Bid Estimator?

[PhillipTMMMS]

Does anyone have a good reference location for estimating industrial jobs for say budgetary quotes? HVAC duct additions/Relocation, install piping of different sizes, installing pumps, etc?

 

[JStephen]

Way back when, there were cost estimating books from R S Means for general construction work, and googling that pulls up a website application for them. I have no idea of the utility of it, or whether it would help in your situation.

I would expect some of this to be guesswork on the part of the estimator and/or proprietary information.

On something somewhat standardized like, say, installing piping in a house, you should be able to find and/or generate fairly good data. On a one-off type job, doing modifications or repairs, for example, not so much, and you can expect larger variations in how things get estimated and done.

 

[PhillipTMMMS]

Thanks for the info. My application will be all industrial. I had found one for some HVAC work like moving ductwork and running duct per foot. I was hoping for a quick cheat sheet somewhere for by the foot or unit. Sometimes management requests numbers faster than I can get a contractor out to quote. I have seen a few books and thinking about buying one. Thanks again.