Estimators'
Accessories
Take-Offs by McKenzie Iron and Steel, Box 3695, Eugene, OR
97403; $26.95 includes shipping for set of 3 plastic overlays.
Basic Construction and Materials Takeoff by Rudard Jones;
Small Homes Council, Univ. of Ill., Champaign, Ill.; 1981;
$12.00.
Every builder has committed at least
one memorable estimating snafu, but
I'll bet you've never been responsible
for a blunder like this one. Several
years ago a local contractor went
bankrupt after getting the bid for a
bunch of condominiums. As the story
was told to me, it seems that only
after beginning work did someone
realize that each condo was a duplex,
while the bid had been based on
single units. It's hard to cover an error
of