Part 9 in Jeff's series on errors in estimating discusses conditions.
Last month, we began our discussion of conditions and how they are an important aspect of the mistake making process in estimating. This month, we’ll continue this important discussion.
In estimating, there are a multitude of conditions that must be recognized, identified, quantified and analyzed for their affect on labor, material and equipment cost burdens. In our limited format in this advice column, we cannot hope to cover each and every type of condition an estimator may encounter in the course of a career as an estimator.