Construction Cost Estimator Course
This course equips you with essential skills in construction cost estimation, from initial quantity takeoffs to final bid preparation. You will learn unit pricing techniques, local market adjustments, effective risk management, and strategic markups to deliver accurate estimates, clear documentation, and successful lump-sum bids for diverse projects, ensuring profitability and competitiveness in the industry.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain expertise in precise cost estimation through this practical course covering local market analysis, labour rates, regional indices, quantity takeoffs, unit costs, and structured line items. Master contingency sizing, assumption documentation, risk handling, and crafting professional lump-sum bids with appropriate markups, overhead, and profit for competitive yet profitable quotes.
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Develop skills
- Set up local market costs by adjusting labour, fees, and indices for any region.
- Perform basic quantity takeoffs to quickly calculate areas, volumes, and building dimensions.
- Build reliable unit prices using standard references like RSMeans, BLS, ENR, and subcontractor inputs.
- Assemble complete estimates with organised line items, markups, contingencies, and profit margins.
- Prepare bid packages by documenting risks, assumptions, and creating concise lump-sum proposals.
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