Cost estimating / Rooney D. Stewart.

Chapter 1. Why cost estimating?, 1 -- Chapter 2. The basics of estimating, 10 -- Chapter 3. Defining the work, 31 -- Chapter 4. The tools required for estimating, 44 -- Chapter 5. Formulating the schedule, estimate elements and ground rules, 61 -- Chapter 6. Estimating direct material costs and labor hours, 102 -- Chapter 7. Estimating labor rates, indirect costs, and administrative costs, 139 -- Chapter 8. Establishing fee, profit, and earnings, 159 -- Chapter 9. Reviewing, publishing, and using the estimate, 186 -- Chapter 10. Life cycle costing, design-to-cost, and value engineering, 202 -- Chapter 11. Understanding and dealing with inflation and escalation, 223 -- Chapter 12. A case study in cost estimating: the American mobile data company, 240 -- Bibliography, 263 -- Appendix I, 265 -- Appendix II, 284 -- Index, 303.