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construction-estimating.md

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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.
+
+%%