Advanced Estimating of Electrical Construction (Nov. 10 – 11)

Wednesday, November 10th – Thursday, November 11th

8:00AM – 4:00PM both days

12 OCILB Credit Hours

Overview: Developed to discuss all phases of the estimating process, this course covers all phases of preparing a competitive bid. Key topics include identifying desirable bid opportunities, analyzing the company’s capabilities to ensure profitable results, the estimator’s role at various stages of the project, writing an effective scope letter and identifying often hidden costs in the bid documents.

What You’ll Learn:

• Discuss the steps necessary to prepare a competitive bid
• Identify the most desirable bid opportunities
• Describe how a company’s capabilities can be analyzed to ensure profits
• Discuss cash flow and bonding
• Discuss relevant contract terms
• Identify price adjustment techniques, overhead, and profit
• List the documents required to estimate a construction project

About the Instructor: A third-generation union electrician from New Jersey, Craig Clark started his journey in the electrical construction field with IBEW Local 102 in 1974. He worked his way up through the ranks in various field and management positions before serving as CEO &
President of Dynalectric Colorado from 1999 to 2018, and consulted for Dynalectric on light-rail projects and medical centers until late 2021. Craig is a past Governor and President of the Rocky Mountain Chapter, NECA, and co-chaired the Labor Management Committee and the RMC JATC. He has served on several national NECA committees, including the National Management Development Committee (2011–2012), the Value of Membership Task Force (2015) and the Council on Industrial Relations (2019–2020). A fellow of the NECA Academy of Electrical Contracting since 2014, he served from 2020 to 2024 as NECA District 8 Vice President and Chair of the NECA Safety Task Force. He currently teaches Basic and Advanced Estimating on the NECA education team.