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Alderidge, Christopher B.; Alderidge, Pierce F.

 
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Construction Project Estimating and Management

Successful construction projects depend on three things: accurate estimates, competitive bids, and realistic schedules.

Construction Project Estimating and Management provides a practical guide to the essential skills that connect them.

From understanding construction documents and developing reliable cost estimates to preparing bids and building workable schedules, this book helps you see how the financial and operational sides of a project fit together.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

  • Develop accurate and detailed construction cost estimates
  • Understand the information needed to analyze project costs
  • Review bid documents and identify estimating and bidding requirements
  • Prepare competitive bids with greater clarity and confidence
  • Create realistic project schedules and organize work over time
  • Understand the relationship between estimating, bidding, and scheduling
  • Recognize how costs, time, scope, and project decisions affect one another
  • Apply a more structured approach to planning and managing construction projects

Construction estimating, bidding, and scheduling are often treated as separate skills. In practice, they are closely connected. An inaccurate estimate can weaken a bid. A poorly planned schedule can affect costs and project performance. Strong construction management requires understanding how these pieces work together.

This book brings those core skills into one practical framework, helping readers move from project planning and cost estimating to bid preparation and schedule development with a clearer understanding of the full construction process.

Whether you are a student, aspiring construction professional, estimator, contractor, project manager, or experienced practitioner looking to strengthen your foundation, Construction Project Estimating and Management offers a structured introduction to the skills that support better planning, stronger bids, improved cost control, and more effective project delivery.

Plan with clarity. Estimate with confidence. Bid competitively. Schedule realistically.

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