Construction Estimating Best Practices: How Good Estimators Win Profitably

Construction estimating is the discipline that turns plans and specs into a number the company can commit to. Good estimating is the single most important predictor of project profitability — but it's easy to win unprofitable jobs through estimating that's either too optimistic or too structurally sloppy. Here are the practices that separate estimators who win the right jobs at the right price from ones who just fill out spreadsheets.