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This 4-hour virtual workshop on Construction Estimating Principles and Application equips estimators with advanced tools and strategies for competitive bidding. It includes interactive discussions on cost analysis, risk management, and project flexibility, led by experienced professionals, and focuses on leveraging technology like Bluebeam Revu to enhance accuracy and efficiency.

Learning Objectives:

• Cost/Price analysis
• Pricing project constraints
• How to build flexibility into your system
• Optimum time to complete
• Escalation Managing risk within the estimate
• Danger zones to avoid.

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Our Most Requested Course! Blueprint Reading. Sign up now.

All construction professionals, regardless of working in the field or in the office, must know how to read blueprints, specs, and construction plans.

This 6-hour, two-day online course (April 16 & 17, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM MST) is tailored for entry-level professionals in architecture, engineering, construction, or those transitioning careers.

The program introduces participants to the fundamentals of reading and understanding construction documents, including title blocks, specifications, and project navigation. Ideal for new designers, tradespersons, project managers, and estimators, this course provides essential knowledge to understand material and construction requirements.

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Attendees will learn interface navigation including menu dropdowns, toolbars, various tool panels, keyboard shortcuts and a few recommended settings. While learning various markup and measurement tools, several tips & tricks will be shared to increase speed and accuracy.

Learning Objectives:

• Interface Navigation
• Calibration & Measurements
• Introduction to the Markups List

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With Revu’s intuitive measurement tools and customizable interface, we can turn your highlighters into a data rich takeoff tools.

We’ll start out going through the standard measurement tools and settings, then move into various customization options and discuss the results in the Markups List.

*MANDATORY PRE-REQUIITE: Student(s) must have taken Baseline Basics to enroll in this course.

Learning Objectives:

• Introduction to Viewports
• Measurement Tips & Tricks
• Custom Estimating Tools

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Did you know you can export to an Excel spreadsheet, or even link directly to that Excel template file full of formulas you’ve been using for years?

After finishing the Bluebeam Takeoffs & Estimates (Basics) course, we’ll move into creating custom columns, embedding formulas, and information organization.

*MANDATORY PRE-REQUISITES: Bluebeam 1: Baseline Basics & Bluebeam 2: Material Takeoffs & Estimates (Basics)

Learning Objectives:

• Custom Estimating Tools - continued from Material Takeoffs & Estimates (Basics)
• Collecting Rich Data with Custom Columns
• Reports and Exporting Data