how do you give a construction estimate?
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measure, ask the homeowner what they want, look at what is there and what needs to be changed, check underneath for damage, add up the time I think each task will take and divide by my hourly rate, add up what the materials will cost add time to acquire material and small markup. Total.
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1.  Get property appraised first.  You may be off on your calculations, but get it appraised first to see if your deal is viable.\n\n2.  Next if the valuation is high enough, contact a bank to get a reconstruction loan.  This will be a loan for aquisition wrapped with a construction loan.   The construction loan part will be variable and paid out of a drawing account payable at stages of the reconstruction.  The stages and estimated costs will be estimated at the beginning of the loan process defining what defines completion of a stage and how much money will be released.\n\n3.  Upon completion the loan will convert to a permanent with the entire amount amortized over the target period ie 25yr.\n\nYou will want to get a good flag and mgmt company, but more importantly you are going to need to carry some working capital as you should not expect to break even the 1st year especially considering the size of loans.\n\nIf you are interested you can contact me directly as I've consulted on similar deals.  I can arrange Gen Contractors as well as permits and financing as well as help you with some techniques to minimize your exposure in the deal and maximize your ROI.\n\n\nGood luck either way.  Remember 90% preparation in these types of complex deals.  Your financial structure will dictate your success.
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you are too vague for estimating, Are you going to manufacture? or buy from a wholesaler? or have someone else make it for you? How large a space do you need ? you will need office staff, warehouse staff, computer systems, software, Phone systemsforklifts, storage systems, Trucking companys need to be contacted and .....  Too many variables . You need a business plan
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I'm not sure, but I hope this is a homework question, and not from a professional contractor!
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If what you mean is how do you know how much you have to pay for their wages, then all you have to do is take the dimensions of the building. For example if it is 4ftX8ft then you multiply this which gives you 32ft^2. This you then multiply for the minimum wage or the amount the company pays. If for example the company pays $10/ft. Then the total would be $320 per ft^2.
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the needed papers/license to build something like that.\n\nThe construction should be checked also before building (strong enough etc)
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The surveyor is bound not only by ethics, but also by statute to correctly measure and report the actual field conditions.  These measurements will be used to calculate payments for construction.  There really should be no need for a discussion.  A  professional surveyor should never alter his measurements.  It is not a surveyor's responsibility to help his client, only to report the facts.  Also, once you start fudging numbers, you never really know what's good and what's not and is not professional.\n\nOn big projects, both the owner and contractor often have their own surveyors, with the owners surveyor checking the others work.
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Surveyors have equipment that does that.\n\n If you need a rough # you can stand back and use a fixed item like a person (at that same point) use it as a baseline with a scale measure the person and then measure the tank take the # of time you repeated the scaling and multiply it by your know distance. Its rough but will get you close.
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I did that when I bought my home. In today's market, you are in driver's seat, negotiate to only 5% or less if you are purchasing home over $500K. Offer to pay as the builder makes progress. \nEx: Pay 2% when they dig, 2% for framing, etc. Cap it at 10% until the home is built. \nKnow your builder, if it well know (publicly traded company), your money is safe. \nRemember, it is buyer's market.
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Good Faith Estimate is a statement showing the estimated costs and numbers that would appear on the final closing statement. Those numbers should be pretty close to your final figures. If not, somebody made a mistake or has misled you. Read very carefully and question the Realtor, Attorney, Escrow agent about anything you don't understand.\n\nI have no idea when you will close, ask the realtor.
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There are two ways of doing quantitative estimates to problems like "how many bricks in the Great Wall" or "how many tennis balls in the United States?".  In this case, let's use cars in a particular city. \n\n1. Top-down.  Take the population of the city.  Countries and/or states often have car ownership records, whoever is the registration authority.  In the US, you would use the State DMV, but the US Dept. of Transportation also has that.  You would then apply a ratio to the population of the city.  You would then adjust the resulting number by demographics.  Compare the cities demographics compared to the "average city" in the city/state.  For example, cities tend to have younger, richer population.  There may be other factors like the antiquated road infrastructure (e.g. Rome), extremely high cost of living/car ownership (e.g. New York City) or car taxes (e.g. Singapore).  \n\n2. Bottoms-up.  Sometimes you can collect the data manually.  Usually, this type of estimate works only were data integrity is good and available.  Also, you usually have to do a reality check against a top-down guesstimate anyways.
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An estimate of what what cost?
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What tools are you speaking of?  You need to add some details for a reasonable answer.
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You can't get a buildout estimate from someone on Yahoo whose never seen your building. There's too many variables to consider. What you spend has to do with the decisions you make, and how much structural work, plumbing, HVAC improvements you need. Whether you have to replace the water heater, electrical work, fixtures, the size of ventilation system and grease trap, not just that you need them. Flooring surfaces can range from $2.00 per sq. foot to $25 per sq. foot. The type of finishes you choose will effect the price. The types of tables and chairs, in addition to how many you put in.\n\nYou're asking a question that can't be answered on here. Small, low rent restaurants could range in price from $20,000 to open, up to $300,000 or more.\n\nDetermine your opening costs by building a business plan off a rough overhead sketch of the operation. A beginners blueprint. Include everything you can think of, then organize into separate spreadsheets and price them out. You should have a spreadsheet for furniture, fixtures and finishes. You should have separate ones for kitchen equipment including your ventilation and grease trap, another for office equipment and supplies including any POS hardware and software or televisions and music systems throughout the restaurant, a smallwares list, beginning paper goods inventory, beginning linen inventory, beginning food inventory. Make a separate buildout spreadsheet with everything for the bathroom including fixtures, finishes, etc. This will make it easier to estimate the cost of a second bathroom if you need two. You then need a list of any permits and fees you'll have to pay to open.\n\nTake all this information to an architect. The architect will see costs you hadn't prepared for and will build a real blueprint. \n\nAfter you have everything priced out and suppliers for everything chosen, take the blueprint and your buildout lists to at least three quality construction companies and ask for bids. Don't try to shave expenses by using a budget general contractor, you'll regret it when your job isn't finished on time and it will end up costing you more in lost time than for paying a quality company. Ask for ideas from each company to save on your existing plan.\n\nIf you need help with any of this, or want to purchase some example templates to build a better business plan, contact me through my website. I give free initial consultations.\n\nBrandon O'Dell\nO'Dell Consulting\nRestaurants/Retail/Bars\nbodell1@cox.net\nhttp://www.bodellconsulting.com
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Sales estimates, inventory levels, raw material prices, interest rates, labor availability & costs.\n\nLots of stuff to consider.
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You need to have a set of plans showing the dimensions and location of the foundation and the columns. Columns are made of concrete or steel and they need to be built in a very precise manner, because the steel beams that will be mounted on the columns are designed to fit precisely, and if they do not fit properly, the building will be unsafe and could even collapse.\n\nIt requires very precise measurements, made using high precision scientific instruments, to do the job successfully. Trying to do it cheaply, with inferior equipment, such as a measuring tape, is not likely to produce good results, and could create problems that may be very expensive to fix. Therefore, its not something you should try to do yourself. I recommend that you hire an experienced construction surveyor, or a contractor with personnel who have been trained to perform construction field engineering. If you hire a professional, and something goes wrong, they will bear the liability, but if you try to do it yourself, and you make a mistake, you will be stuck with paying to fix the problem.
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There are many ways of bidding. The simplest way to create a bid is to look at a retail store bill or car service bill which would give all the components that need to go on a bid: starting from the date, company name......Manager's sign, terms and condition.\n\nTypically in a construction project the bid elements would include : materials and supplies, overheads on materials (inventory costs etc.,) labor and its overheads, profit % tax on materails and labor (if any), VAT and finally total cost. \n\nTop the bid details with a covering letter, stating the intent, your understanding of the scope of work, time lines, why you feel you qualify better than others, and what you would deliver best if you are awarded the project.