Joey
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Kortney :
Then after they badger you into pricing it, they don’t like the number because it covers all the most expensive possible contingencies and they don’t like the multi page list of assumptions.
2026-05-06 00:04:43
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GoodTimes :
I just estimated a job at 93%. And when the GC completed to 100%. My cost increased roughly 7%. 7% is a lot of money on a multi million dollar project. I wouldn’t waste my time on 50% drawings.
2026-05-05 23:37:35
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Ash :
My daily struggle with a specific owner builder. 😭 always wanting to go to contract on DD pricing even after issuing 3 sets of new plans.
2026-07-04 10:43:06
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SRUT :
50% drawings and asking for a final means I'm asking my subs to pad the shit out their numbers and I'm padding the shit out of the final number again.
2026-05-06 10:13:29
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Riley Longnecker :
As an architect… I am offended.. 😂
2026-05-06 22:26:56
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Teferi :
DDs and 95% CD should be the pricing milestones
2026-06-26 17:10:30
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OkieNato :
Take your price for 50% drawings, multiply it by 2.2 and you are more thank likely covered
2026-05-06 23:54:38
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jimmy_beats_world :
I’m a GC estimator. This makes me twitch.
2026-05-08 01:14:37
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D Rouse :
It’s such BS….. We price 50% or less drawings and less than a week later…. 100% drawings come out! But what’s time to an estimator….
2026-05-07 00:42:36
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Geegolly 81 :
You can get to a GMP on a 50% SET OF CDs. Contingencies, assumptions and clarifications. All things we do all the time. Just need to know how to put enough into the budget to cover yourself. Otherwise, just participate in design-bid-build projects if you want to wait for 100% CDs. Fact of matter is though, I’m not sure drawings ever get to 100% until as-builts
2026-05-07 00:25:00
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Rob k :
Then we VE everything
2026-05-14 10:38:39
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TopSide Marketing :
“Will you send me budget pricing on these 50% drawings?” “No we don’t need the practice estimating, thanks”
2026-05-06 02:47:26
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flash :
Will the changes be clouded on the new drawings?
2026-05-06 21:47:20
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Huss :
AI can help with this endeavor
2026-05-06 12:18:25
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S. :
As a GC estimator, this is common. The GC carries a design development line item to capture additional costs from all trades in its submission of pricing.
2026-05-10 16:48:06
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Will Broughton775 :
this one hits home
2026-05-05 23:43:13
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Bryan Kline :
Which is why my proposal says ROM Budget unless the drawings at least say IFP
2026-05-05 23:58:04
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bmcc151 :
These videos are so accurate!!!!
2026-05-08 11:08:27
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lennymcclary :
Spot on😂
2026-05-05 23:02:18
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AaronDSocal :
we sorta get used to working on 50% info anyways. hope the last 50% is the details nobody uses anyways.
2026-05-05 23:07:25
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Matt Williams :
I get the concept of what you’re saying, but not applicable. 50% are just budget checks. Of course things will change, it’s 50%
2026-05-06 01:54:13
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user270703735700 :
As the guy doing the work, watching those in charge “do the thing”. I’m happy down here just redoing what I already did for the 3rd GD time!!
2026-05-05 23:30:37
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ivan.smirnov :
why dont customers ever provide all information up front?
2026-05-06 00:18:15
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ShuterDaBeers :
50% drawings have been the normal when it comes to my budget pricing. Key word, budget, I don't spend much time estimating on those. Just get the companies name in front of the customers at that point.
2026-05-06 00:05:08
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Jon Haile :
I’m an architect at a Design-Build firm. I still don’t understand why we price GMP off the 60% set. It puts pressure on me to make sure my 60% drawings are actually 90% complete and the owner is always slow to get us critical info on equipment sizes, hazardous materials,etc.
2026-06-23 11:16:03
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