Estimating and Bidding

Don't be Underpaid

The hard truth is no one should do work for less than what it should cost. The only question is, what is the right price? Are you guessing how much the project will cost? Do you know how to put together a job? What is the difference in estimating, allowances, and proposals? If you struggle with these questions, this is the class for you. Dig deep and learn the best practices of how to price your job correctly. Customers will have no issues trying to get you to do high-quality work for less money that could lead you to a negative profit. Underbidding means the job will cost more than what you earned. No one wants to work for free, let alone pay someone else for work they have completed, so get educated and learn all you can about estimating and bidding.
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Course curriculum

    1. Estimating and Bidding Description

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Estimating and Bidding Objectives

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. Estimating and Bidding Worksheet

    4. CTS Business Start-Up Road Map

    5. 8 Steps to Success Video

    6. The 8 Steps to Success in Residential Construction

    7. Changes September 2020

    8. Your Estimating Manual

    1. Estimates and Allowances

    2. Proposals

    3. Level of Detail

    4. What You Show the Customer

    5. How to Draw the Project and Notes

    6. How to Draw Elevations

    7. Taking Pictures

    8. How to Estimate - What is Touching theory

    9. Presenting the Bid

    1. Products, Labor and Mark-up

    2. Keep it Easy Call Supplies and Trades

    3. Estimates and Homewyse

    4. Copy Others Work

    5. Make Your Own List

    6. Allowances Come With Time

    7. Allowances are Flexible

    8. Allowances - Quick Starts but Slow Jobs

    9. Differences in Estimates and Allowances

    1. Like a Chef

    2. Get Paid as You Go

    3. What You Cover in a Proposal

    4. Estimates of Times Per Job

    5. Measure Jobs Yourself or Let the Trades

    6. Presentation and Final Costs

    1. Drawing the As Built or As Is Floor Plan

    2. Over All (OA) and Rough Outline

    3. Door Swings

    4. Things to Measure

    5. Elevations

    6. Measuring Cabients

    1. Intro to What Touches What

    2. The Wish List

    3. The Bathroom Walk through

    4. The Kitchen Walk through

    5. The House Walk Through

About this course

  • $299.00
  • 54 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content