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Peterson  \nMBA, PE  \nPrentice Hall  \nBoston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo  \n[worksaccounts.com](worksaccounts.com)  \nEditor in Chief: Vernon Anthony  \nAcquisitions Editor: David Ploskonka  \nEditorial Assistant: Nancy Kesterson  \nDirector of Marketing: David Gesell  \nMarketing Manager: Derril Trakalo Senior Marketing Coordinator:  \nAlicia Wozniak  \nMarketing Assistant: Les Roberts  \nProject Manager: Holly Shufeldt  \nSenior Art Director: Jayne Conte  \nCover Designer: Karen Salzbach  \nCover Art: Shutterstock  \nFull-Service Project Management and Composition: Mohinder Singh/Aptara®, Inc.  \nPrinter/Binder: Edwards Brothers Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix  \nColor/Hagerstown Text Font: Minion  \nCredits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within the text.  \nMicrosoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks ofthe Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A. and other countries. Screen shots and icons reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Corporation. This book is not sponsored or endorsed by or affiliated with the Microsoft Corporation.  \nCopyright © 2012, 2007. Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey and Columbus, Ohio. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458.  \nMany of the designations by manufacturers and seller to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and the publisher was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial caps or all caps.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nPeterson, Steven J.  \nConstruction estimating using excel / Steven J. Peterson.—2nd ed.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN-13: 978-0-13-800719-5  \nISBN-10: 0-13-800719-5  \n1. Building—Estimates—Data processing. 2. Microsoft Excel (Computer file) I. Title. TH437 .P357 2012  \n692'.50285536—dc22  \n2010043121  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nISBN 10: 0-13-800719-5  \nISBN 13: 978-0-13-800719-5  \n[worksaccounts.com](worksaccounts.com)  \nDEDICATION  \nThis book is dedicated to Bill Thiede, who taught me how to estimate.  \n[worksaccounts.com](worksaccounts.com)  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \n[worksaccounts.com](worksaccounts.com)  \nPREFACE  \nThe second hand of the clock swept rapidly toward  \nthe 12, signifying that it was 15 minutes to 1 . Fifteen minutes until bid closing, when the bid I was working on was due. I had 10 minutes until our secretary would call for the final price, giving her just enough time to write the number on the bid forms, seal the bid, and turn it in. The bid had been tallied and was ready to go, with the exception of one blank line. The words “Asphalt Paving”along with the blank space to the right glared at me. I had yet to receive a number from my asphalt contractor, who had promised me he would get me a bid. I called his phone number. No answer! There was only one thing left for me to do. I had to do an asphalt takeoff myself, and I had only 8 minutes ","cbCaifl8eccF9uqJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifl8eccF9uqJ","pdf",14360439,423,"English","# Preface\n## Dedication\n## Estimator role and estimating process","[{\"question\":\"What is the estimator’s main responsibility described in the book?\",\"answer\":\"The estimator’s job is to forecast the likely cost of a construction project and determine the needed quantities of materials, labor, and equipment to complete the work.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the preface describe estimating and takeoff work under deadline pressure?\",\"answer\":\"It describes performing an asphalt takeoff quickly by measuring quantities, computing square footage, and multiplying by an estimated cost per square foot to prepare a bid.\"},{\"question\":\"What problem did the estimator discover after winning the bid?\",\"answer\":\"The estimator realized measurements were not doubled, resulting in only about 25% of the asphalt required, which would eliminate profit and threaten the project budget.\"}]","Construction Estimating Using Excel - Second Edition - Preface | PDF",1789149957,148]