Tom Ortiz

Responsible for taking a project bid invitation, setting up the bid workbook, which includes bidding contractor information, reviewing specifications for products bidding in our scope, addenda, and special instructions, preparing quantity take-off of each material, contacting vendors for pricing and potential alternates, then populating the bid workbook and reviewing scopes for all pertinent information for pricing, and then reviewing with the estimating team in preparation for sending to bidding GCs.

As chief estimator, responsibilities included reviewing invitations for scopes to bid, determine potential size of project and whether within company bandwith to be able to do the work if selected, then do project take off for each material of work, including labor and equipment for a complete scope of work, prepare the estimate sheet, review with the management team and send out proposals. Project management included ordering of materials, managing the field crews and schedule and being the liaison between the field office and our team.

Responsible for reviewing project scope, ordering materials and equipment, setting onsite installation schedule to correspond with GC schedule, manage quality control, submit monthly billings and be the liaison between our office team and the GC field office.