THE ASPE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER 4
ESTIMATOR'S RESOURCE SOURCE

Important note: These estimating aids are intended to assist the estimator and not as the guide to possible project cost. Actual project cost may vary greatly depending on many factors. Many of these aids were formulated for the benefit of the estimator by volunteers at no cost to the society or the end user. See more disclaimer below.

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ASPE Chapter 4 - Newsletter Sponsors
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Cumming LLChttp://www.cummingllc.com
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Madsen, Kneppers & Associates, Inc.http://www.mkainc.com/
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ASPE Websites
Nationalhttp://www.aspenational.org/
Chapter 1http://www.laestimator.org/
Chapter 5http://www.aspedenver.org/
Chapter 6http://www.aspechapter6.org/
Chapter 11http://www.aspe-sacramento.org
Chapter 14http://www.aspe-atlanta.org
Chapter 17http://www.aspe17.org
Chapter 18http://www.aspehouston.org/
Chapter 19http://www.stlouis-aspe.org
Chapter 21http://aspe21.org
Chapter 26http://aspe26.com (Garden State New Jersey)/
Chapter 32http://www.aspe32.org/
Chapter 38http://www.aspe-cincinnati.org/
Chapter 48http://www.aspetampabay.com/
Chapter 49http://www.aspechapter49.com/
Chapter 51http://www.aspe51.org/
Chapter 54http://www.aspeportland.org/
Chapter 55http://www.aspe55.org/
Chapter 60http://www.aspe60.org/
Chapter 75http://www.aspede.org/
Estimating & Takeoff Software
Arena Softhttp://www.arenasoft.com
CMS ProEst - Takeoff & Estimating Softwarehttp://www.proest.com
Computer Guidancehttp://www.computer-guidance.com/
MC2http://www.mc2-ice.com/
On-Screen Takeoffhttp://www.oncenter.com/
Planswift - Takeoff & Estimating Softwarehttp://www.planswift.com/
Questhttp://questsolutions.com/index.php?page=home
Scalex Corporationhttp://www.scalex.com/?source=aspe
Timberlinehttp://www.sagetimberlineoffice.com/
Turtle Creek Softwarehttp://turtlesoft.com/
Vertigraph Inc. - Takeoff & Estimating Softwarehttp://www.vertigraph.com/
WinEsthttp://www.winest.com/
WinJobhttp://www.winjob.com/
Estimating Resources/Tools
Sweets Cataloghttp://sweets.construction.com/
The D&B Corporation (Dunn & Bradstreet)http://www.dnb.com/us/
Online Plan Rooms & Bidding Resources
Blue Bookhttp://www.thebluebook.com/
CMDhttp://www.reedconstructiondata.com/index.asp?layout=homepage
Dodgehttp://dodge.construction.com/Plans/PlanRooms.asp
iSqFthttp://www.isqft.com/
McGraw-Hillhttp://www.fwdodge.com
Local Blueprinters
A/E Scantech, Inc.http://www.aescantech.com/
Advance Reprographicshttp://www.advance-repro.com/pages/main.html
Marathon Reprographicshttp://www.marathonrepro.com
OCB Reprographicshttp://www.ocbinc.com/page.cfm
State Websites
CSLBhttp://www.cslb.ca.gov/
Cal-Transhttp://www.dot.ca.gov
MBE-WBEhttp://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ddwem/SRF/mbewbe.htm
Prevailing Wage Rateshttp://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/statistics_research.html
News Publications
Construction Market Data (Subscription Information)http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/index.asp?layout=homepage
Daily Construction Reporter (Subscription Information)http://www.dcreporter.com
Engineering News Recordhttp://www.enr.com
F.W. Dodgehttp://www.fwdodge.com
San Diego Transcripthttp://www.sddt.com/Construction/
Cost Indexes / Cost Research
Craftsman Book Companyhttp://www.craftsman-book.com
Construction Book Expresshttp://www.constructionbook.com
Engineering News-Recordhttp://www.enr.com
RS Meanshttp://www.rsmeans.com
Education
ASPE National Online Classeshttp://www.aspeeducation.org
Bidding Services
Bid Americahttp://www.bidamerica.com
Construction Information Systemshttp://www.cisleads.com
F.W. Dodgehttp://www.fwdodge.com/
iSqFthttp://www.isqft.com/
Reed Construction Datahttp://www.reedconstructiondata.com
The Blue Bookhttp://www.thebluebook.com
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Software:
  • Autodesk Revit - http://usa.autodesk.com
  • Bently -http://www.bentley.com
  • Beck Technology -http://www.beck-technology.com/product_dp.asp
  • Vectorworks - http://www.nemetschek.net/ector
  • 3rd Party Software
  • Adobe Acrobat - http://blogs.adobe.com/bowman/2008/07/ifc_bim_functionality_in_acrob.html
  • Innovaya -http://www.innovaya.com
  • NavisWorks - http://www.navisworks.com
  • Consulting and Training
  • Kelar Corporation -http://www.kelar.com
  • Eos Group - http://www.eosgroup.com
  • Information
  • BIM Forum -http://www.bimforum.org/index.php
  • BuildingSMART Alliance -http://www.buildingsmartalliance.org
  • Trade Associations
    American Institute of Architects (AIA)http://www.aia.org/
    American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)http://www.aisc.org
    American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)http://www.astm.org
    American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)http://www.asce.org/asce.cfm
    American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)http://www.asme.org/
    American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE)http://www.aspenational.com
    American Subcontractors Association (ASA)http://www.asaonline.com/Web/index.aspx
    American Underground Construction Association (AUCA)http://www.uca.smenet.org
    APA - The Engineered Wood Associationhttp://www.apawood.org
    Asphalt Institutehttp://www.asphaltinstitute.org
    Associated Builders & Contractorshttp://www.abc.org
    Associated General Contractors of Americahttp://www.agc.org/index.ww
    Associated General Contractors, Californiahttp://www.agc-ca.org
    Associated General Contractors, San Diegohttp://www.agcsd.org
    Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE)http://www.aacei.org/
    Association of Cost Engineers (ACostE)http://www.acoste.org.uk
    Association of Licensed Architectshttp://www.licensedarchitect.org
    Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industries Internationalhttp://www.awci.org/
    Construction Industry Institute (CII)http://www.construction-institute.org/scriptcontent/Index.cfm
    Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/index.asp
    Deep Foundations Institutehttp://www.dfi.org
    Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)http://www.dbia.org/
    Firestop Contractors International Associationhttp://www.fcia.org
    International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC)http://www.icoste.org
    Mechanical Contractors Association of Americahttp://www.mcaa.org
    National Association of Home Buildershttp://www.nahb.org/
    National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)http://www.nawic.org
    National Association of Women In Construction, San Diego Chapterhttp://www.nawicsd.org
    National Concrete Masonry Associationhttp://www.ncma.org
    National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)http://www.necanet.org
    National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)http://www.nrca.net
    National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)http://www.nspe.org
    Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)http://www.pci.org/intro.cfm
    Professional Counstruction Estimators Association of America (PCEA)http://www.pcea.org/index2.cfm
    Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCEA)http://www.sceaonline.org
    Steel Deck Institutehttp://www.sdi.org/
    The Builders Exchange Networkhttp://www.bxnetwork.org
    The Concrete Sourcehttp://www.theconcretesource.com
    Disclaimer (cont'd): A.S.P.E. uses diligence in preparing the information contained here. However, neither A.S.P.E. nor the formulator make any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, correctness, value, sufficiency or completeness of the data or resulting project cost estimates. A.S.P.E. and the formulator shall have no liability for any loss, expense or damage arising out of or in connection with the information contained herein.

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