Day 1      

8.20 am                           Registration  

8.30 am     Session 1

                      *    Introduction

  *    Take-offs - Standard Method of Measurement

                      *    Estimating Principles

10.10 am          Morning Tea

10.30 am          Session 2

                    *   Building a Material Rate

                    *   Introduction to Labour

12.15 pm          Lunch Break 

1.00 pm                    Session 3    

                      *  In-ground work

                    *     Excavation

                    *    Conduits 

2.30 pm          Afternoon Tea

2.45 pm         Session 4  

                           * Estimating with computers 

4.00 pm                Conclude

Day 2        

8.30 am           Session 5    

                      *  Equipment

                    *   Freight

                    *   Remote Area Work

  10.10 am          Morning Tea

 10.30 am       Session 6   

                      *  Labour Times

                    *   Adjustments based on degrees of difficulty

                    *   Productivity losses

                    *   Cost of labour

12.15 pm          Lunch Break

1.00 pm           Session 7 

                        *   Final Summary

                        *   Preliminary Costs

                        *   Pricing work in remote areas

                      Session 8    

                      *    Overheads

                       *   Profits

                        *   Variations to the Contract  (Changes)

3.45 pm             Conclude

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