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LIVE SEMINARS


Professional Electrical Estimator
4 Days
After completion of this Course Qualifies the Student to sit for the Professional Examination with the AICMCE American Institute of Construction Managers and Cost Estimators.

Commercial Estimating & Bidding
1 Day
This is basically to the course offered at Live Seminars "Basic Estimating & Bidding" It is recorded also on Video tape with workbooks.

Residential Estimating
1 Day
This covers what is required to Estimate a Residence Single and Multiple Dwellings Load Calculations to the Bid Price .

Job Management
1 Day
Scheduling with Bar Charts, Precedent Net Works (CPM) Man loading, along with monitoring and motivation & support force. This covers the Electrical Contractors Schedule.

Traffic Signal Estimating
1 Day
These lessons are for the Estimator that has had "Basic" Estimating, these lessons take for granted Procedures are known.

Pole Line & Sub Station Estimating
2 Days
These lessons are for the Estimator that has had "Basic" Estimating, these lessons take for granted Estimating Procedures are known.

Industrial Estimating
2 Day
These Lessons are for Design build Estimating, calculating Loads for Lighting, Motors. "Basic" Estimating is a suggested pre-requisite. Motors and Controls along with Hazardous Locations which are both 8 hours each for Continuing Education.
Materials for this class include Computer Software or a MotorCalc depending on availability.

Cad Design for Electrical Contractors
1 Day
This is for Design Build for Electrical Design and Estimating using Computer for both the Design & Estimate. AutoCAD 14 or IntelliCAD 98 is used.

Computer Estimating for Electrical Contractors
1 Day
Litek System




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AUDIO LESSONS

ESTIMATING, BIDDING, SCHEDULING, CODE DESIGN,CAD DESIGN
for
Commercial, Residential, High Voltage, Traffic Signals, Industrial ,Job Management

TAPES

LESSON 1 ESTIMATING PROCEDURES
LESSON 2 BRANCH CIRCUIT & FEEDER TAKE-OFF (2 Parts)
LESSON 3 BRANCH CIRCUIT AVERAGING
LESSON 4 LABOR UNITS
LESSON 5 BUILDING ASSEMBLIES
LESSON 6 BID SUMMARY
LESSON 7 (4 tapes) COMPUTER ESTIMATING
LESSON 8 SCHEDULING
LESSON 9 RESIDENTIAL ESTIMATING
LESSON 10 RESIDENTIAL UNITS
LESSON 11 BASIC NEC 8 hrs CE
LESSON 12 ADVANCED NEC 8 hrs CE
LESSON 13 NEC CHANGES 8 hrs CE
LESSON 14 INDUSTRIAL ESTIMATING
LESSON 15 TRAFFIC SIGNAL TAKE OFF
LESSON 16 TRAFFIC SIGNAL BID SUMMARY
LESSON 17 POLE LINE & SUB STATION TAKE-OFF
LESSON 18 POLE LINE & SUB STATION BID SUMMARY
LESSON 19 MONITORING JOB PROGRESS
LESSON 20 MOTIVATION & SUPPORT FORCE
LESSON 21 CONCEPTUAL ESTIMATING 8 hrs CE
LESSON 22 AUTOCAD 14 FOR ELECTRICAL DESIGN
LESSON 23 to 30 NEC CONTINUING EDUCATION 8 hrs CE for each course
Each lesson comes with workbook to be used with the Audio Tape.

Calculators & ScaleMaster take-off tools are for sale, along with software
for Computer Programs. Call for
current prices.

Audio Packages

TAPESTAPESTAPES

Professional Electrical Estimator
Lessons 1 to 22 $1,800
After completion of this Course Qualifies the Student to sit for the Professional Examination with the AICMCE American Institute of Construction Managers and Cost Estimators.

Commercial Estimating & Bidding
Lessons 1 thru 6 $525
This is basically to the course offered at Live Seminars "Basic Estimating & Bidding" It is recorded separately to Audio lessons with the same workbooks listed. Tools would be extra.

Residential Package
Lessons 1 , 10, 11 & 13 $350
This covers courses required to Estimate a Residence only.

Computer Estimating
Lesson 7 only $89
This teaches only the Litek Software.
It has 5 tapes with 6 subjects and a Job Disk of Midway Mfg. The Job used in the "Basic" course. All tapes are for the Litek estimating Software, it does not teach Estimating.. The Software is also included. This course should taken after "Basic" Estimating or be grounded in the estimating procedures.

Job Management
Lesson 8, 18 & 19 $250
Scheduling with Bar Charts, Precedent Net Works (CPM) Man loading, along with monitoring and motivation & support force.
Traffic Signal Estimating
Lessons 15 & 16 $170
These lessons are for the Estimator that has had "Basic" Estimating, these lessons take for granted Procedures are known.
Pole Line & Sub Station Estimating
Lessons 16 & 17 $170
These lessons are for the Estimator that has had "Basic" Estimating, these lessons take for granted Estimating Procedures are known.
Industrial Estimating
Lessons 11, 13, & 27 $250
These Lessons are for Design build Estimating, calculating Loads for Lighting, Motors. "Basic" Estimating is a suggested pre-requisite.
Cad Design for Electrical Contractors
Lessons 7, 21 & 29 $250
This is for Design Build for Electrical Design and Estimating using Computer for both the Design & Estimate

TAPES

NEC Code Schools, at present 7 besides the 3 listed in the Estimating courses, approved for CE units in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Wyoming all in Seminar. $89 each
Held in Offices of Contractors, Associations and of course here in Grants pass. Audio Tapes of each course are given to each participant along with a Workbook.

Lesson 23 - Services
Lesson 24 - Special Cables
Lesson 25 - Grounding & Bonding
Lesson 26 - Limited Energy
Lesson 27 - Hazardous Locations
Lesson 28 - Motors & Controls
Lesson 29 - Conduit Bending
Lesson 30 - Building Codes
for Electrical Contractors
Lessons 23 to 30 are all live Seminars with Audio tape and Workbook.




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Video Lessons

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Professional Electrical Estimator
$2,890
After completion of this Course Qualifies the Student to sit for the Professional Examination with the AICMCE American Institute of Construction Managers and Cost Estimators.

Commercial Estimating & Bidding
$980
This is basically to the course offered at Live Seminars "Basic Estimating & Bidding" It is recorded separately on Video tape with workbooks and materials. Tools are extra.

Residential Package
$625
This covers courses on Video required to Estimate a Residence only.

Job Management
$850
Scheduling with Bar Charts, Precedent Net Works (CPM) Man loading, along with monitoring and motivation & support force. This covers the General Contractors Schedule as well.

Traffic Signal Estimating
$625
These lessons are for the Estimator that has had "Basic" Estimating, these lessons take for granted Procedures are known.

Pole Line & Sub Station Estimating
$980
These lessons are for the Estimator that has had "Basic" Estimating, these lessons take for granted Estimating Procedures are known.
Industrial Estimating
$725
These Lessons are for Design build Estimating, calculating Loads for Lighting, Motors. "Basic" Estimating is a suggested pre-requisite. Motors and Controls along with Hazardous Locations which are both 8 hours each for Continuing Education.

Cad Design for Electrical Contractors
$980
This is for Design Build for Electrical Design and Estimating using Computer for both the Design & Estimate. AutoCAD 12 is used. Others can be taught with CD ROMS rather than the Video lessons




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