Project Estimating

Question 1

Generating Estimate and Quote

Answer 1

Job details
Material requirements and costs
Labour costs
Profit margin
Generating an estimate and quote

Question 2

Considerations:
Environment

Answer 2

Indoors / outdoors

Question 3

Considerations: quality control, requirements

Answer 3

May need to develop test and register welding procedure

Additional costs may be associated with required codes or specifications

Question 4

Considerations: liability insurance and other conditions

Answer 4

Additional liability insurance

Performance bond = money is released when company / person does correct job they were supposed too.

Question 5

Considerations: equipment

Answer 5

Some work such as shearing or braking or custom cutting may be sent to specialty shop

Question 6

Considerations: welding

Answer 6

More position welds than flat or rolled will cost more

Specialized welding processes may be required

Question 7

Considerations: Transportation

Answer 7

Additional shipping costs

Question 8

Job costs

Answer 8

Job details
Material costs
Labour costs
Overhead
Profit margin
Generating estimate

Question 9

Overhead costs

Answer 9

Office staff 5%
Equipment 2%
Rent, gas, electricity 10%
Vehicles 3%
Total 20%

Question 10

Profit margin, all growth and losses come out of profit

Answer 10

Losses that occurred on previous job
Expansion of business
Buying in bulk numbers for future jobs

Question 11

1 square foot

Answer 11

144 square inches

Question 12

Hydrostatic testing

Answer 12

Filling container with liquid or immersing in liquids to test for leaks

Question 13

Pneumatic testing

Answer 13

Leak detection test using gas under pressure within container. Soapy water is applied to all welds and fittings any bubbling is a leak.

Question 14

Pneumatic testing
Kilopascals/ psi

Answer 14

15 kilopascals - 20 kilopascals
2 psi - 3 psi

Never more than 35 kilo pascals (5 psi) unless job requires special procedure.

Question 15

Circumference of a circle

Answer 15

C= pie D

Question 16

Area of a circle

Answer 16

A = pie r 2 (squared)

Question 17

Area of a trapezoid

Answer 17

A = h(b+b/2)

Question 18

Lateral surface area of a cylinder

Answer 18

Lsa = pie D H

Question 19

Lateral surface area of a rectangle solid

Answer 19

Lsa = H (2L + 2W)

Question 20

Total surface area of a cylinder

Answer 20

TSA= pie dh + 2(pie r squared)

Question 21

Total surface area of rectangular solid

Answer 21

TSA = 2LH + 2WH + 2LW

Question 22

1’ x 1’ x 1” = 40 lbs

Ex 4’ x 8 x 1/2 x 40 = total weight

Answer 22

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