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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LISBON — A project to repair four Wellsville intersections in bad shape from heavy truck traffic will likely have to be rebid after the initial bids came in way over estimate. Columbiana County ...

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 ...