Construction Cost Estimating
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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
Understanding & Evaluating Construction Cost Estimates
Introduction
How Do You Know?
Time spent on summary & analysis
Estimate summary
Level 5 estimating analysis
Keep asking “why?” or “how do you know?”
Show your work!
Case study
Detailed Analysis
Thinking scientifically
Estimating errors
Estimating basics
Labor
Indirect construction costs
Other project costs
If you can’t explain it simply…
Burden
What’s burden include?
Burden calculations
Why do we care?
Fun with numbers
Match Game
Analyzing multiple estimates
A sensible list
“Normalizing”
Case study
Xactimate
Insurance industry standards
Pros
Cons
PFCS position
Budgeting & Estimating for Construction, Maintenance, Repairs & Claims
Order of Magnitude (PFCS Level 1)
Case study: Otto’s outhouse
10 steps: level 1
Case study: multi-family residential
Case study: commercial
Case study: your room using Uniformat
Putting It All Together
10-steps summary
5 levels – 10 steps
Decide on the level of detail
A sensible list
Estimate set-up
Relating the parts
Resources Estimate backup
Conceptual & Preliminary (PFCS Levels 2-3)
10 steps: level 2, level 3
Construction cost flow chart
Using the estimate components
Estimate details
Quantity take off (QTO)
Case study: Otto’s outhouse
Detailed & Bid/Construction/Trial (PFCS Levels 4-5)
10 steps: level 4, level 5
Detailed estimating
Refine the estimate: many passes
Peer review Case study: Thompson gardens
Case study: Cuban’s manor
Conclusion
Estimating is a skill and profession
Estimator certification
Learning objectives
Back-up material
Homework
Credits
Architects
6.5 HSW CE Hours (CEH)
6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Contractors
6.5 Commercial CE Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. This seminar also offers 6.5 continuing education hours to Oregon commercial contractors. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Oregon.
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 (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is an approved Florida architect continuing education provider and is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.
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
Pete Fowler
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc. (PFCS)Professional Cost Estimator, Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc.
Mr. Fowler is a construction consultant, professional cost estimator, and president of Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc. (PFCS), a licensed general building contractor in California and Oregon. He received a B.S. degree in Construction Management from California State University, Chico. He has held certifications from AAMA, ASPE, ICBO, and others. Mr. Fowler has published articles in national magazines, and has been invited to speak by the most important groups in the building industry (AAMA, APRA, ASPE, ASTM, BETEC, CAI, ICC, NIBS, RCI, etc.). He also has experience with successful expert witness testimony, including in Federal Court.
Ron Svarc
Accurate Consultant Services, LLCProfessional Cost Estimator, Accurate Consultant Services, LLC
Mr. Svarc has over 45 years of construction estimating and management experience in all types of residential, public, government, and commercial construction technology. As a chief and senior estimator, Mr. Svarc has estimated projects from $30,000 to $365,000,000 in the areas of residential, industrial, and commercial buildings; private and public works; churches; theme parks; reservoirs; schools; hospitals; medical office buildings; multi-use family dwellings; hotels; resorts; fire damage and athletic fields. As a designated expert with specialized expertise in construction, cost estimating, project management and scheduling, he provides unique qualifications for the analysis and interpretation of in-situ conditions and standard of care criteria. Additionally, Mr. Svarc prepares investigative protocols for existing conditions analysis, intent of design documents and subjective application of local building ordinances, as well as national building code criteria. As a construction management professional, he has a working knowledge of building component performance based on building type, systems interface criteria, and failure diagnosis. Mr. Svarc is proficient in all types of construction scheduling, including the critical path method and fast track scheduling. Mr. Svarc has background and experience in forensic analysis, preparation of repair methodologies and recommendations, and also the cost of repair associated with remediation of construction defects. He prepares detailed technical analysis of findings, interpretation of existing conditions, and develops appropriate repair scopes and estimates.
Michael Villalba
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc.Construction Consultant, Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc.
Mr. Villalba is an expert construction consultant and cost estimator with experience in virtually every role in the contracting and building industry including laborer, carpenter, superintendent, project manager, estimator, quality control inspector, operations manager, and owner of a general building contracting firm. His experience is wide and deep with project types including single-family residences, multi-family projects, mixed-use developments, and commercial, institutional, industrial, low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise construction. Mr. Villalba serves clients who are property owners and managers, developers and contractors, product manufacturers and suppliers, insurers and lawyers.