Concrete calculators improve cost control, reduce material waste, and support sustainable construction—an essential tool for ...

The purpose of the estimate is two-fold. First, it allows the contractor to enter into a contractual agreement with confidence. Second, it provides an organized, detailed plan to execute the project ...

There are three main areas to estimate before your project starts--effort, duration, and cost. Of the three, you must estimate effort first to understand the total amount of work. The duration can be ...

Use this process to estimate a project’s effort hours Your email has been sent Editor’s note: This article was originally published December 11, 2006. There are three early estimates that are needed ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

The long-planned Bon Air Bridge replacement project has been tripped up by a low bid that came in about $11 million more than construction cost estimates. Larkspur city officials received two bids on ...

A number of McLeod County road projects have garnered bids below project estimates. Engineers estimated a project to add seal coating to 23 miles of pavement would cost $683,144. The low bid came from ...