Jeff wraps up the year with more common errors found in estimating.
For our continuing mistakes discussion, we’ll close out the year with a look at one of the most pervasive types of errors made in the estimating process. It is perhaps the most observable type of blunder yet it is arguably the most overlooked type made by the inexperienced, or for that matter, experienced estimator. Difficult, unusual and atypical conditions encountered on the job site and determinable from the design documents can and do add considerably to the burden of the major cost factors of: