The DEWALT Electrical Estimating Professional Reference Second Edition is a practical guide for electricians to successfully estimate and bid jobs anywhere. Based on real-life experience from the angle of a professional electrical estimator, this detailed book covers every step of the process from pre-bid to the contract being awarded, and everything in between. Some of the topics that are covered include: estimating forms, bid worksheets, quantity take-off checklists, proposal inclusions and exclusions, marketing techniques, job negotiations, suggested man-hours, estimating data tables and much more.