Our professional staff’s many years of experience enable us to project into the cost estimates, what is not shown or evident in the documents, so that, even at early stages of a project, a reasonable summary of detailed probable cost factors is established for a more accurate estimate. The general phases of the estimates provided are:

· Conceptual Estimate: This estimate establishes an owner’s budget. It is based on the project program and desired quality levels to be achieved. Pricing is usually parametric and based on historical cost data.

· Schematic Design Estimate: This estimate confirms the concept estimate. It is based on macro-scale systems takeoffs and more refined historical pricing. This estimate becomes the basis for the design.

· Design Development Estimate: This estimate further verifies the design vs budget costs for the project. It is based on takeoffs of most systems and material supplier pricing.

· Construction Documents Estimate: This estimate provides the costs of what the expected bids should amount to.

· Bulletins & Change Orders: These estimates are price and quantity verifications for post-contract work. These estimates establish budgets for the proposed document changes and are often used as the basis of negotiations with the contractors.