Teaching Paperless Detailed Quantity Take-off and Estimating
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Electronic bid documents are available from a variety of sources. Historically, contractors have printed the electronic documents and then performed their takeoffs. Takeoff viewers are now available that allow the contractor to perform their takeoffs directly from the electronic documents. Several software companies that produce takeoff viewers are listed and features of takeoff viewers are described. An example is provided on how takeoff viewers have been successfully used in an estimating course and student feedback is discussed.
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