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Complete labor, material, and manhour prices for estimating most earthmoving projects. You’ll find how to read site plans, what’s necessary in site preparation, how to determine site cut and fill quantities, how to determine soil swell and compaction, how to work with topsoil, slabs and paving, road work, curbs and gutters, and trench excavation.
Includes factors affecting equipment production and how to include it in your estimate, as well as production rates for excavators, trucks, dozers, scrapers, compactors, graders, pavers, as well as blasting, ripping rock, and soil stabilization.
Includes a FREE CD-ROM with an electronic version of the book with National Estimator, a stand-alone Windows estimating program, plus an interactive multimedia tutorial.
Included with National Estimator CD-ROM:<>br>
-Job Cost Wizard – turns estimates into invoices and exports both in QuickBooks
-Free Online Technical Support – for the National Estimator Software
-Free Monthly National Estimator Updates – Updates to the 2009 costbooks and zip code modification factors are updated monthly. Monthly price updates on the Web are free and automatic all during 2009. You'll be prompted when it's time to collect the next update. A connection to the Web is required.
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The National Estimator System Requirements:
PC with 300 megahertz or higher Intel (or equivalent) processor recommended; 233 MHz minimum required.
-Operating Systems:
Windows Vista and Windows XP.
Requires up to 25 megabytes (MB) of hard disk space.
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor.
Keyboard and Mouse or compatible pointing device.
For Internet access:
DSL or Cable recommended; 56 kilobytes per second (Kbps) or higher-speed modem minimum.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (or higher), Netscape 7.1, Firefox 1.0, or Mozilla 1.7 minimum.
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