Estimators' tasks and computer-aided estimating systems: A survey of fcec member companies

Oteifa, S and Baldwin, A (1991) Estimators' tasks and computer-aided estimating systems: A survey of fcec member companies. Construction Management and Economics, 9(6), pp. 543-552. ISSN 01446193

Abstract

A survey of the members of the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors confirms the importance of estimators' experience and expertise within the estimating and tendering process. Some 56 % of the respondents surveyed currently used some form of computer-aided estimating. The benefits of these systems are limited primarily to the arithmetic functions relating to an estimator's tasks. The use of expert systems would appear to offer a route for improving existing computer-aided estimating systems.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: computer-aided estimating; estimators' tasks; expertise
Index terms: engineering contractor, tendering process, estimator, expert system, estimating, survey
Subjects: tendering, firms, data management, data collection methods, profession, financial and cost management
Topics: Procurement, Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Cost Management, Digital Applications
Descriptive scope: 3 PCE

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