Includes index.

Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work --
Copyright Page --
Abbreviations used in the text --
1. Organization of the estimating function --
Team roles and organization --
Quality management --
Health, safety and welfare --
2. Procurement paths --
Introduction --
Clients' needs --
Contractor involvement --
Part nering. --
Apportionment of risk --
Traditional method --
Design and build --
Management contracting --
Construction management --
Private Finance Initiative --
3. Forms of contract --
Introduction --
Essentials of a valid construction contract. Standard forms of contractSub-contract forms --
Understanding contractual obligations --
4. Tender documentation --
Introduction --
Coordinated project information --
Documents used as the basis of a tender --
Formal tender documents --
5. Estimating methods --
Introduction --
Single-rate approximate estimating --
Multiple-rate approximate estimating --
Approximate quantities --
Analytical estimating --
Operational estimating --
6. Contractor selection and decision to tender --
Introduction --
Bundling projects --
Competition and negotiation --
Abuse of tendering procedures --
Decision to tender --
Inspection of tender documents. Competition legislation --
7. Project appreciation and enquiries to suppliers and sub-contractors --
Introduction --
Estimate timetable --
Pricing strategy --
Schedules --
The estimating team --
Visits to consultants and site --
Enquiries to suppliers and sub-contractors --
Enquiries for materials --
Enquiries to sub-contractors --
8. Tenders with cost planning --
Introduction --
Terminology --
Cost plan aims --
Funding and affordability --
Benchmarking --
Cost benchmarking --
Re-basing cost data --
Target cost plans --
Design to cost --
Design to cost tools --
Controlling areas --
New build and refurbishment. Pricing the refurbishment of buildingsCondition surveys --
Furniture, equipment and ICT --
Fixtures, fittings and medical equipment in hospitals --
Aspects of good practice --
Adjustments for location --
Cost plan format --
'Linear' bill of quantities --
Tender timetable and reviews --
Final review --
Value drawdown charts --
9. Tender planning and method statements --
Introduction --
The role of the planning engineer --
Method statements --
Logistical planning --
Tender programmes --
10. Resource costs --
labour, materials and plant --
Introduction --
Lab our. rates --
Material rates --
Plant rates --
11. Unit rate pricing. IntroductionComponents of a rate --
Method of measurement --
Pricing notes --
Model rate and pricing examples --
12. Sub-contractors and market testing --
Introduction --
Domestic sub-contractors --
Nominated sub-contractors --
Market testing rates for cost planned tenders --
13. Risk, opportunities and fluctuations --
Introduction --
Risks and opportunities --
Risk management --
Collaborative projects --
Risk workshops --
Pricing risks --
Range of possible outcomes --
Comparison of common distributions --
Monte Carlo simulation --
Standard fluctuations clauses --
Calculation of non-recoverable increases. Inflation calculations for tenders with cost planning.

Estimators need to understand the consequences of entering into a contract, often defined by complex conditions and documents, as well as to appreciate the technical requirements of the project. Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work explains the job of the estimator through every key stage, from early cost studies to the creation of budgets for successful tenders. This new edition reflects recent developments in the field such as new tendering and procurement methods; the move from basic estimating to cost-planning and the greater emphasis placed on partnering and collaborative workin.