Rory Woolsey

MAY 31, 2012

“ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” ” I get this question a lot from my architect friends when helping them budget their projects through the design process. Thursday, May 31, 2012. Mark It Up!

Estimating 40

Estimating Overhead Profitability Construction 40

Rory Woolsey

APRIL 4, 2012

” The budget estimate is just another task that takes from the already limited time in a day. Sadly, some budgets are derived from a “click and drag speed” application of software. Unit pricing is thrown at a project from a data source with little thought given… verbatim!

Estimating 45

Estimating Construction Overhead Software 45

Rory Woolsey

JANUARY 16, 2012

I have figured that I have facilitated about 8,500 hours of classes on estimating, Job Order Contracting, and project management related topics. We construction estimators are at the front end of this cycle and should expect a busier year for budget estimating. Labor Productivity? construction consultants.

Estimating 45

Estimating Construction Overhead Contract 45

Rory Woolsey

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Knowing where the key project metrics such as time , costs, resources , and cash flow are relative to a datum (the project plan). Good project managers will always know where these project metrics are because they are indicative of the immediate health of the project. Scope, scope, scope!! Enough said!

Estimating 40

Estimating Cash Flow Budgeting Budget 40