BAS Scoping and Estimating Mastery Bootcamp - SLS100

BAS Scoping and Estimating Mastery Bootcamp (SLS100) will teach building automation estimators and sales professionals how to create building automation scopes and estimates. The course will also teach estimating and scoping strategies to help building automation professionals to win projects. Scroll down to the Description section for details.

 A sneak peek of the course content:

Course Details:

• Fully online, self-paced course
• Overall course length is 7 hours and 16 minutes
• Produce winning proposals with ease
• Create accurate BAS scopes
• Win jobs by pricing your estimates right
• Live Office Hours 3 times/week to discuss course material
• Access to all course material for (1) one full year 

Objectives

• Review and perform takeoff's utilizing project documents
• Utilize hand's on exercises to create project scopes and estimates
• Identify project risks and demonstrate the ability to implement pricing strategies to provide a competitive estimate

Key Topics

This course will teach you how to review project documents in order to create scopes and estimates for your building automation projects. This course will also focus on sales strategies that can be used to increase the competitiveness of your estimates.

• Understand what BAS components are and when to use each one
• Familiarize yourself with electrical concepts to effectively price subcontracted labor
• Discuss the construction process and understand the different phases of a construction documentation
• Perform takeoff's and scope evaluations using real-world project documents and scoping checklists
• Learn the key areas to review in specifications and how to determine any potential specification issues
• Discover when (and when not) to utilize the RFI and RFC processes as a sales strategy
• Utilize our Scope Matrix template to perform scope takeoffs and to improve scope clarity
• Implement our third, third, third process to quickly estimate project costs
• Learn how to utilize margin and markup as sales tools to beat your competition
• Utilize our checklists and cheat sheets to perform a full-scale scoping and estimating project using real project documents
• Discover how to utilize technology to reduce your project costs and simplify your estimates

Audience

This course is targeted towards salespersons, estimators, designers, consulting engineers, and project managers who have at least 6 months of experience with BAS systems or have been through our BAS Fundamentals course.

Pre-requisite knowledge

Fundamental awareness of the parts and pieces of BAS.

Additional Materials Required: NONE

Successful completion will require:

Viewing all lesson videos in their entirety;

Completing and passing the Final Exam with a score of 70% or better;

Completing the Student Course Exit Evaluation.

Upon successful completion you will:

Receive a Certificate of Completion and your name will be added to the certification database.

Student Testimonial

​​"For understanding BAS estimating and scoping this is a one stop shop. The instructor was clear and kept the matter interesting."

​-Mike Fowler

Course Benefits

• Eligible for 0.7 CEU credits upon completion
• Learn at your own pace
• Fully online
• Regularly updated course material
• Live weekly office hours
• Access to all course material for (1) one full year