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CLASSROOM: Electrical Estimating

Courses, Gold Seal Certified Course, Instructor-led Classes, Leadership & Management, List View, Training, Vancouver
Monday, November 09, 2020 8:30 AM - Tuesday, November 10, 2020 4:30 PM
VRCA Vancouver Office
3636 E. 4th Avenue, Vancouver
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Participants will develop skills and knowledge to estimate electrical construction projects and prepare a successful bid.

Format: Two days (16 hours) of lessons with instructors plus an online portion involving research, reading and answering questions (7-8 hours) that will be marked by the instructors). The course is eligible for 3 CCA Gold Seal education credits upon successful completion.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Calculate work quantities from engineering drawings
  • Adjust for material swell and shrink factors
  • Assemble efficient crews and determine productivity
  • Put into practice effective methods for determining job costs.
  • Use essential formats for clearly estimating equipment, labor, material and other service costs related to completing a project.
  • Assess and decide how a variety of physical site complexities may affect the estimated cost of a project and use methods to counteract these
    variances.
  • Better identify and interpret general site conditions, special conditions and technical specifications associated with electrical projects.
  • Analyze potential projects and decide on which ones to bid
  • Understand risk analysis and how to price this into a bid
  • Do competitor analysis and understand how this impacts the bid
  • Do client risk analysis and how to price this into bids
  • Record material and other prices and maintain contact lists
  • Formulate a bid strategy
  • Understand how to prepare an estimate and the estimating process
  • Become familiar with Construction Division Codes
  • Understand how to present a bid
  • Be familiar with how to use the bid depository
  • Understand the requirements for bonding and insurance
  • Understand the post-bidding process
  • Communicate with project managers to pass on knowledge of the bid prior to mobilization

AUDIENCE:

The course is designed for those interested in becoming electrical estimators and for workers with experience in construction that desire to improve their knowledge of electrical estimating.

INSTRUCTORS:


Troy Henderson is the Chief Estimator for a prominent electrical contractor and is a BC Master Electrician FSR Class A. Troy has been in the electrical industry since the early 1980’s. He has worked on some of the largest electrical projects in BC. In 1999 he moved into the role as an Estimating/Project Manager. He has successfully landed many jobs of all sizes and has a passion to train a new generation of Estimators in ethically securing business for their companies.

CREDITS:

This course has been accredited by the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) for three (3) credits towards Gold Seal certification for in-class attendance. 

 

Upon successful completion of the classroom and online portion receiving a passing grade of 75% or more, this course is approved for sixteen (16) Informal CPD points with BC Housing - Licensing and Consumer Services.

Fee Includes: Student manual, digital certificate upon completion, complimentary Wi-Fi access, lunch and free parking.

Cancellation & Substitution Policy: Payment is non-refundable for cancellations made within 7 business days of the course, or non-attendance on the day. Complimentary substitution of another member of your company is accepted.

 
Non-Members $799.00
VRCA Member $650.00
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