commercial estimating

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0388dfc3.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04ab4180.png" border=0 width="180" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=160 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0398dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <B>commercial estimating    </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Since</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B> 1980</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="services:"><U><B>"services":</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="items taken off:"><U><B>items taken off:</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" simple takeoff:"><U><B> "simple" take-off:</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="detailed takeoff:"><U><B>"detailed" take-off:</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="takeoff templates used:"><U><B>take-off templates used:</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="letters of recommendation:"><U><B>letters of recommendation:</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="projects completed:"><U><B>projects completed:</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="policies:"><U><B>policies:</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="disclaimer:"><U><B>disclaimer:</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="contact:"><U><B>contact:</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=320 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0398dfc3.jpg"> <bR> <div> Dear Mr. Contractor,</div> <bR> <div>     </div> <div> A wise masonry contractor once said:  "I may be hungry, but I won't be tired and hungry."   What he meant was this.   "Going into a bid, I will base my price on accurate quantities.   I will not depend on the supervision and masons in the field to makeup for a poor take-off."   </div> <bR> <div> Hard earned; hands on experience is invaluable when providing a masonry take-off.   I have invested forty plus years in commercial and industrial masonry.   I have laid a few million, superintended a few million and counted a whole lot of millions.   Another estimator may be as good, but he won't be better.</div> <div>      </div> <bR> <div> Beginning at bid time, an accurate and detailed take-off is critical to the success of any masonry project. But like the old timers use to say:  "Proof of the pie is in the eating."    After you have looked over my credentials, all that remains is for you to pull up to the table.   </div> <bR> <div> I look forward to being on your team when you bid your next masonry project.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Kirk Patterson</div> <div> Owner/Estimator</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>