Talks for rooms that bid work for a living.
Estimating, the trades labor collapse, and running 200 people you cannot see. From somebody who runs the desk, not somebody who sells software for it.
The talks
- The two options every contractor gets when he hires an estimator, and the third one.
What a takeoff has to contain before you can bid off it the same day. - What I learned building the cheapest houses in America, and why I quit.
Affordability, permits, and the short list. - Nobody wants the takeoff desk: what the labor collapse means for your bids.
Every estimator posting sits open for months. Here is what we did about it. - Running 200 people you cannot see.
How you keep an estimator two oceans away accountable on a bid due Friday.
The session
Every estimator posting in America is sitting open for months, and every owner is doing the takeoffs himself at night. Sean Kriger knows why. He was the most affordable homebuilder in the country for three years, quit building over Houston's permitting machine, got burned by the first outsourced estimating shop he tried, and spent seven years building a 200 person team that does 75 to 100 house takeoffs and 40 to 50 multifamily takeoffs a month. It is about what a takeoff has to contain before you can bid off it the same day, why the notes matter more than the numbers, how to guess low and carve out on a bad set of plans, and what the collapse of the trades labor market means for a company doing 3 to 5 million a year. Attendees leave with the walkthrough checklist Bold uses on every job.
Where I have talked
Bios
Short bio
Sean Kriger is the founder of Bold Estimation, an Oklahoma City company that does estimating and back-office work for contractors, lumber yards, and subcontractors across the US.
Long bio
Sean Kriger is the founder of Bold Estimation, an Oklahoma City company that does estimating and back-office work for contractors, lumber yards, and subcontractors across the US. Before that he was the most affordable homebuilder in America for three years running. Bold's 200 person team turns around 75 to 100 single family takeoffs and 40 to 50 multifamily takeoffs a month, each with a walkthrough call. He is a father of four, including newborn twins.
Booking
Put me in front of your room.
Fifteen minutes is enough to work out whether I fit your program.