will provide you with a detailed schedule accounting for each phase of construction. This can come in the form of a condensed commercial project timeline to prevent unnecessary downtime for your business or a thorough schedule for your residential project to promote a cost-effective job that is delivered on time. A comprehensive schedule is the starting point for an efficient construction project.
You will likely want your project completed by a certain deadline, and just as estimates can vary from builder to builder, construction timelines can differ. includes a schedule for construction and a schedule for when selection with allowances will need to be made.įor many projects, price may not be the only factor. The second component of an estimate from Herr & Co. may provide you with an allowance for these materials based on the quantity needed and average market prices. It is important to realize there are occasional times in the building process when an exact value cannot be arrived upon because a selection has not been made at the time of estimating (i.e. If your estimate does not include and explain everything from your plans in detail, it leaves room for surprise costs later down the road. We believe this is impossible without transparency and a high level of detail. When you are considering a builder for your project and comparing estimates, it is important to compare “like for like” when it comes to prices. The detail included in our estimates aims to achieve one of Herr & Co.’s core values: transparency. This will include lists of material, man hours, and scopes of work from subcontractors. Part of building your estimate is making sure that each dollar amount includes a detailed explanation of how that final number was derived.
We will request bids and detailed scopes of work from these subcontractors and evaluate them for the highest value.Īt Herr & Co., we use project management software to track each facet of your estimate. requests quotes from multiple subcontractors we have built relationships with over the last 30 years. For each division of your project, Herr & Co. Next, our estimator will send your plans to subcontractors for any work that can more cost-effectively be done by specialists. will purchase directly and use experience from past projects to estimate the number of man hours required to complete all self-performed labor. Our in-house estimator will then inventory and price all materials that Herr & Co.
can work with you to make these decisions. If your plans do not include everything necessary for a comprehensive estimate, Herr & Co. These notes often describe in greater detail the specifications for how your project should be constructed (regarding foundation, floor plan, insulation, and even interior finish selections). receives a set of plans to begin estimating, we first familiarize ourselves with them and pay special attention to architectural or engineering notes.