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 the Five Levels of Cost Estimates
Order of magnitude (Level One)
Schematic or conceptual design (Level Two)
Design development (Level Three)
Construction document (Level Four)
Bid level (Level Five)
Independent Government Estimate (IGE)
Construction Estimating Resources and Processes
Estimating process
CSI MasterFormat vs. CSI UniFormat
Shell vs. tenant improvement breakdown
Data resources
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
Mechanical
Electrical
Using Construction Estimating Software
Review of industry-standard software
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects
6.5 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states, except Florida architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in New Mexico.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in New York.
This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been submitted to any state contractor licensing entity for approval.
Attendance will be monitored, and 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
Scott Lovedahl
US General Services AdministrationUS General Services Administration – Public Building ServicesMr. Lovedahl has been employed as a construction manager and estimator for GSA, responsible for developing independent government estimates (IGEs) for new construction, restorations, additions, repairs, renovations and life-cycle maintenance costs for hundreds of federal government buildings, leased spaces and related infrastructure for the past eight years. He is retired from the US Air Force with 26 years of experience in the engineering and construction profession, responsible for $100+ million in construction management, cost estimating and superintendent activities. Mr. Lovedahl is a current member of the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) and a part-time instructor for the Central New Mexico (CNM) Community College in their Applied Technology Construction Management program.