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-build estimate
      • Design-bid-build estimate
      • Control estimate
      • Conceptual 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

Professional Engineers
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed. (WA)
     6.5 PDHs (Other States)

Architects
     6.5 HSW PDHs
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers a 6.5 hour continuing education opportunity to Washington professional engineers (not required for license renewal), which will qualify for 6.5 PDHs in other states and 6.5 HSW PDHs to Washington architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Washington.

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 (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.

This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor board with mandatory continuing education.

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

Steve Watkins

Senior Preconstruction Manager for BNBuilders in Seattle, WA

Mr. Watkins has been in the construction industry for approximately 30 years. He started in the single-family residential market sector, which led him into land development and then onto commercial estimating. Mr. Watkins has spent the past 15 years in preconstruction and commercial estimating. He has been a chief estimator and director of preconstruction leading estimating teams and departments. Currently Mr. Watkins is a senior preconstruction manager for BNBuilders in Seattle. He has been fortunate enough to have worked on all procurement types from the typical “hard bid,” to design-build, progressive design-build, GC/CM, and private negotiated GMP for vertical construction projects. Mr. Watkins is the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) Northwest Regional Governor and an ASPE Certified Professional Estimator (CPE).

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