Electrical Estimator's Manual: How to Estimate Electrical Construction Projects Including Everday Labor Installation Rates [With CD-ROM] [Plastic Comb]

William Penn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2005

This is a book and CD. With over 45 years of experience in contracting, managing and estimating electrical projects, the author has compiled literally thousands of installation labour rates used in everyday estimating procedures in this easy-to-use manual. These labour rates complement the instructional portion of this manual that is written in simple, easy-to-digest construction language. Many professional estimator's guides are like door stops, filled with cumbersome and dreaded "refer to page number X" and "see note Y". They are not user-friendly or easily referenced. With its larger font sizes, larger format for easy viewing and its lay flat binding, so that it will stay open on an engineer's desktop or on the technician's sawhorse or truck hood, this manual is the optimal choice when deciding which reference material to use. Included with this book is a CD with all of the spreadsheets and forms that estimators need on a daily basis. Just download them onto your hard drive and print them out. Use them time and again for all your electrical estimating projects.

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About the Author

William Penn has over 45 years of experience as an electrical estimator, cost consultant, project manager, production manager and electrical contractor. He currently resides in Florida.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 198 pages
• Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company (July 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976511320
• ISBN-13: 978-0976511328
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,107,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best One Yet!, May 20, 2008

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This review is from: Electrical Estimator's Manual: How to Estimate Electrical Construction Projects Including Everday Labor Installation Rates [With CD-ROM] (Plastic Comb)

I am an electrical contractor and was looking for an easy to follow manual on installation of electrical materials and a guide on how to prepare an electrical estimate. This book is the best and is very easy to follow. I wasn't flipping pages trying to grasp the material. I carry this book everywhere as my estimating bible and recommend it to everyone.

5.0 out of 5 stars Dads Bible, May 23, 2008

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This review is from: Electrical Estimator's Manual: How to Estimate Electrical Construction Projects Including Everday Labor Installation Rates [With CD-ROM] (Plastic Comb)

This manual was a gift to my dad a few weeks back. He absolutely loves it. He calls it his bible, easy to find the stuff he looks for without flipping from page to page for references. He is going to buy one for a relative out of state. Thanks to the gifted author. Hope they write more says my dad.