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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ daily: "[[2025-12-03]]"
 ## Excluding Vs. Ignoring Project Requirements

 %%
-A criticism of an observed lack of [[transparency]] in [[construction-estimating]].
+A criticism of an observed lack of [[transparency-in-construction-estimating]].
 %%

 There is a distinct difference between _excluding_ and _ignoring_ requirements.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The probability that any construction will be performed
 according the drawings that we take off
 (or even their immediate successors)
 I suspect is slim to zero.
-That Ops would have the patience to add the revisions,
+That [[pdi-operations|Ops]] would have the patience to add the revisions,
 fighting with Trimble Connect as they would be,
 I suspect is even less.

@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ to ask for a revision to a WBS

 Bid receives bonuses based on _awarded GP_ ([[markup-vs-margin|margin]]),
 thus they are incentivized to underestimate cost.
-Ops receives bonuses based on _positive GP variance_,
+[[pdi-operations|Ops]] receives bonuses based on _positive GP variance_,
 thus they are incentivized to overestimate cost.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Carried labor for lost time due to badging

 ### Free Notes

-Ops creates, approves the labor plan.
+[[pdi-operations|Ops]] creates, approves the labor plan.
 This limits our ability to make interesting decisions:
 MC cable ILO PVC in-slab pushes the schedule out.

@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ date-created: 2026-03-11T11:58:49-04:00
 ---
 # 2026-03-11 11:58:49

+%%
+Note concerning [[ambiguity-in-construction-estimating]]
+and [[transparency-in-construction-estimating]].
+%%
+
 ## Selling Scope

 When an estimator provides a proposal,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ potentially to be qualified in future bids.
 >
 > 2. Awarded contract does not include respect for the direction
 >
-> 3. Ops, not aware of direction, believes ConEst takeoff was in error.
+> 3. [[pdi-operations|Ops]], not aware of direction, believes ConEst takeoff was in error.

 Intent is to improve transparency,
 an area the OneNote is poor in.
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ and replaced with [[heating-designations]],
 I suggested leaving the existing work alone,
 citing that the limited information
 makes likely our superiors will have a different interpretation than us.
-**If we changed the takeoff then**
-**we would have to change it again.**
+**If we changed the takeoff now**
+**then we would have to change it again.**

 > Ultimately we did change the takeoff
 > because there were less than a dozen outlets in the project.
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ This is a good example of a scope question
 which I believe should be saved for review,
 not raised with the senior.

-1. The maximum project cost impact of the decision is low,
+1. The maximum project cost impact of the decision is low
+    (final cost is not especially [[sensitivity|sensitive]] to it),
    being only the difference between RG6 and Cat5e.

 2. The result of the decision will not affect our future takeoff.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ with no coordination with other disciplines.

 Water Feature plans are a similar case.

-> [!quote] [[josh-komis]] 2026-05-28 around 10:30 (pp.)
+> [!quote] [[joshua-komis]] 2026-05-28 around 10:30 (pp.)
 > Assume a single-point connection
 > to a pool equipment panel.
 > 100A for the spa.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ daily: "[[2026-05-30]]"

 Hubbard doesn't explain the concept
 of "record-breaking probability" to my tastes.
-more to the point,
+More to the point,
 he gives special attention to minimum and maximum
 when the probability that the next sample will have _any_ rank
 is given by 1/(n+1).
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+id: 2026-06-01T08:31:48-0400
+title: 2026-06-01 08:31:48
+tags: []
+daily: "[[2026-06-01]]"
+---
+# 2026-06-01 08:31:48
+
+## ConEst Schedule Meeting 2026w23
+
+[[conest-schedule-meeting]] for [[2026w23]].
+
+Recently received several WBS approvals,
+expect bells rung for them soon.
+
+[[milan-hrvacevic|Milan]]'s team
+just returned from Albuquerque,
+visiting a data center there.
+
+Committed to finishing [[303-mariposa-residence]]
+and [[cincinnati-convention-center-hotel]] this week.