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id:
aliases: []
tags:
- destiny/permanent
- status/incomplete
- occupational/takeoff
- type/guide
title: Blank System
---
# Blank System
## Info
## Sequence
### 1. Preparation
### 2. Takeoff
### 3. Review
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id:
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- destiny/fleeting
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title: Idea
---
# Idea
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- '!file.basename.endsWith(".excalidraw")'
views:
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name: notes-without-destiny
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id:
aliases: []
tags:
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- authorship/original
- status/incomplete
title: Bad Bid Practice
---
# Bad Bid Practice
<!--
TODO: May want to move this with [[construction-estimating#Ethics]]
to a new note.
-->
Deceptive proposal language is a quick way to get blacklisted.
## Examples
Not including consideration for voltage drop
***
Including standard, line-voltage switching as "lighting control"
***
> All equipment furnished by Div. 15
> is assumed to have integral disconnects
Excluding scope
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---
# Bid Process Strategy
## Scope
This note is intended to describe bid process strategy
especially in terms of [[strategy#Auction Theory]],
which specifically addresses the competitive bid format
typical of construction project award.
See [[bad-bid-practice]]
### Outside Factors Influencing Bid Price
#### Expected Competition $\downarrow$
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* [green heron (_Butorides virescens_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_heron)
### [Family _Threskiornithidae_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threskiornithidae)
### [Family Threskiornithidae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threskiornithidae)
* [American white ibis (_Eudocimus albus_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_white_ibis)
* [glossy ibis (_Plegadis falcinellus_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossy_ibis)
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tags:
- authorship/original
- destiny/permanent
- destiny/permanent/entry-point
- status/incomplete
- topic/construction
- topic/estimating
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---
# Construction Estimating
> [!note]
> This note is intended for: _facts_
> that are _about the profession_,
> specifically, _as it is currently practiced_.
Construction estimating is a subset of cost estimation.
## Scope
This note is intended for: _facts_
that are _about the profession_,
specifically, _as it is currently practiced_.
For philosophy see [[bid-process-strategy]]
[[estimating-ethics]]
## Misconceptions
### Standard Practices
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but consider how little your own opinion matters to your company's strategic decisions.
Much bigger people are involved after the proposal is accepted.
## Ethics
Clients engaging in unethical bidding practices can quickly gain a reputation for doing so,
leading to reduced bid response that can be impossible to fully recover from.
To ensure a transparent bidding process, one must
* divulge all selection criteria to bidders,
* avoid conflicts of interest,
* maintain confidentiality of bid submissions, and
* provide equal access to bidding information.
For unacceptable behavior see [[bad-bid-practice]].
### Terms
> [!info] Bid Shopping
> the practice of sharing a bidder's quote with other prospective vendors
> in order to solicit lower bids.
> The competing quote may be legitimate, fabricated,
> or a non-serious proposal from a colluding vendor.
## Resources
* [[electrical-estimators-manual]]
* [[electrical-estimating-methods]]
* [[construction-estimating-using-excel]]
* [[mike-holts-illustrated-guide-to-electrical-estimating]]
%%
## TALK
This note should be wide and shallow,
specific sub topics should be extracted and linked.
%%
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---
id:
aliases: []
tags: []
tags:
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- status/incomplete
- topic/math
- type/encyclopedia
title: Convex Hull
---
# Convex Hull
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---
id:
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tags:
- authorship/original
- destiny/permanent
- status/incomplete
- topic/construction
- topic/estimating
- type/philosophy
title: Estimating Ethics
---
# Estimating Ethics
Clients engaging in unethical bidding practices can quickly gain a reputation for doing so,
leading to reduced bid response that can be impossible to fully recover from.
To ensure a transparent bidding process, one must
* divulge all selection criteria to bidders,
* avoid conflicts of interest,
* maintain confidentiality of bid submissions, and
* provide equal access to bidding information.
### Terms
> [!info] Bid Shopping
> the practice of sharing a bidder's quote with other prospective vendors
> in order to solicit lower bids.
> The competing quote may be legitimate, fabricated,
> or a non-serious proposal from a colluding vendor.
## Bad Bid Practice
Deceptive proposal language is a quick way to get blacklisted.
Taking advantage of a customers ignorance of electrical construction
is particularly reprehensible.
> [!example]
> * Not including consideration for voltage drop
> * Including standard, line-voltage switching as "lighting control"
> * Excluding all mechanical disconnects
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- authorship/original
- destiny/permanent
- topic/organization
- status/incomplete
title: Individual Ability
---
# Individual Ability
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- destiny/fleeting
- authorship/original
- topic/hobbies
- status/complete
title: Media to Watch
---
# Media to Watch
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- destiny/permanent
- topic/construction/electrical
- type/encyclopedia
- status/incomplete
title: Medium Voltage
---
# Medium Voltage
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id:
aliases:
- nec
- natiional-electric-code
tags:
- authorship/other
- destiny/uncertain
- destiny/permanent/entry-point
- status/incomplete
- topic/construction/electrical
- type/media
@@ -196,13 +197,13 @@ title: "NFPA 70: National Electric Code"
## Chapter 9 Tables
* [[nfpa-70_anx-A|Annex A: Product Safety Standards]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-B|Annex B: Application Information for Ampacity Calculation]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-C|Annex C: Conduit, Tubing, and Cable Tray Fill Tables for Conductors and Fixture Wires of the Same Size]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-D|Annex D: Examples]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-E|Annex E: Types of Construction]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-F|Annex F: Availability and Reliability for Critical Operations Power Systems; and Development and Implementation of Functional Performance Tests (FPTs) for Critical Operations Power Systems]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-G|Annex G: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-H|Annex H: Administration and Enforcement]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-I|Annex I: Recommended Tightening Torque Tables from UL Standard 486A-486B]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-J|Annex J: ADA Standards for Accessible Design]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-a|Annex A: Product Safety Standards]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-b|Annex B: Application Information for Ampacity Calculation]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-c|Annex C: Conduit, Tubing, and Cable Tray Fill Tables for Conductors and Fixture Wires of the Same Size]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-d|Annex D: Examples]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-e|Annex E: Types of Construction]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-f|Annex F: Availability and Reliability for Critical Operations Power Systems; and Development and Implementation of Functional Performance Tests (FPTs) for Critical Operations Power Systems]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-g|Annex G: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-h|Annex H: Administration and Enforcement]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-i|Annex I: Recommended Tightening Torque Tables from UL Standard 486A-486B]]
* [[nfpa-70_anx-j|Annex J: ADA Standards for Accessible Design]]
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title: Note-Taking
---
# Note-Taking
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title: Professionalism
---
# Professionalism
<!-- TODO: -->
%%
## `TALK`
## TALK
I want to use this note to talk about
what makes an expert and
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* effectiveness vs productivity
* traits valued by employers/clients
* being a "salesman" of your abilities
* how to _appear_ effective
%%
### Being a Salesman of Your Ability
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#### Example: Notetaking
note-takers always look more valuable than they would otherwise.
[[note-taking|note-takers]] always look more valuable than they would otherwise.
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id: risk-oriented-estimating
aliases: []
tags:
- destiny/uncertain
- destiny/permanent/entry-point
- status/incomplete
- topic/estimating
- topic/risk
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---
# Risk Oriented Estimating
%%
As catchy as the name is,
it may be more effective to communicate these thoughts as
a thorough critique of the limitations of traditional methods,
%%
## Abstract
Risk-Oriented Estimating (ROE),
is a [[estimating-methodologies|methodology]]
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- destiny/permanent
- status/incomplete
- topic/math/statistics
- type/encyclopedia
title: Statistical Significance
---
# Statistical Significance
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They are a group of topics that,
while they may seem disparate in a vacuum,
are all fundamental to a greater understanding of the whole.
%%
## TALK
This note will include an definition of supertopics (above),
and a list of those in [[this-notebook]].
Each supertopic will have a dedicated note
with tag `#type/supertopic`,
and a second-level heading `## Abstract`
Each supertopic note will be linked as below.
%%
## Risk-Oriented-Estimating
Main article: [[risk-oriented-estimating]]
![[risk-oriented-estimating#Abstract]]
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title: Topics To Revisit
---
# Topics To Revisit
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title: Windows Setup
---
# Windows Setup
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> Please do me a favor and don't use it.
> It won't be destructive, but it may be annoying.
### Discarding Changes
If you make unintended changes to this vault:
```
cd zmVault
git reset --hard
git pull origin main
```
Apparently this doesn't work.
The most straightforward solution
is to delete the folder and re-clone.
## Setup Obsidian
1. Download and install [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/)
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title: Write More Philosophy
---
# Write More Philosophy