BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260629T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260629T170000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:10-Week Online Course: Estimating and Bidding 1 DESCRIPTION:This is a 10-week course that runs from June 29 - September 6\, 2026\, and covers a foundation of skills in construction. Take Introduction to Construction Estimating and/or Construction Blueprint Reading if you feel you need more information in these areas before taking this class. Those courses are not prerequisites but they are a part of the Certificate in Construction Estimating. You will need skillful blueprint reading and basic construction estimating skills to be successful in this class and take one step closer to earning one or both of these construction certification programs.This Estimating and Bidding online course features hands-on estimating and quantity take-off activities associated with General Conditions\, Site Work\, Concrete and Form work\, and Masonry Estimating. By the end of this class you should be able to estimate the cost of general conditions\, prepare quantity take-off of excavation and back-fill\, prepare a quantity take-off of concrete\, and form work\, use unit prices to price your estimate\, prepare a quantity take off\, and conceptual estimate of masonry work. The Certificate in Construction Estimating program includes this class. This class is 100% online. Students should expect to spend 3-5 hours a week on course work from June 29 - September 6\, 2026.PREREQUISITES: To do well in this course you should already have the following skills:Know how to read blueprintsKnow how to use a spreadsheet software such as Microsoft ExcelHave a basic knowledge of construction estimating subjects including:Basic math skillsEstimating terminology (quantity take off\, unit price\, production rate\, etc.)Use of the calculator and architectural scaleBe able to organize your work so it can be easily understood by othersLearning Objectives:Plan for and organize an estimateEstimate the cost of general conditionsPrepare quantity take off of excavation and back-fillPrepare a quantity take off of concrete\, and form workUse unit prices to price your estimatePrepare a quantity take off and conceptual estimate of masonry workBy the end of this class you should be able to:Estimate the cost of general conditionsPrepare quantity take off of excavation and back-fillPrepare a quantity take off of concrete\, and form workUse unit prices to price your estimatePrepare a quantity take off and conceptual estimate of masonry workStudents will also need the following materials:A calculatorAn architectural scaleA couple of colored pencilsA spreadsheet program (Excel\, Numbers). An acceptable free spreadsheet program can be downloaded from OpenOffice.org.Students will be provided with a textbook\, Estimating in Building Construction\, 9th Edition by Steven Peterson and Frank Dagostino\, that they may keep. Textbooks will be mailed out prior to class starting.The deadline to receive a refund for event registration is (7) seven business days before the event. Cancellations received after the stated deadline will not be eligible for a refund.GBCA Construction Fundamentals Tuition Reimbursement ProgramGBCA recognizes the importance of continuous learning and career development for all its member companies and their employees. In line with this commitment\, we implemented the Construction Fundamentals Tuition Reimbursement Program. This program aims to incentivize and support our members in pursuing further education by offering reimbursement for successfully completed courses.\nFor more information about eligibility or to apply for this program\, please visit the GBCA Construction Fundamentals Tuition Reimbursement Policy here. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This is a 10-week course that runs from \;June 29 - September 6\, 2026\, \;and covers a foundation of skills in construction. Take Introduction to Construction Estimating and/or Construction Blueprint Reading if you feel you need more information in these areas before taking this class. Those courses are not prerequisites but they are a part of the Certificate in Construction Estimating. You will need skillful blueprint reading and basic construction estimating skills to be successful in this class and take one step closer to earning one or both of these construction certification programs.

This Estimating and Bidding online course features hands-on estimating and quantity take-off activities associated with General Conditions\, Site Work\, Concrete and Form work\, and Masonry Estimating. By the end of this class you should be able to estimate the cost of general conditions\, prepare quantity take-off of excavation and back-fill\, prepare a quantity take-off of concrete\, and form work\, use unit prices to price your estimate\, prepare a quantity take off\, and conceptual estimate of masonry work. The Certificate in Construction Estimating program includes this class. This class is 100% online. \;Students should expect to spend 3-5 hours a week on course work from June 29 - September 6\, 2026.

PREREQUISITES: To do well in this course you should already have the following skills:

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this class you should be able to:

Students will also need the following materials:

Students will be provided with a textbook\, \;Estimating in Building Construction\, 9th Edition by Steven Peterson and Frank Dagostino\, \;that they may keep. Textbooks will be mailed out prior to class starting.

The deadline to receive a refund for event registration is (7) seven business days before the event. Cancellations received after the stated deadline will not be eligible for a refund.

GBCA Construction Fundamentals Tuition Reimbursement Program

GBCA recognizes the importance of continuous learning and career development for all its member companies and their employees. In line with this commitment\, we implemented the Construction Fundamentals Tuition Reimbursement Program. This program aims to incentivize and support our members in pursuing further education by offering reimbursement for successfully completed courses.


For more information about eligibility or to apply for this program\, please visit the GBCA Construction Fundamentals Tuition Reimbursement Policy \;here.

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