Structural Steel Quantity Takeoffs?

Question

I am looking for someone who can provide steel takeoffs on a spreadsheet format for pre-bid purposes. We are a small structural steel fabricator who needs to outsource this because of our current backlog in bid work. Some of the items expected in the quantity takeoff are as follows:

(Quantity, Description of Steel Member, Length, Weight Per Ln. Ft. and Total Weight based on Length plus Weight plus Quantity).

Columns, Beams, Base Plates, Angles, Joists, Deck Material, Bracing, Joist Bridging, etc.

Please include your typical hourly fee. Most of these projects are 100 tons to 400 tons in range and would take up about a day to three days to estimate.

Answer 1

I am Raul Cervo. I am a holder of professional license in Civil Engineering in the Philippines. I am now running my own business after availing of an early retirement package from my previous employer. My experience was in a cement manufacturing plant, where most of the projects I handled were structural steel and reinforced concrete structures.



I can provide you detailed material takeoffs on a spreadsheet format, provided that you can also provide me the properly prepared detailed drawings and sketches where I can base my estimates.



I am adept with the metric system of units because that is the one we’re using here, but there’s no problem I can provide you the estimates in english system of units. . If you will consider me to do the job for you, I’ll charge you an hourly rate of US$ 25 per hour.



My email is [e-mail] and my alternate email is [e-mail]

Answer 2

Quantity Takeoff Spreadsheet

Answer 3

Not in the NIST report nor in any of the now vast professional literature on the subject will you find a reference to "melting steel" so the fundamental premise of your argument is false right from the start. This melting steel" rubbish is something truthers with no concept of physics invented and hammer on in spite of the fact it is a total straw man argument. As National Geographic proved even an un-loaded structural steel beam with no fireproofing when subjected to fire can lose its strength to the the point of failure in just a few minutes. No melting" of steel necessary. And yes, steel does lose 50% of its strength at around 1200 degrees F. Any structural engineer will tell you that.

Answer 4

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