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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Scope, Scope, Scope!!!

Rory Woolsey

All contractors have faced this at one time or another where they were low bid on a project and learn as the job unfolds why they were low bid. Rory Woolsey has worked in Management and Engineering for the construction industry for 35 years, starting as a construction laborer in Billings, Montana, in 1972.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Scope, Again?

Rory Woolsey

All contractors have faced this at one time or another where they were low bid on a project and learn as the job unfolds why they were low bid. · Travel distance. · Mr. Woolsey has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil/ Structural Engineering and a Masters degree in Business Administration.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Losing Your Shirt.

Rory Woolsey

As you travel south the road signs point you in a direction that does not match the plan causing great consternation to the driver. Hasty plans make for troubling travel. Double Check Phase: All good cost estimates are checked and double checked prior to establishing it as the project budget or bid price for a project.