Organization of the estimating function -- Procurement paths -- Forms of contract -- Tender documentation -- Estimating methods -- Contractor selection and decision to tender -- Project appreciation -- Enquiries to suppliers and sub-contractors -- Tender planning and method statements -- Resource costs -- labour, materials and plant -- Unit rate pricing -- Sub-contractors and nominated suppliers -- Fluctuations -- Provisional sums and dayworks -- Project overheads -- Cashflow forecasts -- Completing the estimate and final tender review -- Tender submission and results -- Action with the successful tender -- Computer-aided estimating.