TY - BOOK AU - Brook,Martin TI - Estimating and tendering for construction work SN - 9780750686167 (pbk.) U1 - 692.5 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford PB - Butterworth-Heinemann KW - Building KW - Estimates KW - Letting of contracts N1 - Includes index; Preface. - Acknowledgements. - List of Figures. - Abbreviations Used in the Text. - 1. Organization of the Estimating Function. - 2. Procurement Paths. - 3. Forms of Contract. - 4. Tender Documentation. - 5. Estimating Methods. - 6. Contractor Selection and Decision to Tender. - 7. Project Appreciation and Enquiries to Suppliers and Sub-Contractors. - 8. Tender with Cost Planning. - 9. Tender Planning and Method Statements. - 10. Resource Costs - Labour, Materials and Plant. - 11. Unit Rate Pricing. - 12. Sub-Contractors and Market testing. - 13. Risk, opportunities and fluctuations. - 14. Provisional Sums and Dayworks. - 15. Preliminaries. - 16. Cashflow Forecasts. - 17. Completing the Estimate and Final Tender Review. - 18. Tender Submission and Results. - 19. Action with the Successful Tender. - 20. Computer-aided Estimating. - Further Reading. - Index ER -