Invitation Preliminary Decision Receiving

To Tender ( Limited Information ) and

Or Reviewing
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ent Documents
Second Stage Decision
( Limited Information )
Cost
Estimate
Final Decision Changes
( Fuller Information During
Detailed
and any Changes Tendering
Study Of
During The Tendering Period
Contract
Documents Period )
 Parties Involved In Estimating And Tendering

Client’s Staff Or His Contractor’s External

Professional Personal Organization
Representatives

Material Plant
Engineer / Architect S/Cs Hire
Suppliers
/ Consultants Comp
anies

Buyers Planners Plant Managers Site Management

Senior Estimators Senior Managers Temporary Works

Designers

Junior Estimating Computer

Estimators Clerks Operators
 Decision To Tender

The Estimating Process

Tendering Adjustment
 Assessment & Adjustment of The Cost Estimate
 Assessment Of Mark Up
 Risk
 Company Overheads
 Profit
 Addition Of Mark Up

Submitting The Tender

 Planning and Scheduling The Estimate
Project Study :
Collection Calculation Of :
• Drawings
Of Cost All In Labour Rate
• Specifications
Inform. All In Plant Rate
• Contract
Materials Costs
• Site Visit
S/c Costs
• Meetings

Preparation Of A Method Statement

Assessing Output Of Selected Resources And Elapsed
Time Of Deplayed Resources
Preparing The Estimate ( Cal. Of Direct Cost Rates For
Each Item Or Groups Of Items )

Calc. Of Site Overheads

Estimator’s Report
 Alternative Methods Of Construction
Alternative Sequence Of Work
Alternative Rates Of Construction
Alternative Site Layouts

Preferred Method Of Construction

Pre-Tender Construction Programme

Duration
Sequence Duration Labor &
Of
Of Main Of Main Plant
Overall
Activities Activities Required
Project