ESTIMATING COURSES
Training: Estimating 101 Course
(Updated March 6, 2024)
ESTIMATING 101 Training Course. DATES: April 23-26, 2024 Courses conducted virtually online from 11:00am - 2:00pm ET.
Presented by Ralph Lembcke.
CONTACT the CATB to Register. $700 Members, $800 Non-Members +HST per person.
ESTM 101 – An Introduction to Construction Estimating
Course Description:
This course will provide participants with an overview of the construction estimating process.
The course will cover:
- Introductions
- Construction Project Phases
- Role of the Estimator
- Types of Construction
- Contracts
- Types of Estimates
- MasterFormat®
- Definition of an Estimate
- Cost vs Price
- Components of Cost
- Components of Price
- Risk Analysis
- Quantity Surveying
- Pricing Allowances and Contingencies
- Summarizing the Estimate
- Procurement Methods
- Laws and Rules of Tendering
- Basics of Bonding
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, participant will be able to:
1. Identify the various phases of a construction project from inception to commissioning and beyond.
2. Describe the role of the estimator in the modern construction industry.
3. Identify 6 common types of construction contract arrangements.
4. Identify 4 common types of construction estimates.
5. Detail the components of a construction estimate.
6. Recall the process of creating and applying various unit rates within a construction estimate as well as the completion and summarization of a construction estimate
7. Identify various methods used for procurement of construction services.
Training: Estimating 102 Course
(Updated March 6, 2024)
ESTIMATING 102 Training Course. DATES: April 30-May 3, 2024 Courses conducted virtually online from 11:00am - 3:00pm ET.
Presented by Ralph Lembcke.
CONTACT the CATB to Register. $800 Members, $900 Non-Members +HST per person.
ESTM 102 – Applied Quantity Surveying
Course Description:
The terms “quantity surveying or quantity surveyors” in North America are synonymous with construction estimating or construction estimators. Even the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyor’s (CIQS’s) website, describes a quantity surveyor as “construction cost consultants/cost estimators [who] work for either the client or the contractor and can be based in an office or on-site. They make sure the costs of large construction and infrastructure projects are accurately estimated based on initial requirements and project specs.” The actual discipline of quantity surveying first involves the quantification of construction materials required in order to meet the job requirements – a skill set in and of itself.
This course focuses on that discipline by applying the processes and procedures required in order to complete accurate and consistent material “take-offs” for pricing or even ordering purposes.
The course will cover:
- Introductions
- What is Quantity Surveying
- Practices and Procedures
- Identifying Items for quantification
- Methods of Measurement
- Setting up the Take off
- General Rules and Units of Measure
- Quantification of Excavation & Backfill
- Quantification of Concrete & Formwork
- Quantification of Concrete Masonry Units
Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, participant will be able to:
1. Identify the origin of the items for quantification in a general contractor environment.
2. Describe the various standard practices and procedures used in the quantity surveying discipline
3. Identify 10 steps to a successful take off.
4. Explain the mathematical principals behind basic quantity surveying processes.
5. Complete a detailed and comprehensive quantity survey for items of work including Earthwork, Substructure, and Superstructure for a small commercial structure.
6. Understand how the quantity survey dovetails to the eventual estimate.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Ralph Lembcke
Ralph holds a certificate in Construction Engineering Technology and Management from Fanshawe College, a teaching certificate from St. Clair College and a Professional Gold Seal certification from the Canadian Construction Association. His career has taken him from estimator to project manager, from self-employed contractor to a 30 year career as a professor with the Donald J. Smith School of Building Technology at Fanshawe College in London, where he still teaches part-time.
He was a 25 year member of the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyor (PQS - Professional Quantity Surveyor) and is currently a charter member of the Construction and Design Educators Council of Canada. Ralph sits on the board of advisors for the CDECC as well as for an Ontario based construction company. He also conducts professional development audits for companies wishing to invest in their employee base through industry related and specific training.
Construction contracts, quantity surveying, estimating, construction materials and techniques and building economics are his primary areas of expertise. His technical articles have appeared in many SunMedia publications as well as Our Homes magazine and several construction association magazines.