continuing education activities vary widely between states and professions. Before undertaking any self-study effort, you should review the rules of your licensing/certifying entity.

HalfMoon Education guarantees its products. The self-study products are recorded from a live seminar and there are circumstances where an audio recording is not available. HalfMoon will contact you and issue a full refund if the product you ordered is not available. If you are not happy with a product you receive, you can return the product for a full refund. However, refunds will not be issued if completion certificates are requested.

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