Construction Codebooks and Estimating Guides

Estimating Books
Our complete selection of estimating books is available here. The list below gives you a good feel for the various kinds of estimating guides and resources.

If you are new to estimating, you will benefit immensely from taking one of our Estimating Courses. Pick the one that best suits your needs and budget.

We offer the RS Means series. Read more about RS Means here.


These courses will show you how to improve the accuracy of your estimates for your electrical projects, and improve the efficiency of your estimating process. A "must have" for anyone doing estimating in the electrical industry.

 

Estimating: How to Create an Accurate Estimate  
 
PM Intermediate Course 2, Estimating: How to create an accurate estimate. Understanding the correct way to do an estimate helps you bid the job properly and manage it profitably once you get it. This self-paced course requires no textbook or instructor.
 
 
 

 
Mike Holt Electrical Estimating Deluxe Library (#ESDVD)  
 
Learn how to do your estimates quickly and accurately. Become proficient in doing job take-offs, determining material costs, and determining labor costs. Because this estimating library by Mike Holt goes beyond just the mechanics of how and teaches you why, you'll be able to do your estimates with confidence. Video portion is on DVD.
 
 
 

 
Mike Holt Electrical Estimating Standard Library (#STESMP)  
 
Learn how to do your estimates quickly and accurately. Become proficient in doing job take-offs, determining material costs, and determining labor costs. Because this estimating library by Mike Holt goes beyond just the mechanics of how and teaches you why, you'll be able to do your estimates with confidence. Audio portion is on CD.
 
 
 

 
Mike Holt Electrical Estimating Supreme Library (#ESTDMP)  
 
Learn how to do your estimates quickly and accurately. Become proficient in doing job take-offs, determining material costs, and determining labor costs. Because this estimating library by Mike Holt goes beyond just the mechanics of how and teaches you why, you'll be able to do your estimates with confidence. Video portion is on DVD, and an additional audio portion comes on CD.
 
 
 

 
Mike Holt Text: Electrical Estimating (#ESTB)  
 
This 334 page estimating textbook contains hundreds of illustrations, examples, sample blueprints, and price catalog, plus Instructor Guide. Bid Checklist, Bid Notes and Questions, The Take-Off, Determining Bill of Material, Pricing and Labor, Extending and Totaling, Adjusting Material and Labor Costs, Bid Summary (Bid Recap), Project Management Basics, The Proposal, and Selecting Estimating Software. Text/workbook with answer key.
 
 
 

 
Mike Holt CD: Electrical Estimating (#ESTMP3)  
 
This Mike Holt Electrical Estimating Tutorial comes in MP3 format on Audio CD, and contains 12 hours of audio instruction all on one disk. You can play it on any compatible MP3 CD Player.
 
 
 

 

 

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