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Introduction to Estimating................................... 1

Estimating Commercial Buildings ........................2

Estimating Structural Building Costs .....................3

Estimating Concrete Costs .................................4

Managing Projects and Supervising Jobsites .........5

Managing Construction Projects .........................6

Supervising Jobsites.......................................... 7

Estimating Sitework Construction .........................8

Estimating Earthwork Construction .......................9

Estimating Underground Utilities....................... 10

Estimating Roadwork and Paving ...................... 11

Corporate Training ........................................12

Government Training ......................................13

Blueprint Reading—DVD Training......................14

Registration Form ...........................................15

Cancellation PolicySubstitutions are allowed at any time. Full tuition refunds will be issued for cancellations made more than ninety days prior to the original scheduled course date. Tuition vouchers will be issued for cancellations made within ninety days of the original course date.

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About CEIThe Construction Estimating Institute (CEI) is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to improving the skills of individuals in the construction industry. Over 100,000 company officers, owners, project managers, estimators, superintendents, foremen, and office support staff have attended CEI training. CEI is located on beautiful Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida, and presents training at locations throughout the United States and Canada.

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Introduction to Estimating

• Reading commercial blueprints• Developing a complete detail estimate • Developing the project schedule • Including support and supervision costs • Reviewing subcontractor bids • Analyzing scope and prices of sitework bids• Completing a detailed concrete construction estimate• Cost breakdown for forming, reinforcing,

placing and finishing concrete• Estimating pre-cast concrete components• Determining optimal methods of concrete forming and placing• Completing a detailed masonry estimate• Estimating block, brick, stone and glass block • Implementing industry accepted productivity adjustments • Completing a detailed steel and metal estimate • Accomplishing tonnage conversions as required• Reviewing erection equipment and costs

• Completing a detailed carpentry estimate • Preparing a trim carpentry estimate for a commercial building• Adjusting materials from installed to purchased quantities• Completing a detailed roofing takeoff • Estimating both pitched and flat roofs • Completing a detailed doors and window takeoff• Completing a detailed finishes takeoff• Utilizing the room finish schedule as a checklist• Using the memory sheet method to reduce estimating time required• Estimating mechanical, electrical and specialty construction using

general contractor methods that rely on subcontractor performance• Scope verification and price analysis per division and/or trade• Commercial construction project “real world” bids are utilized• A complete project estimate is prepared• Comparing total project cost to recent project costs• Adding mark-ups for overhead and profit • Completing a bid document

Attendees of this five-day course will be fully prepared to work as estimators for contractors bidding institutional or commercial building projects. Upon completing this course, students will be able to accurately take-off and summarize work quantities from architectural drawings. Students will learn to apply the correct costs for both labor and materials, and will leave this course having prepared an accurate estimate for a complete commercial project. Students attending this course attain a level of proficiency that might otherwise take six months or more to achieve with only on-the-job training.

Students taking this course will learn to produce accurate detail estimates of commercial buildings. Students will develop the skills necessary to accurately read

blueprints and visualize the building and its components prior to developing the estimate. While in class, students will develop a complete and accurate estimate for a two-story commercial building. Students will leave this course having attained a level of estimating proficiency that might take an entire semester of study or more than six months of on-the-job training to achieve.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to perform complete detail estimates of the general construction trades for commercial buildings, and put into practice a structured and tested system for determining project costs. They will be able to determine how project complexity affects labor pricing, select the correct costs for all aspects of the entire project, and utilize various approaches to negotiate favorable subcontracts and material prices. Students will have the confidence in their ability to function as fully qualified building construction estimators with valuable skills and sound techniques.

Register online at www.ceihome.com or by telephone at 800-423-7058

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Estimating Commercial Buildings

• Developing a complete detail estimate• Developing the project schedule • Including support and supervision costs • Reviewing subcontractor bids • Analyzing scope and prices of sitework bids• Completing a detailed concrete construction estimate• Cost breakdown for forming, reinforcing,

placing and finishing concrete• Estimating pre-cast concrete components• Determining optimal methods of concrete forming and placing• Completing a detailed masonry estimate• Estimating block, brick, stone and glass block • Implementing industry accepted productivity adjustments • Completing a detailed steel and metal estimate • Accomplishing tonnage conversions as required• Reviewing erection equipment and costs• Completing a detailed carpentry estimate

• Preparing a trim carpentry estimate for a commercial building• Adjusting materials from installed to purchased quantities• Completing a detailed roofing takeoff • Estimating both pitched and flat roofs • Completing a detailed doors and window takeoff• Completing a detailed finishes takeoff• Utilizing the room finish schedule as a checklist• Using the memory sheet method to reduce estimating time required• Estimating mechanical, electrical and specialty construction using

general contractor methods that rely on subcontractor performance• Scope verification and price analysis per division and/or trade• Commercial construction project “real world” bids are utilized• A complete project estimate is prepared• Comparing total project cost to recent project costs• Adding mark-ups for overhead and profit • Completing a bid document

Attendees of this five-day course will be fully prepared to work as estimators for contractors bidding institutional or commercial building projects. Upon completing this course, students will be able to accurately take-off and summarize work quantities from architectural drawings. Students will learn to apply the correct costs for both labor and materials, and will leave this course having prepared an accurate estimate for a complete commercial project. Students attending this course attain a level of proficiency that might otherwise take six months or more to achieve with only on-the-job training.

In just five days, attendees of this course will learn how to produce accurate detail estimates of commercial buildings. Mechanical, electrical, sitework and other specialty trades will be estimated using comparative appraisal estimating techniques. Students

attending this course will develop the underlying skills needed to create and organize accurate estimates. Math and takeoff skills necessary for estimating the general construction trades are covered in detail in this course. Different types of drawings needed to visualize the building and its components are also covered in detail.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to perform complete detail estimates of the general construction trades for commercial buildings, and put into practice a structured and tested system for determining project costs. They will be able to determine how project complexity affects labor pricing, select the correct costs for all aspects of the entire project, and utilize various approaches to negotiate favorable subcontracts and material prices. Students will have the confidence in their ability to function as fully qualified building construction estimators with valuable skills and sound techniques.


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Estimating Structural Building Costs

• Get acquainted with concrete• Concrete terminology• Categories of concrete costs• General Costs for: • Concrete • Placing • Reinforcing • Finishing • Equipment• Essential forms and documentation• Takeoff quantities of work• Slabs on grade problems• Footers and pads• Utilize a cost data manual• Reinforcing costs for: • Footers/pads • Pile caps • Piers/pilasters/columns • Walls/beams • Slabs/wire or fiber fabric

• Shrinkage and temperature reinforcement• Horizontal forming• Forming costs-job built• Tilt-up systems• Pre-cast concrete• Manufactured forming systems• Discussion on: • Hot and cold weather concrete • Admixtures • Chemical sealers, compounds • Form releases, hardener• Complete detail estimate developed• Block, brick, stone and glass block are estimated• Industry accepted productivity

adjustments are implemented• Complete detail estimate developed• Tonnage conversions accomplished

as required• Erection equipment and costs reviewed

Attendees of this three-day course will learn to accurately estimate concrete, masonry, and steel costs. Using a real set of drawings, students will perform a complete structural takeoff and will apply material and labor costs to that takeoff to assemble a complete estimate. Students will leave this class with the knowledge needed to produce accurate structural estimates using efficient and reliable estimating techniques.

This course covers the many aspects required to accurately estimate structural costs of buildings. Concrete costs are summarized in the categories of forming, reinforcing, placing and finishing. Methodology is analyzed in each category (i.e. bucket versus pump) to optimize costs. Masonry costs are calculated, adjusted for the for the strength and exactness required of the project (i.e. reinforcing pattern and exposure).

Structural steel is reviewed in detail both by tonnage and count. The course covers the many elements with which the estimator must be familiar, including terminology, detail takeoffs, installation procedures, and equipment requirements.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to prepare accurate estimates of structural costs and select cost efficient methods of forming, placing, reinforcing, and finishing concrete. They will be able to organize cost data in a clear and logical manner for use in a summary estimate. Students will have the confidence to apply realistic unit costs to the estimated material and labor quantities and will check and verify the total cost estimate using comparative analysis.


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Estimating Concrete Costs

• Get acquainted with concrete• Concrete terminology• Categories of concrete costs• General costs for: • Concrete • Placing • Reinforcing • Finishing • Equipment• Essential forms and documentation• Takeoff quantities of work• Slabs on grade problems• Footers and pads• Utilize a cost data manual• Shrinkage and temperature reinforcement• Horizontal forming• Forming costs-job built

• Reinforcing costs for: • Footers/pads • Pile caps • Piers/pilasters/columns • Walls/beams • Slabs/wire or fiber fabric• Tilt-up systems• Pre-cast concrete• Manufactured forming systems• Discussion on: • Hot and cold weather concrete • Admixtures • Chemical sealers, compounds • Form releases, hardener• Introduction to computerized takeoff and estimating• Prepare a concrete bid

Attendees of this two-day course will learn to accurately estimate concrete costs. Using a real set of drawings, students will perform a complete concrete takeoff and will apply material and labor costs to that takeoff to assemble a complete estimate. Students will leave this class with the knowledge needed to produce accurate concrete estimates using efficient and reliable estimating techniques.

This course covers all aspects of concrete construction with which the estimator must be familiar, including concrete terminology, construction types, concrete properties, chemical admixtures, forming systems and curing materials. How each of these aspects affects the cost of concrete construction is covered in

detail. This course is designed to improve the skills and building knowledge the estimator draws upon while estimating the concrete portion of a project. A brief review of basic math and estimating procedures will be covered. Various concrete practice problems will be presented. A working set of drawings will be assigned and estimated. Material and labor costs will be presented, utilizing a cost data book and other references.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to prepare accurate estimates of concrete costs and select cost efficient methods of forming, placing, reinforcing, and finishing the concrete. They will be able to organize cost data in a clear and logical manner for use in a summary estimate. Students will have the confidence to apply realistic unit costs to the estimated material and labor quantities and will check and verify the total cost estimate using comparative analysis.


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Managing Projects and Supervising Jobsites

• Process based project management• Core competencies of project managers• Working smarter not harder• The project selection process• Solutions to poor drawing quality• The “Work Breakdown Structure”• Solving “It’s not in my scope”• 27 preconstruction services needed• Project management maturity model CPM3• The five process areas of

project management• The project initiating process• What does lost time cost your firm?• The project planning process• Understanding human motivation• Estimating planning time• Motivators and demotivators

• What is scope creep?• Keeping your jobsite safe• Assuring project quality requirements• How to hire the best subcontractors• Creating realistic project schedules• The best estimating methods and tools• Buy-out vs. procurement management• Risk management techniques• Overtime and productivity• Historical data and its importance• Learn how to negotiate what you deserve• Getting project “buy-in”• Eliminating conflict on the project• Controlling the project• The importance of project close out• Maintaining quality without

sacrificing productivity

• Ways to conserve assets and stop waste

• Proven methods to prevent theft and vandalism

• Keeping people safe and cutting worker’s compensation costs

• Solving disputes and conflicts• Two theories about people• The best ways to build and

maintain teamwork• Improving your listening skills• Dealing with problem people

affects performance• The best way to start a new project• Learn the art of having

win-win negotiations

Attendees of this three-day course will learn techniques, concepts, and ideas utilized by the best construction managers in the United States. Discover the methods used by top construction organizations to complete projects on time and on budget. Learn how to complete projects in up to 30% less time with the same amount of labor.

Discover the underlying reasons why some jobs make money and some don’t. Learn how one manager can obtain excellent productivity on the job while another is constantly fighting fires and job crises. Learn to more effectively manage your own jobs.This course is packed with valuable tips, techniques and tools garnered from the experience of thousands of industry professionals. Learn to bridge the

skills between field supervisors and project managers, and how bringing these key characteristics together will help you complete your projects on time and on budget.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to effectively manage a construction project from concept to closeout “on time and on budget.” Students will be able to better negotiate win-win agreements throughout the project, switch emphasis from price to value, increase change order revenue, and grant concessions to subcontractors without “splitting the difference.” Discover how to substantially increase productivity with improved processes, culture and morale. Employ strategic techniques to effectively improve operational management through disciplined planning and better execution of work.


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Managing Construction Projects

• Process based project management• Core competencies of project managers• Working smarter not harder• The project selection process• Solutions to poor drawing quality• The “Work Breakdown Structure”• Solving “It’s not in my scope”• 27 preconstruction services needed• Project management maturity model CPM3• The five process areas of project management• The project initiating process• What does lost time cost your firm?• The project planning process• Understanding human motivation• Estimating planning time• Motivators and demotivators• What is scope creep?

• Keeping your jobsite safe• Assuring project quality requirements• How to hire the best subcontractors• Creating realistic project schedules• The best estimating methods and tools• Buy-out vs. procurement management• Risk management techniques• Overtime and productivity• Historical data and its importance• Learn how to negotiate what you deserve• Getting project “buy-in”• Eliminating conflict on the project• Controlling the project• The importance of project close out

Attendees at this two-day course will learn the best project management processes in the world today. Discover tips and techniques assembled from the combined experience and best practices of over 40,000 project managers. Learn how to better assure the success of every project that you undertake. The tools you will take away from this course will enable you to manage your construction projects in a method that is truly world class.

Effective management of a construction project is no easy task. The state-of-the-art methods taught in this program will make you a more effective project manager. You will bring home techniques which will help you to complete your projects on time and on budget. If you want to know how the best of the best do it, you need to attend

this course. It’s not all lectures. You will experience actual scenarios, obstacles and real world situations which challenge project managers. Your instructor has first hand experience running both large and small projects. He knows the elation and satisfaction of bringing home a winner. He has taken on projects gone bad, and with resolute persistence, turned disaster into profits.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to effectively manage a construction project from concept to closeout and will gain insight into the meaning and application of real project management. They will learn how successful construction project managers effectively manage risk, resolve conflicts, and build effective teams, and how projects are completed in 10%, 20% or even 30% less time with the same amount of labor. Students will discover how to successfully navigate through design changes and change orders and will learn the team development secrets experienced professionals use, all while achieving client satisfaction.


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Supervising Jobsites

• Looking at your project from the outside in• Using the expert in your company• Evaluating your intial, middle and end of day performance• Taking advice and soliciting lessons learned• Getting the 60 minute work hour• Fulfilling your 5 key responsibilities• Maintaining quality without sacrificing productivity• Ways to conserve assets and stop waste• Proven methods to prevent theft and vandalism• Keeping people safe and cutting worker’s compensation costs• Solving disputes and conflicts• Two theories about people• The best ways to build and maintain teamwork• Improving your listening skills• Dealing with problem people• How to change behavior in others without resentment

• Developing effective communication skills• Understanding how leadership style affects performance• The difference between leadership and management• Understanding project requirements and preplanning• The best way to start a new project• Managing the paperwork burden—using it to your

company’s advantage• Utilizing time and establishing Priorities• Learn the art of having a win-win negotiations• Understanding your project manager• Maintaining discipline and company policy• How listening added $60,000.00 to a firm’s profit• Change orders—dealing with them more effectively• Finding the best approach to improve subcontractor performance• Surefire job productivity boosters

Attendees of this one-day course will learn valuable construction supervision skills and techniques that will improve jobsite productivity on their projects. Completing a project “on time and on budget” takes the efforts of many people. Top supervisors and foremen are able to achieve this goal by effectively managing the wide range of talents and personalities found on the jobsite. Course attendees will learn how to better coordinate with project managers, key management and office staff. They will learn how to more effectively supervise jobsite workers and how best to respond to unexpected field situations. Attendees will be better prepared and equipped with the knowledge to effectively supervise all aspects of field construction and increase jobsite productivity. This course is packed with hundreds of ideas, concepts, and techniques used by some of the most effective supervisors in the industry. Attend this

course and learn how to complete all of your jobs on time and on budget.

This course uncovers the underlying reasons why some jobs make money and some don’t. Discover how one supervisor can obtain excellent productivity with a crew while another is constantly fighting fires and job crises. Learn to more effectively supervise your own jobs. This course is packed with valuable tips, techniques and tools garnered from the experience of thousands of industry professionals. You will take home a comprehensive class manual which will become your daily reference for solving on-the-job challenges.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to more effectively complete jobs on time and on budget. Students will improve their skills and effectiveness and will learn to cope with today’s labor issues. They will return to the jobsite with the structure and knowledge base to effectively improve the quality of production through expedited processes. They will better understand how to implement effective communication strategies that will substantially reduce unnecessary cost and waste of labor, material, and equipment. Students will learn what it takes to be a top construction supervisor and what the most effective ways of managing construction jobsites are.


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Estimating Sitework Construction

• Pre-bid investigation • Plans and specifications • Site visit and soil borings • Pre-estimate checklists • Area and perimeter calculations • Cut/fill calculations: average end

area method • Soils shrink and swell • Cut/fill calculations: grid cell method • Soils classifications • Matching equipment to soil type • Excavation production • Bulk excavation exercise • Crew analysis • Trucking optimization

• Bidding and mark-up discussion • Equipment costing • Road calculations • Mass haul diagrams • Earthwork “Rules of Thumb”• Estimating forms and formats • Trench volume calculations • Trenching productivity • Pipe laying productivity • Storm drainage exercise • Materials costing • Equipment selection procedures • Subsurface interferences • Clearing and demolition • Dewatering methods

• Specification analysis • Safety requirements • Complete the estimate • Sanitary sewer exercise • Estimate slopes/shoulders • Curb and gutter calculations • Estimate and quantify

asphalt paving • Estimate and quantify

concrete paving • Estimate hauling costs • Crew assemblies • Estimate Compaction

Attendees of this five-day course will learn to better understand the methods by which sitework construction cost estimates are developed. This course is designed for new estimators, more experienced estimators who have never been exposed to formal training, and other construction professionals. This course will cover all the tasks required to develop an accurate sitework estimate. Students learn to calculate work quantities from engineering drawings, correctly adjust for material swell and shrink, assemble efficient crews, and determine productivity.

This course consists of a full week of hands-on training in sitework estimating. It will enormously improve and complement your knowledge and experience in sitework construction. Learn the concise and proper methods required to prepare thorough,

organized cost estimates. Learn how to avoid the many problems associated with this complex and demanding scope of work. The training provided will enable you to effectively evaluate the extreme range of sitework price quotations that are often received by the general contractor. This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to assemble and organize all elements of an accurate sitework estimate. Testing and practical application of the skills you will learn is accomplished throughout this course with a series of hands-on exercises and problem-solving challenges and discussions.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to put into practice real-life methods for determining job costs, and use essential formats for clearly estimating equipment, labor, material and other service costs related to completing a project. They will be able to assess and decide how a variety of physical site complexities may affect the estimated cost of a project and use methods to counteract these variances. Students will be able to better identify and interpret general site conditions, special conditions and technical specifications associated with sitework projects.


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Estimating Earthwork Construction

• Pre-bid investigation• Plans and specifications• Site visit and soil borings• Pre-estimate checklists• Area and perimeter calculations• Cut/fill calculations: average end area method• Soils shrink and swell• Cut/fill calculations: grid cell method• Soils classifications• Matching equipment to soil type• Excavation production• Bulk excavation exercise• Crew analysis• Trucking optimization

• Bidding and mark-up discussion• Equipment costing• Road calculations• Mass haul diagrams• Earthwork “Rules of Thumb”• Complexity of work• Site haul planning• Road cross sections profile• Depths of subsidence• Haul and place process• Indirect and Direct costs• Balanced vs. Unbalanced bidding• Cycle times for hauling units• Earthwork reference data

Attendees of this two-day course will learn to accurately estimate earthwork construction costs. Using a real set of drawings, students will complete a variety of earthwork take-offs and will apply labor and material costs to each take-off. Students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to produce accurate earthwork estimates using efficient and reliable estimating techniques.

This course covers all aspects of earthwork with which the estimator must be familiar, including terminology, soil classifications, terrain conditions, and site restrictions. How each of these aspects affects the cost of earthwork projects is covered in detail. This course is designed to improve the skills and knowledge the estimator draws upon while estimating the earthwork portion of a project. Detailed estimating procedures will

be covered. Various earthwork practice problems and conditions will be presented. A working set of drawings will be assigned and estimated. Material and labor costs will be presented, utilizing a cost data book and other references.

Upon completion, students will be able to accurately measure quantities of cut and fill using both the average end area method and the grid cell method. They will be able to properly adjust the measured quantities of cut and fill, allowing for swell and shrink based on soil type and operation. Students will know how to select appropriate equipment, both size and type, that represents the most cost-efficient approach to constructing the earthwork portion of the project. Students will be able to determine accurate productivity rates for projects based on soil conditions, site restrictions, excavating depths, special requirements, etc., and zero in on the true cost incurred in the operation of specific machines. They will be able to extend the production cost estimate of a project using the crew analysis method of estimating, and will have the confidence to complete the earthwork estimate by combining the production estimate with the fixed costs of the earthmoving project. Finally, students will be able to convert the cost estimate to a correct bid by incorporating the four basic pricing premises: business plan pricing, asset utilization, risk analysis, and market conditions.


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Estimating Underground Utilities

• Trench volume calculations• Trenching productivity• Pipe laying productivity• Pipe trench assemblies• Storm drainage exercise• Materials costing• Pre-bid investigation• Performing pre-estimate checklists• Analyze sites and soil brings• The bidding procedure• Estimating forms and formats• Swell and shrink• Material weights and swell factors• Prepared exercises• Daily production estimates• Calculate productivity• Allow for time at structure locations

• Adjust productivity for sub-surface interference• Apply crew cost to estimated productivity• Test estimating skills with problem solving exercises• Equipment selection procedures• Subsurface interferences• De-watering methods• Specification analysis• Safety requirements• Sanitary sewer exercise• Clearing and demolition• Drainage pipe and miscellaneous structures• Estimating ground water control• Format of the estimate• Basic cost data• Complete the bidding package• Effects of interference, interruptions and the unexpected• OSHA trenching excavation standards

Attendees of this two-day course will receive personalized instruction on how to properly achieve accurate takeoffs for all types of underground utility projects. Using real sets of drawings, students will perform complete takeoffs and will apply material and labor costs to assemble a complete estimate. The training provides the necessary skill sets and knowledge-based processes for consistent underground utility estimating. This course is for new estimators, field personnel and all other construction professionals who want to acquire a sound fundamental understanding of the principles of underground utility construction cost estimates. The course is designed to improve costing, pricing and production techniques of underground utility contractors on private and government projects.

This program concentrates on the specific problems encountered while estimating varying costs of underground utilities. Recommended solutions to items such as interferences, work stoppages and unanticipated conditions are covered in detail. This course will provide the estimator with a practical and time-saving approach to quantity calculations, soil analysis and water tables. It will also cover how to accurately determine the productivity rates upon which to base your bid.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to perform accurate trench volume and backfill calculations and verify the engineer’s quantities. They will foresee project complexities and installation difficulties and will assemble crews for maximum efficiency. Students will have the confidence to correctly gauge productivity and improve estimate accuracy.


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Estimating Roadwork and Paving

• Estimate slopes/shoulders• Curb and gutter calculations• Estimate asphalt paving• Estimate concrete paving• Establish crew costs• Estimate hauling costs• Estimate from typical details• Calculate compaction production• Pre-bid process & site analysis• Plans and specifications• Pre-bid Checklist• Soils-aggregate mixtures & treatment• Storm water management• Erosion control plan• Site clearing• Site demolition• Soil stabilization

• Production for subbase compaction• Aggregate base• Preparation of subgrade• Placing aggregate• Aggregate shoulders & approaches• Placing shoulder material• Open graded drainage courses• Swell and shrink materials• Project specifications and compaction• Ground loss• Land slope on soil quantities• Slope factors• Bidding and mark-up discussion• Equipment costing• Preparing the project schedule• Adjustment for project changes and extras

Attendees of this one-day course will learn to accurately estimate roadwork and paving costs of all types. Using real sets of drawings, students will perform a variety of take-offs on various road, paving and parking lot projects. Students will apply material and labor costs to associated takeoffs to assemble a complete estimate using efficient and reliable estimating takeoffs. This course is designed to improve estimator productivity and increase equipment selection and costing knowledge. This course is ideal for road and highway contractors, asphalt and concrete pavers, commercial contractors and developers, and DOT employees.

This program teaches the primary aspects of estimating roadwork and paving construction. It provides the estimator with the skills necessary to assemble a

detailed and accurate estimate of this scope of work. Practical experience is gained throughout the course using hands-on exercises and problem-solving challenges.

Upon completion of the course students will be able to implement a structured system for determining job costs by accurately assessing equipment, labor, material and other service costs involved in the completion of roadwork projects. They will be able to determine cut and fill quantities in roadway excavations, working from cross sections and profiles and will increase work efficiency and control of the project. Students will be able to accurately calculate and apply equipment production rates. They will have the confidence to estimate all major aspects of paving construction, including: asphalt and concrete materials, subgrade preparation, curb and gutter.


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Corporate Training

• Construction Negotiating• Basic Blueprint Reading• Advanced Blueprint Reading• Construction Field Supervision• Construction Project Management

• Improving Jobsite Productivity• Successful Bidding Strategies• Sitework Estimating• Commercial Estimating• Concrete Estimating

• Earthwork Estimating• Residential Estimating• Roadwork and Paving Estimating• Underground Utilities Estimating

• Barrett Industries• Bechtel• Charah Inc.• Eighty-Four Lumber• Fibrebond Corporation• Kelchner Excavating

• Mass Excavation Inc.• Moretrench Environmental Services• Pillar Construction Inc• ProGrass LLC• US Builders• Wright Construction Western Inc.

The Construction Estimating Institute (CEI) is a leading provider of private training for construction corporations and associations. Bring our expertise to you. We can deliver customized training designed to meet your organization’s training goals. Train groups of employees together at the location of your choice, with customized course content designed to meet your company’s objectives.

CEI corporate training programs are for company officers, project managers, estimators, superintendents, foremen, office personnel, and field personnel. CEI training courses deliver the essential construction skills and critical knowledge your employees need to be able to contribute to successful business solutions. CEI training courses can advance the growth and success of virtually every sized construction organization.

Construction management and leadership development training is a cornerstone of CEI’s corporate training programs. As people progress into management positions, they must develop the leadership and management skills necessary to be effective in their new roles. CEI has developed an extensive selection of management and leadership training courses that can be combined into a customized training program to improve the performance of managers at all levels within your company. CEI will work with your management team to customize the training content to reinforce your company’s culture and project management methods.

CEI estimating training programs are industry specific and are essential for beginning estimators through experienced estimators. As with CEI’s management training programs, they can be customized to reflect your company’s needs and culture. CEI estimating training is the quickest and most efficient way to train your estimating staff and ensure that all estimators are using the most reliable, efficient and accurate estimating techniques and methods.

To schedule an event visit www.ceihome.com or call 800-423-7058

Training Topics

Some of Our Clients

The best way to train your employees is through customized training designed to meet your organization’s specific training goals. CEI has developed an extensive selection of training courses that can be combined into a customized training program for your organization. CEI corporate training will equip your next tier of managers, supervisors, estimators, and administrative staff with the essential skills to meet near term goals and future challenges.

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Government Training

• Construction Negotiating• Blueprint Reading• Certified Payroll• Construction Field Supervision• Construction Project Management• Improving Jobsite Productivity• Successful Bidding Strategies

• Sitework Estimating• Commercial Estimating• Concrete Estimating• Earthwork Estimating• Residential Estimating• Roadwork and Paving Estimating• Underground Utilities Estimating

• Akwesasne Mohawk Casino• Alabama State University• Arizona Department of Transportation• Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation• Federal Highway Administration• Florida Department of Financial Services

• Florida Department of Transportation• New York City Department of Design and Construction• Tuskegee University• US Air Force—819th Red Horse Squadron• US Air Force—823rd Red Horse Squadron• US Department of Commerce

The Construction Estimating Institute (CEI) is a leading provider of construction-related training for governmental agencies, having designed and delivered custom training programs for numerous governmental agencies over the past thirty years. CEI will design customized training to meet your agency’s goals and bring that training to you or your clients.

CEI training courses deliver the essential skills and critical knowledge that individuals need to be successful in the construction industry. CEI offers training in construction management, leadership development, blueprint reading, roadwork estimating, earthwork estimating, building estimating, construction negotiating, construction productivity improvement, jobsite supervision, project management,

underground utilities estimating, concrete estimating, certified payroll, construction accounting, bonding, and many more subjects. CEI training programs can be delivered via live classroom instruction or as online course modules through our internet-based learning management system.

CEI offers multiple programs for state transportation departments, including training for department employees, training and support for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), DBE outreach programs, and automated bid matching programs. CEI currently manages and delivers the Construction Management Development Program and Bond Guarantee Program for the Florida Department of Transportation and provides DBE training for the Alabama Department of Transportation through Tuskegee University. CEI’s services range from the provision of short-term training programs (one to five day classes) to the complete management and delivery of long-term training and support programs.

To schedule an event visit www.ceihome.com or call 800-423-7058

Training Topics

Some of Our Clients

The most effective use of your training dollars is to provide customized training designed to meet your agency’s specific training goals. CEI has an extensive selection of training courses that can be combined into a customized training program and delivered to you or your clients, via live classroom training or online courses.

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Blueprint Reading—DVD Training

Civil Blueprint Reading ProgramConstruction company field and office employees can increase efficiency and reduce avoidable errors through a thorough understanding of civil blueprints and engineering drawings. Students taking this course will learn to completely read and understand civil blueprints. This home study course covers engineering plans for earthwork, underground utilities, and roadwork and paving. Students will learn where to look, how to visualize what a drawing is showing, where to find other views—such as sections and details—and ways to speed up comprehension. This course includes an instructional DVD and a set of sample blueprints, along with the text, Excavation & Grading Handbook—Revised, by Nick Capachi and John Capachi.

Residential/Light Commercial Blueprint Reading ProgramConstruction field personnel and office employees can increase their efficiency and reduce avoidable errors by being able to thoroughly understand construction blueprints and drawings. Students taking this course will learn to completely read and understand residential and light commercial blueprints. This home study course covers architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings used in construction projects. Students will learn where to look, how to visualize what a drawing is showing, where to find other views—such as sections and details—and ways to speed up comprehension.

The course includes the text Printreading for Residential and Light Commercial Construction by Thomas E. Proctor and Leonard P. Toenjes. This heavily illustrated workbook covers all aspects of blueprint reading. Sample blueprints and specifications for five different projects are included with the course, including a single-family residence, a multifamily dwelling, a commercial office building, and a Wendy’s restaurant. The course also includes two instructional DVDs and the answers to all quizzes and tests.

Earthmoving Equipment Production Rates & Costs was written by Daniel Atcheson for sitework contractors. This comprehensive text teaches how to more accurately assess what machinery is best to use for any given job. It will also teach you how long equipment will be required and how much it will cost to move each cubic yard of earth. Equipment production rates, hourly costs, and unit production costs are covered in detail. This book has 489 pages.

Estimating Earthwork Quantities is a unique book that simplifies estimating cut and fill for the excavation contractor. The author, Daniel Atcheson, was a senior instructor at Construction Estimating Institute and draws upon over 30 years of construction experience as he presents a practical, systematic approach to estimating even the most complex earthwork projects. This book has 223 pages.

The Blueprint Reading training programs on DVD provide essential skills and knowledge that virtually every employee in a construction company or organization should possess. These programs are also beneficial for beginning to intermediate office staff members that are involved with sales and customer service.

• Learn to properly read construction drawings• Accurately interpret construction drawings• Increase and speed up comprehension• Increase plan reading proficiency and accuracy• Effective in-house training for new hires• Courses include DVD video library and all training materials

• Deluxe Civil + Residential/Light Commercial Blueprint Reading Library: $295 Bonus: Includes Estimating Earthwork Quantities and Earthmoving Equipment Production Rates & Costs reference books

• Civil Blueprint Reading only: $199

• Residential/Light Commercial Blueprint Reading only: $199

• Estimating Earthwork Quantities reference book: $49

• Earthmoving Equipment Production Rates & Costs: $49

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