Overhead calculation
What indirect cost really comes to at your size, and the rate your estimating template should be using.
Chapter 3 is step 03
The chapter explains the thinking. The step page is the working reference: what it depends on, what it feeds, and how to tell whether it's installed. Step 03 needs step 01 and step 02 in place first.
Before and after
What readers ask
What does chapter 3 of CONTROL cover?
What indirect cost really comes to at your size, and the rate your estimating template should be using. It's chapter 3 of 8, and it aligns with step 03 of the system.
Is there a template with this chapter?
Yes. Chapter 3 has a QR code that opens the overhead calculator. Enter your indirect costs at whatever frequency you pay them, and get the overhead rate your bids have to cover.
What has to be in place before this chapter works?
Steps 01 and 02 come first: job cost structure and equipment cost basis. Installing this one ahead of them produces numbers the field won't trust.
Should I read chapter 3 out of order?
You can. Chapter 3 falls between equipment cost basis and estimating system, and it reads on its own. Installing out of order is the part that doesn't work, because step 03 needs 01 and 02 to be correct first.
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