Managing costs without compromising on quality is a primary concern for contractors. Effective construction cost management involves strategic planning, accurate estimation and efficient billing ...

Dependable Construction Estimating Companies ’ estimate is more than the spreadsheet total. It is a living record of measured quantities, tested prices, and agreed assumptions. When that record is ...

The pre‑construction phase often feels like playing poker with half the cards still face‑down: you’re expected to anticipate costs, timelines, and resource needs long before the first scoop of dirt is ...

As pressure increases to understand capital cost prior to the first spade touching dirt, more healthcare owners are turning to a Parallel Estimating process to improve understanding of exposure and ...

Creating an accurate cost estimate in the present is challenging enough but extending that estimate into the future presents an even steeper incline. Whether it's a week, a year, or even a five-year ...

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Summer 2024 magazine. You can subscribe here. Even before the recent phase of inflation, public construction projects often far surpassed their ...

In the construction industry of 2026, the traditional bidding process is being completely overhauled. Gone are the days of estimators spending 40 hours a week manually highlighting PDFs and counting ...

CE Electric Estimating expands its electrical estimating services to support commercial and industrial contractors with ...

Sharply higher costs in all categories—particularly material, which roughly doubled—increased the estimated price of building land pipelines by about $4.5 million/mile, to a record $12.1 million/mile.

Sharply higher miscellaneous costs overwhelmed lower material costs to increase the price of building land pipelines by more than $2 million/mile. Both labor and right-of-way (ROW) costs also ...