* Excellent textbook for students on HNC/D and first degree courses * Caters for candidates for CIOB Membership Part 1 * Includes examples of estimators' data sheets and pricing notes * Gives a comprehensive review of computer aided estimating Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work deals with the techniques and procedures used to build up an estimate, and explains how an estimate is converted into a tender. The role of the estimator is covered in detail, from early cost studies, through to the preparation of the estimate to the handover of construction budgets for successful tenders. The book includes copious examples of an estimator's data sheets and pricing notes. The introduction of Coordinated Project Information (CPI) has had a profound effect on estimating for building work, while the advent of computer-aided estimating systems has radically affected building and civil engineering estimating. Both of these recent developments are examined in detail. - ASI Journal, July 1994
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