Division 16 - Electrical

NECA MLU Labor Chart

Steve Arnold — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:15:59 GMT

If anyone is in need of the NECA MLU chart to determine which labor column to use on a project, we took the chart out of the 1990 MLU, and converted it to a spreadsheet, which I am willing to share... feel free to contact me, and I'll send it to you.

PDF take off

Daniel Pitala — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:35:21 GMT

I currently use "Take Off Live" to do measurements on PDF files. This is an adequate program for getting the square foot of an area or getting lengths for feeders and home runs but does not have a very good counting option. Are there better software programs for doing take off on PDF formats?

Any tips for guys new to the construction biz?

gsly112 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:21:03 GMT

I have been in sales for 10 years prior to joining Niedax in the Fall of 2008. I now work as their Business Development person finding projects bidding that include steel cable tray. I have figured out how to find the job, contact the key personal, and do somewhat of a take-off for steel cable trays on my own so far. Should I invest time in training courses or is what I know so far good enough to keep me afloat?

George

Estimating SOP's

John Halpern — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:19:27 GMT

Hello All,

I am working on re-writing a corporate estimating SOP. This is not only for Electrical, but estimating in general. It is meant to be a basic "How To" document for new estimators and existing estimators with minimal experience. I am looking for multiple points of view on this to try to put together a comprehensive document that doesn't get too tainted with my entrenched (and sometime jaded) way of looking at estimating. I would appreciate any reference website, materials or plain banter regarding this.Thanks and have a great day.

Conduit to Sq. Ft. Ratio

Steve Arnold — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:32:09 GMT

Does anyone use a lineal foot of conduit to square foot ratio to check conduit footages on an estimate, or to do unit costing of a budget estimate? Let me know if you do, and how you usually apply it; quantity (LF) of conduit per square foot of area, etc.