1. Professional Service Description
CEI Estimation LLC provides professional construction estimating consulting services, including digital quantity takeoffs, line-item cost modeling, CSI MasterFormat organization, bid preparation support, pre-construction budgeting, and value engineering evaluations. All deliverables are prepared as professional consulting forecasts based directly on the drawings, details, and specifications provided by the client.
2. Nature of Cost Estimates & Contractor Responsibility
Our deliverables reflect professional cost modeling based on available architectural plans and current regional labor/material indices. Because volatile market conditions, weather delays, site subsurface conditions, and subcontractor negotiations remain outside our control, our estimates represent professional cost opinions rather than guaranteed fixed-price contractor bids. The client retains ultimate responsibility for final tender submissions, contractor markups, and bid day proposal commitments.
3. Scope Assumptions & Qualification Sheets
Every estimate deliverable is accompanied by a documented qualification and assumption sheet. Clients are required to review this schedule prior to submitting their bids to ensure that all drawing assumptions, inclusions, and exclusions align with their trade contract expectations.
4. Drawing Revisions & Addenda Policy
If plan revisions, addenda, or RFI bulletins are issued during the estimating process, the client must transmit updated drawing sheets immediately. Minor addenda will be incorporated seamlessly; substantial structural redesigns or major floorplan expansions will be evaluated for delta scope adjustments prior to recalculation.
5. Deliverable Ownership & Intellectual Property
Upon receipt of agreed project compensation, clients receive complete ownership rights to all final Excel takeoff workbooks, CSI division schedules, and marked-up PDF plans for use on the designated project. Deliverables are unlocked and editable for internal client bid leveling.
6. Contact for Service Agreements
For commercial service agreements, master service contracts, or billing inquiries, contact info@ceiestimation.com.