Job Description
The Estimator coordinates project budgeting, including preparing quantity surveys, obtaining subcontractor pricing, reviewing historical cost data, and ensuring compliance with the scope of work, as well as offering construction feasibility and value engineering counsel. The Estimator must deliver accurate and timely estimates for preconstruction, hard bids, negotiated bids, value engineering, general conditions and systems studies and comparisons. Communication with trade partners, maintenance of up-to-date records of bids, and managing the prequalification process for the hiring of trade partners are critical aspects of this role at Butler-Cohen.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
Unit Cost Pricing
- Prepare detailed material & labor take-offs/estimates.
- Solicit material prices from suppliers
- Verify unit/system prices with subcontractor and/or previous estimates
- Understand the influence of market conditions on pricing
Subcontractor Solicitation & Selection:
- Prepare Bid Invitations
- Prepare subcontractor bid packages.
- Follow up with subcontractors regarding bidding.
- Create of scope bid packages for the subs
Subcontractor Relationships & Feedback:
Hard Bid and Design Build Estimating:
- Procure drawings and specifications
- Track all correspondence & documents.
- Confirm completeness of contract document package.
- Upload documents in BuildingConnected.
- Create complete Control Estimate
- Attend site visits
- Confirm local building permit rates
- Call the architect the day before the bid and confirm all addenda and supplemental information has been received
Turn Over Meetings:
- Manage the Turn Over Meeting package
Bid Day Activities:
- Develop a "Plug" number for your trade using the most up to date information available the night before the bid
- Complete the scope of work/pricing spread sheets
- Follow up with subcontractors for any missing information
- Review all pricing and subcontractor information
Post Bid Activities:
