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Notes from the estimating desk: takeoff method, cost commentary and practical guidance for teams pricing construction work.
Nine review passes that catch the omissions responsible for most bid-day surprises — from missed addenda to double-counted slab edges.
Alex Rivera
August 12, 2026 · 8 min read
TutorialsAugust 5, 202611 min read
A practical walkthrough of foundation plans, schedules, and sections — and how each one feeds concrete and reinforcement quantities.
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Industry NewsJuly 28, 20266 min read
Steel, gypsum, and electrical commodities are moving at different speeds. Here is how we document escalation assumptions.
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EstimatingJuly 19, 20267 min read
Structuring the estimate so a drawing revision at 4pm changes three cells instead of thirty pages.
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EstimatingJuly 8, 20269 min read
At concept stage there is no schedule to measure. Parametric assumptions, stated openly, still beat a guess.
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TutorialsJune 30, 202610 min read
Sheet naming, one-direction formulas, and a visible assumption register — the small conventions that make a workbook reviewable.
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Industry NewsJune 21, 20265 min read
Draw schedules, contingency treatment, and the documentation that shortens a construction loan review.
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