ANSWERING TWO QUESTIONS – IS WHAT we Do.

This website is designed to educate people about the Design & Building process and hopefully, help answer the two key questions above. We plan to delve into construction-related articles in the future we are going to focus on the trilogy that exists between Design management, Estimators and Procurement.

BLOG – ESTIMATING Series

Why do we need a

Contract?

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What are the different

Contract Variables?

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What is the

Building Industry Tier System?

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Are You

Pre Contracts or Contracts?

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Where do

Tenders come from?

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What is the difference between

Quantity Surveyors, Estimators & Cost Planners?

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What is areas are

GFA, NLA, CFA, UCA+FECA?

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What is meant by

First Principles, Second Principles & Bench Marking?

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BLOG – TENDER PROCESS

What are the different stages within the

Tender Process?

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What is Tender

Pre-Qualification?

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What is

Document Control?

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What is a

Bid / No Bid Form?

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What are

Trade Packages?

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What is a Subcontract & Supplier

RFQ?

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What are

Subbies Lists?

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What is

Estimating Strategy?

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What are Cost Plan & BOQ

Formats ?

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Why is the importance of

Phone calls?

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What is

Vetting & Subbie Comparison ?

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What happens at Subcontract & Supplier

Tender Close?

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What are

Supporting Documents & Preliminaries?

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Check lists

Preliminaries & Overhead Recoverables

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What are

Non Priced & Priced Criteria?

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What happens at

Post Tender & Client Meetings?

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What are

Estimating Records ?

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What is

Contracts Handover ?

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Good Luck & Good Tendering.

Scott Townsend

Author

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EDUCATIONAL – Click Here

Estimating Series

Can It be built

HOW MUCH Is IT GOING TO COST?