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 # 2025-06-13

-## 2025-06-13 ??:??
+## 2025-06-13 ??:??:??

 ### Automating Estimating Project Creation

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-07-18

-## 2025-07-18 ??:??
+## 2025-07-18 ??:??:??

 ### Estimating Isn't Engineering

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-08-22

-## 2025-08-22 ??:??
+## 2025-08-22 ??:??:??

 ### Getting Historical Material Pricing

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-08-26

-## 2025-08-26 ??:??
+## 2025-08-26 ??:??:??

 ### Pathfinding

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-10-20

-## 2025-10-20 ??:??
+## 2025-10-20 ??:??:??

 "Rogue AI" is a common trope,
 but the reality of hallucination
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-10-26

-## 2025-10-26 18:36 --- Sunday evening
+## 2025-10-26 18:36:?? --- Sunday evening

 #topic/hobbies/reading

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-10-31

-## 2025-10-31 18:26 --- Friday Evening
+## 2025-10-31 18:26:?? --- Friday Evening

 #topic/hobbies/birding

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-11-01

-## 2025-11-01 05:41 --- Saturday Morning
+## 2025-11-01 05:41:?? --- Saturday Morning

 Somehow I've already let an hour get away from me.
 Today I need to do some cleaning: a load of laundry and leftover dishes
@@ -10,46 +10,48 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-11-04

-## 2025-11-04 Belle Meade Director Review
+## 2025-11-04 14:52:05

 #occupational #type/minutes

-### Takeoff Review
+### Belle Meade Director Review
+
+#### Takeoff Review

 Reviewed takeoff by system.

-#### Retail Village Temporary Power
+##### Retail Village Temporary Power

 Joel changed square foot budgets to temporary pole budgets only
 due to minimal scope (warm shell).

-#### Generator Scope
+##### Generator Scope

 Confirmed generator quotes include furnishing docking station.

-#### Feeder Lengths
+##### Feeder Lengths

 Confirmed validity of longer feeder lengths:
 Generator to Tower B

-#### Grounding
+##### Grounding

 Takeoff appears to be missing some or all grounding.
 To be added if necessary.

-#### Subfeed Sizing
+##### Subfeed Sizing

 Based on ampacity, subfeeds are oversized.
 Sizing was per feeder schedule.
 Takeoff approved unchanged.

-#### Undercabinet Wiremold
+##### Undercabinet Wiremold

 Multi-outlet assemblies above unit kitchen countertops were not taken off,
 nor was branch wiring for the same.
 Joel to confirm takeoff requirement with bid.

-#### Amenity Homeruns
+##### Amenity Homeruns

 No homeruns for amenity lighting or electrical were taken off.
 Joel to add these.
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ Joel to add these.
 > Corwin stated that---assuming no overriding specification---
 > up to 6 circuits in a raceway are permissible.

-#### Lighting Control
+##### Lighting Control

 Lighting control takeoff was reviewed,
 no changes were recommended.
@@ -69,18 +71,18 @@ no changes were recommended.
 > noting quantities of lighting zones and controllers,
 > even where not explicitly shown.

-#### Telecom
+##### Telecom

 Confirmed unit telecom requirements.

 Backbone was mistakenly taken off in Telecom.

-#### Retail Fire Alarm
+##### Retail Fire Alarm

 Retail village fire alarm devices were taken off free-air,
 Joel to substitute for EMT.

-### Extension Review
+#### Extension Review

 Reviewed extension quantities and costs.
 Of particular note were:
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ Of particular note were:
 * cable
 * wiring devices

-### Labor Plan Review
+#### Labor Plan Review

 Hours per square foot was lower than expected,
 this was rationalized as being due
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-11-06

-## 2025-11-06 18:12 "Bad Bid Practice"
+## 2025-11-06 18:12:?? 

 #topic/estimating #topic/transparency

+### "Bad Bid Practice"
+
 I might be reprimanded for the things I've said about deceptive bid practices
 were I to repeat them to the wrong person,
 but I can't, in good conscience, take them back.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-11-10

-## 2025-11-10 06:53 --- Monday Morning Before Work
+## 2025-11-10 06:53:?? --- Monday Morning Before Work

 #original-format/typewritten-print #topic/mindfulness

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-11-13

-## 2025-11-13 08:03
+## 2025-11-13 08:03:??

 #topic/hobbies/writing

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ but that to use the same constructions
 would require a level of forethought
 that I'm not capable of under the pressure of conversation.

-## 2025-11-13 08:19
+## 2025-11-13 08:19:??

 #topic/estimating #occupational

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ where instrumental methods are presented as if they were realist,
 causing confusion when the methods are,
 as judged from a realist perspective, wrong.

-## 2025-11-13 ??:??
+## 2025-11-13 ??:??:??

 #occupational

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ before they receive our proposal?

 Is it clear they understand what we're excluding?

-## 2025-11-13 20:41
+## 2025-11-13 20:41:??

 #topic/hobbies/shorthand

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-11-14

-## 2025-11-14 13:41
+## 2025-11-14 13:41:??

 #topic/meta #topic/hobbies/music/banjo #topic/hobbies/shorthand

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-11-16

-## 2025-11-16 08:09
+## 2025-11-16 08:09:??

 #topic/hobbies/shorthand #topic/hobbies/writing

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-11-18

-## 2025-11-18 16:33
+## 2025-11-18 16:33:??

 ### Elliot St. ConEst Senior Review

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-11-20

-## 2025-11-20 08:46
+## 2025-11-20 08:46:??

 ### Elliot St. WBS Prep

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 # 2025-11-24

-## 2025-11-24 ??:??
+## 2025-11-24 ??:??:??

 # Extracting PDF Panel Schedules

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-12-02

-## 2025-12-02 10:40
+## 2025-12-02 10:40:??

 #topic/construction/electrical

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dg-publish: true

 ![[alternating-current#Ferroelectric Hysteresis]]

-## 2025-12-02 10:57
+## 2025-12-02 10:57:??

 ### Set Notation Example

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ sharing some but not all elements.
    ($B$ has at least one element not in $A$).
    Equivalent to $B \setminus A \neq \varnothing$.

-## 2025-12-02 13:20
+## 2025-12-02 13:20:??

 ### Panel Schedule Relationship Diagram

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ may or may not have multiple schedules.
 Schedules may be typical of multiple panelboards
 `PANEL H(2-6)`

-## 2025-12-02 15:35
+## 2025-12-02 15:35:??

 ### Bluebeam Model Context Protocol Tools

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-12-03

-## 2025-12-03 15:54
+## 2025-12-03 15:54:22

 ### Excluding Vs. Ignoring Project Requirements

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-12-04

-## 2025-12-04 09:51
+## 2025-12-04 09:51:17

 #topic/automation

@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-12-09

-## 2025-12-09 10:43
+## 2025-12-09 10:43:36

 [[ambiguity]]

-## 2025-12-09 10:52
+## 2025-12-09 10:52:??

 In residential construction area classification,
 what is the relationship between these two dichotomies?
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-12-10

-## 2025-12-10 10:45 --- ConEst Lighting Controls Meeting Notes
+## 2025-12-10 10:45:19 --- ConEst Lighting Controls Meeting Notes

 #occupational/takeoff #topic/ambiguity #topic/transparency

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-12-12

-## 2025-12-12 09:38
+## 2025-12-12 09:38:52

 A humorous exchange between a peer in estimating and myself:

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-12-13

-## 2025-12-13 08:45
+## 2025-12-13 08:45:??

 I am interested in [[actuarial-science]] and [[risk-management]]
 for their ability to quantify what is generally viewed subjective,
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-12-14

-## 2025-12-14 09:52
+## 2025-12-14 09:52:??

 ```
 # hard wrap text
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-12-16

-## 2025-12-16 09:20
+## 2025-12-16 09:20:52

 [Probability Management](https://www.probabilitymanagement.org/)

 [Handbook of Decision Analysis | Wiley Online Books](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118515853)

-## 2025-12-16 20:04
+## 2025-12-16 20:04:??

 ### Metalog Distributions

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-12-17

-## 2025-12-17 05:39
+## 2025-12-17 05:39:??

 One aspect of estimating that I find most interesting,
 but that is criminally understudied,
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-12-18

-## 2025-12-18 08:32
+## 2025-12-18 08:32:18

 [[uncertainty-in-construction-estimating]]

-## 2025-12-18 10:38
+## 2025-12-18 10:38:??

 #topic/meta

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ is superior.
 The unfortunate reality is I'll never look at most of them again,
 so better that they don't crowd out my main notes.

-## 2025-12-18 14:18
+## 2025-12-18 14:18:??

 ### Estimating Golf

@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ or must be questioned like project details.
 The most interesting part of this problem is choosing when to stop,
 since it requires one to estimate their certainty of their estimate.

-## 2025-12-18 15:22
+## 2025-12-18 15:22:??

 PDI has moved up the schedule to transition to Accubid Anywhere
 and will be signing a contract with Trimble in late January.

 [Drawer AI | Automated Electrical Takeoff & Estimating](https://drawer.ai/)

-## 2025-12-18 15:30
+## 2025-12-18 15:30:??

 [Kip (unit) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kip_\(unit\))
 [Construction Cost Estimating](https://www.quantity-takeoff.com/index.htm)
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-12-19

-## 2025-12-19 06:22
+## 2025-12-19 06:22:??

 [[music-theory-as-code]]

-## 2025-12-19 10:44
+## 2025-12-19 10:44:??

 #occupational/takeoff

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 > (e.g mineral wool, spray foam) is to be applied,
 > add extension rings to compensate for the thickness

-## 2025-12-19 10:44
+## 2025-12-19 10:44:??

 #occupational/takeoff

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-12-20

-## 2025-12-20 19:28
+## 2025-12-20 19:28:??

 **Typesetting** is arranging type on the page for print.
 **Imposition** is arranging pages for binding.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2025-12-30

-## 2025-12-30 10:08
+## 2025-12-30 10:08:30

 ```
 3.ApplyThisSequence([-1,0,1,2,3])
@@ -11,6 +11,4 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-01

-## 2026-01-01 06:30
-
 Made recipe: Granola
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-02

-## 2026-01-02 10:10
+## 2026-01-02 10:10:18

 ### Harborside Plaza 4

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 * [x] [[telecom-takeoff#Backbone Riser|Telecom Backbone]]
 * [x] [[distributed-antenna-systems-takeoff|DAS]]

-## 2026-01-02 19:21
+## 2026-01-02 19:21:??

 Without apparent prompt I was reminded of a practical joke
 that my fellow apprentice Joe used to play often
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-04

-## 2026-01-04 ??:??
+## 2026-01-04 ??:??:??

 Horror is usually made more horrifying by the inclusion of one or more persons who do not find the situation horrifying.

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-05

-## 2026-01-05 15:44
+## 2026-01-05 15:44:50

 ### Bluebeam Scripting

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-06

-## 2026-01-06 07:47
+## 2026-01-06 07:47:??

 ### _Let Them Theory_ Theory

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 3. Person feels that they are doing a service
    by not engaging in said toxic behavior

-## 2026-01-06 10:00
+## 2026-01-06 10:00:??

 Paraphrased Teams conversation with a peer
 about [[distribution-designations#Terminations]].
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ but I'd probably name them
 "... 1-Section, ~25% Fill"/"... 1-Section, ~75% Fill" instead.
 But that's a lot of mental overhead.

-## 2026-01-06 10:57
+## 2026-01-06 10:57:??

 Tracking contractor growth by project square footage
 rather than contract value dollars.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2026-01-07

-## 2026-01-07 06:41
+## 2026-01-07 06:41:??

 > [!quote] _The Shadow of the Torturer_, Chapter 17: "The Challenge"
 > No intellect is needed to see those figures who wait beyond the void of death---
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ dg-publish: true
 > One wakes within us and we are ridden like beasts,
 > though the rider is but some hitherto unguessed part of ourselves.

-## 2026-01-07 10:03
+## 2026-01-07 10:03:??

 At Ace, "residential" always meant single-family/duplex construction,
 but I think now we were the outliers.

-## 2026-01-07 10:05
+## 2026-01-07 10:05:??

 See [[pdi-breakdowns#Location]].

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ For lack of a better example,
 whether a "101 - KITCHEN", without provisions for cooking,
 would be broken down under "Kitchen".

-## 2026-01-07 10:42
+## 2026-01-07 10:42:??

 When I got to work today Art admonished a fellow estimator
 for not uploading _all_ of a project's drawings,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ doesn't seem to be at the front of every estimator's mind
 when doing takeoff or considering process changes,
 like it was for my mentors and peers at Ace.

-## 2026-01-07 12:13
+## 2026-01-07 12:13:??

 #occupational #topic/estimating #topic/organization

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ everywhere bare was necessary.

 See [[realism-vs-instrumentalism]].

-## 2026-01-07 16:03
+## 2026-01-07 16:03:??

 #occupational #topic/estimating #topic/organization

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-08

-## 2026-01-08 13:33
+## 2026-01-08 13:33:34

 ### 2100 Crystal Drive Takeoff Review

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2026-01-09

-## 2026-01-09 10:00
+## 2026-01-09 10:00:03

 ### 2100 Crystal Drive

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ $$

 High Rise .110--.120 hr/sqft

-## 2026-01-09 12:00
+## 2026-01-09 12:00:??

 $$
 \begin{gather*}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $$
 = 4.348125~\text{Weeks Per Month}
 $$

-## 2026-01-09 14:45
+## 2026-01-09 14:45:??

 [[bid-price-modeling]]

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ $t>0$ is time until the final payment.
 > Figure: lognormal distributions with the same [location](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location_parameter)
 > varied by [scale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_parameter).

-## 2026-01-09 16:28
+## 2026-01-09 16:28:??

 ### Occam's razor

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-10

-## 2026-01-10 08:42
+## 2026-01-10 08:42:??

 I've been writing a C# library based on the specifications of [[music-theory-as-code]],
 but the problem of parsing overwhelms me whenever I think about implementation.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-11

-## 2026-01-11 09:00
+## 2026-01-11 09:00:??

 [[2026-01-09#2026-01-09 14:45]]

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dg-publish: true

 [[decrease-in-sigma]]

-## 2026-01-11 11:00
+## 2026-01-11 11:00:??

 ![[favorite-quotes#"It Takes an Engineer to Build a Bridge that Barely Stands"]]

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-12

-## 2026-01-12 10:00
+## 2026-01-12 10:00:??

 #occupational

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ For Executed Contract Revisions, Bid GP% must be maintained.
 In this case a negative variance was added to the buyout budget
 in order to compensate for an increase in permit fee coverage.

-## 2026-01-12 10:42
+## 2026-01-12 10:42:30

 #occupational

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ which includes only one receptacle.

 According to Joel this takeoff is correct for the scenario.

-## 2026-01-12 12:23
+## 2026-01-12 12:23:??

 #occupational

@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ between BPM, The Hub, and however many other places we can look.
 I doubt very seriously that mismanagement
 can be blamed for any significant portion of variance that extreme.

-## 2026-01-12 13:02
+## 2026-01-12 13:02:??

 #topic/construction

 **Dry utilities:** utilities other than "wet" utilities (water, sewer, stormwater),
 namely power, data, and natural gas.

-## 2026-01-12 13:02
+## 2026-01-12 13:02:??

 #occupational

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-13

-## 2026-01-13 11:28
+## 2026-01-13 11:28:14

 #occupational

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-14

-## 2026-01-14 13:27
+## 2026-01-14 13:27:20

 #occupational

@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-15

-## 2026-01-15 08:11
+## 2026-01-15 08:11:10

 Follow-up to [[2026-01-12#2026-01-12 12:23|2026-01-12 12:23]]

 Left Apartment at 05:30, at terminal around 06:10.

-## 2026-01-15 08:15
+## 2026-01-15 08:15:??

 [[2025-11-13#2025-11-13 08:19]]
 I spoke to a peer about this yesterday.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
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 # 2026-01-19

-## 2026-01-19 11:57
+## 2026-01-19 11:57:39

 Follow-up to [[2026-01-10#2026-01-10 08:42]]

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ for the sort of formatting I've been doing recently.

 [[2025-10-26#2025-10-26 18:36 --- Sunday evening]]

-## 2026-01-19 12:32
+## 2026-01-19 12:32:??

 #topic/construction #topic/estimating

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Project is two buildings: Residential and Hotel,
 entirely separate physically and electrically.
 Generators for both are located on a lower roof of Residential.

-## 2026-01-19 18:13
+## 2026-01-19 18:13:??

 ### Smart Home

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2026-01-20

-## 2026-01-20 09:09
+## 2026-01-20 09:09:12

 Stumbled upon this line while waiting on my computer to restart.

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Stumbled upon this line while waiting on my computer to restart.
 > we may go down the deep rabbit hole of adding more and more detail to a model
 > and trying to gather data on less relevant issues.

-## 2026-01-20 10:10
+## 2026-01-20 10:10:??

 I was reminded again of [[2025-12-04#2025-12-04 09:51]].
 I added a [[small-tasks|task]] for it.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ I'm now certain that common estimating calculators
 (e.g. voltage drop)
 could be easily replaced with documents like this one.

-## 2026-01-20 14:25
+## 2026-01-20 14:25:??

 Jfarrari The Unknowing (Acoustic)

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2026-01-22

-## 2026-01-22 09:55
+## 2026-01-22 09:55:42

 #occupational

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ but could not have provided a code reference.
 [[nfpa-70_110_requirements#110.26(D) Illumination.|110.26(D)]]
 is the relevant section.

-## 2026-01-22 11:58
+## 2026-01-22 11:58:??

 #occupational

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Effective date: [[2026-01-21]]

 Closing: [[2026-03-04]]

-## 2026-01-22 14:56
+## 2026-01-22 14:56:??

 #topic/estimating

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2026-01-23

-## 2026-01-23 08:18
+## 2026-01-23 08:18:53

 This morning I was thinking about the "slippery slope fallacy"
 and how it's a common instrument of an appeal to fallacy fallacy.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ As it turns out, the potential validity of slippery slope arguments is well stud
 Strictly speaking, a slippery slope argument is only fallacious
 if it is not _necessarily_ true that one event must follow another.

-## 2026-01-23 12:34
+## 2026-01-23 12:34:??

 Migrated several notes from Google's Keep

@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ Migrated several notes from Google's Keep

 [[pats-browning-a5]]

-## 2026-01-23 12:56
+## 2026-01-23 12:56:??

 Today the vault hit 50,000 words not including reference material.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2026-01-25

-## 2026-01-25 18:46
+## 2026-01-25 18:46:??

 #topic/finance

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ $$
 \text{APR} = \frac{\frac{\text{Interest} + \text{Fees}}{\text{Principle}}}{\text{Term Years}}
 $$

-## 2026-01-25 21:02
+## 2026-01-25 21:02:??

 [[the-failure-of-risk-management]]

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ in which Hubbard warns against seeking detail for the sake of it.

 See also [[the-failure-of-risk-management#_Exsupero Ursus_]].

-## 2026-01-25 22:59
+## 2026-01-25 22:59:??

 [[macgregor_1994_judgemental-decomposition]]

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2026-01-26

-## 2026-01-26 06:48
+## 2026-01-26 06:48:??

 ### BLAME! Coelacanth

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2026-01-27

-## 2026-01-27 17:31
+## 2026-01-27 17:31:??

 #topic/hobbies/reading 

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2026-01-29

-## 2026-01-29 10:07
+## 2026-01-29 10:07:37

 #topic/estimating

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Their dismissal of legitimate _instrumental_ complaints
 (misplaced effort, and deviation from more widely accepted standards)
 speaks to a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose of estimating.

-## 2026-01-29 17:57
+## 2026-01-29 17:57:??

 #topic/finance

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---
-id:
-aliases: []
-title: 2026-01-31
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
---
-# 2026-01-31
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---
-id:
-aliases: []
-title: 2026-02-01
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
---
-# 2026-02-01
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---
-id:
-aliases: []
-title: 2026-02-02
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
---
-# 2026-02-02
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---
-id:
-aliases: []
-title: 2026-02-03
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
---
-# 2026-02-03
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---
-id:
-aliases: []
-title: 2026-02-04
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
---
-# 2026-02-04
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
---
-id:
-aliases: []
-title: 2026-02-05
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
-weekly: "[[2026-W05]]"
-monthly: "[[2026-02]]"
-quarterly: "[[2026-Q1]]"
-yearly: "[[2026]]"
---
-# 2026-02-05
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
---
-id: 2026-02-14
-aliases: []
-title: 2026-02-14
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
-weekly: "[[2026-W07]]"
-monthly: "[[2026-02]]"
-quarterly: "[[2026-Q1]]"
-yearly: "[[2026]]"
---
-# 2026-02-14
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ aliases: []
 title: PDI Accubid Closeout
 tags:
  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent/entry-point
+  - destiny/permanent
  - occupational/closeout
  - status/draft
  - type/guide
@@ -12,10 +12,63 @@ dg-publish: true
 ---
 # PDI Accubid Closeout

-Also called "tabs",
-closeout is the stage of a construction estimate
-where 
+Also called "tabs".

 1. [[pdi-labor-plan]]
 2. [[pdi-material-pricing]]
 3. [[pdi-accubid-equipment]]
+
+## Tabs
+
+### `Job Info` - Job Info
+
+Under **Dates and Duration**,
+click the radio button next to **Completion date:**.
+
+**Duration:** <- Project duration months per BPM
+
+### `DirLb` - Direct Labor
+
+#### No Wage Requirements
+
+"VOUCHER {Project Region}": **Crew** <- 1
+
+#### Davis Bacon/Prevailing Wage
+
+TODO
+
+### `KeyInd` - Key Indicators
+
+"Area" <- Number of Units
+
+### `FnPrc` - Final Price
+
+[[pdi-accubid-final-price]]
+
+### `QtMat` - Quoted Material
+
+[[pdi-accubid-quoted-material]]
+
+### `Eqpmt` - Equipment
+
+[[pdi-accubid-equipment]]
+
+### `GenExp` - General Expenses
+
+[[pdi-accubid-general-expenses]]
+
+### `Subs` - Subcontractors
+
+[[pdi-accubid-subcontractors]]
+
+### `IndLb` - Indirect Labor
+
+[[pdi-accubid-indirect-labor]]
+
+### `IncLb` - Incidental Labor
+
+> * "COMPOSITE CLEAN UP  - PER HOUR"
+> * "MATERIAL HANDLER - PER MO"
+
+Only if included in Base Bid.
+Confirm with [[pdi-estimating#Bid Estimating|Bid]] estimator.
@@ -8,14 +8,21 @@ tags:
  - occupational/closeout
  - status/incomplete
  - type/guide
+dg-publish: true
 ---
-# PDI Accubid Equipment
+# PDI Accubid Closeout: Equipment

 > [!important] Disclaimer
 > This is my interpretation of what is meant by the cost names,
 > not necessarily how each is used in practice.
 > To that, it appears many are not used at all.

+Clear **Markup %** for all lines.
+
+> [!tip]
+> Reference similar jobs for equipment allocation.
+> Total cost is expected to be ~1% of Base Bid
+
 `SITE OFFICE TRAILER (per Month)`

 As stated.
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title: "PDI Accubid Closeout: Final Price"
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - occupational/closeout
+  - status/incomplete
+  - type/guide
+dg-publish: true
+---
+# PDI Accubid Closeout: Final Price
+
+## Material Tax
+
+**Calculated %** <- Cumulative sales tax at project address.
+
+## Markup
+
+Clear markup values from **Calculated %**:
+* "Database Material Markup"
+* "Quoted Material Markup"
+* "Labor Markup"
+* "Adjustment Markup"
+
+Ensure markup was cleared from previous tabs:
+* "Subcontractors Markup"
+* "General Expenses Markup"
+* "Equipment Markup"
+
+## Warranty
+
+* **Modified ($)** <- $0.05 per gross area square foot
+
+## CIP
+
+Only if "CIP" is included in Base Bid.
+See proposal section "Insurance" if present.
+
+**Modified ($)** <- $\frac{0.136}{100} \times \text{Contract Value}$
+
+## Selling Price
+
+**Modified ($)** <- Proposal Base Bid Total
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title: "PDI Accubid Closeout: General Expenses"
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - occupational/closeout
+  - status/incomplete
+  - type/guide
+dg-publish: true
+---
+# PDI Accubid Closeout: General Expenses
+
+Clear **Markup %** for all lines.
+
+## Inspection Permit
+
+* **Field** <- "Area"
+* **Cost/Unit** <- per Bid Sheet tab "Add-On Items", line "Permits"
+
+## Off-Site Parking
+
+Only if included in proposal.
+
+"OFF-SITE PARKING (per Month + per Car)":
+* **Field** <- "Duration Months"
+* **Quantity** <- Number of vehicles (subject to adjustment)
+
+## Certified/Minority Business Enterprise (CBE/MBE)
+
+TODO
+
+## WBS Contingency
+
+By [[pdi-building-types|building type]].
+
+### High Density
+
+%% dear lord %%
+
+> do math to find 8.5% of production labor
+>
+> 1. Enter "DirLb" tab total for the region for the QTY
+> 2. Multiply that QTY by 0.085
+> 3. Subtract that answer by the HD total (the 9% math Accubid did)
+> 4. On the HR line below, enter the negative answer you just found
+>     * This accounts for that missing 0.5% since Accubid can't do 3 decimals
+
+==Alternate or line item on proposal==
+
+### Garden Style, High Rise
+
+In 'WBS CONTINGENCY - LABOR "{PDI Building Type}"':
+
+* **Field** <- "DirLb Total"
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title: "PDI Accubid Closeout: Indirect Labor"
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - occupational/closeout
+  - status/incomplete
+  - type/guide
+dg-publish: true
+---
+# PDI Accubid Closeout: Indirect Labor
+
+> [!info]
+> Note that **Hours** is used as a quantity,
+> not necessarily hours.
+
+> [!important]
+> Always round _down_ when calculating duration.
+> (e.g. 90% of 32 months = 28 months)
+
+## Office Labor
+
+> * "OVERSIGHT (EVP, RVP's, LBR MGR & OPS DIR)"
+> * "PROJECT EXCUTIVE (1/12)"
+> * "PROJECT MANAGER GARDEN (1/5)"
+> * "PROJECT MANAGER HD (1/3)"
+> * "PROJECT MANAGER LESS THAN $20M (1/2)"
+> * "PROJECT MANAGER GREATER THAN $20M (1/1)"
+> * "ASSISTANT PM/PROJECT ENGINEER (1/2)"
+> * ~~"ASSISTANT PM/PROJECT ENGINEER (1/1)"~~
+
+* **Hours** <- Project duration months per BPM
+
+## Field Supervision
+
+**Rate $** by project region.
+
+### Superintendent
+
+"SUPERINTENDENT ...": **Hours** <- 1
+
+### Structural and Distribution Foremen
+
+"STRUCTURAL FOREMAN {Region}": **Hours** <- Per Approved Labor Plan
+
+"DISTRIBUTION FOREMAN ...":
+* **Hours** <- Per Approved Labor Plan
+* **Rate $** <- Match Structural Foreman
+
+### Rough, Trim, and Other Foremen
+
+Rename lines "ROUGH & TRIM FOREMAN ...":
+* "ROUGH ..."
+* "TRIM FOREMAN ..."
+* Any others shown on approved labor plan
+
+* **Hours** <- Per Approved Labor Plan
+* **Rate $** <- Match Structural Foreman
+
+### Low Voltage/Fire Alarm Foreman
+
+> "LOW VOLTAGE/FIRE ALARM FOREMAN (1/4)"
+
+* **Hours** <- Double months from PDI Systems Life Safety Proposal
+    (e.g. 2 × "16 Months @ 25%" = 8 Months)
+
+## Escalation
+
+~~1% per year~~ TODO
+
+## PDI Systems Fees
+
+> * "FIRE ALARM - Flat Fee "
+> * "LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS - Flat Fee"
+> * "DAS - Flat Fee"
+
+For each system included in Base Bid:
+* **Hours** <- 1
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title: "PDI Accubid Closeout: Quoted Material"
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - occupational/closeout
+  - status/incomplete
+  - type/guide
+dg-publish: true
+---
+# PDI Accubid Closeout: Quoted Material
+
+> [!important]
+> Quoted material costs must be ==pre-tax==.
+
+## Fixtures
+
+* **Vendor** <- "PDR - {Quote Type}" (e.g. "PDR - Spec/Equal", "PDR - VE")
+* **Quote** <- Per PDI Systems proposal
+* **Notes** <- Quote date
+
+> [!tip]
+> PDR fixture quotes are usually broken out by area type.
+> It is not necessary to preserve these breakdowns in the estimate.
+> Use the sum total cost in a single Quoted Materials line item.
+
+## Switchgear
+
+* **Vendor** <- Per quote (or "PDI BUDGET" if not available)
+* **Quote** <- Per quote (or Bid Sheet Budget if not available)
+* **Notes** <- Quote Date
+
+## Generator
+
+* **Vendor** <- Per quote (or "PDI BUDGET" if not available)
+* **Quote** <- Per quote (or Bid Sheet Budget if not available)
+* **Notes** <- Quantity, Size in kW, Quote Date
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title: "PDI Accubid Closeout: Subcontractors"
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - occupational/closeout
+  - status/incomplete
+  - type/guide
+dg-publish: true
+---
+# PDI Accubid Closeout: Subcontractors
+
+> [!important]
+> Subcontractor quotes ==must include tax==.
+
+Clear **Markup %** for all lines.
+
+## Quotes
+
+Include all quotes from BPM.
+If system is not included in the base bid,
+set **Adjustment %** to -100%
+
+### `TWO WAY COMMUNICATION`
+
+* **Vendor** <- "PDI SYSTEMS"
+* **Quote** <- Per PDI Systems proposal
+* **Notes** <- Quote date
+
+### `FIRE ALARM`
+
+* **Vendor** <- "PDI SYSTEMS"
+* **Quote** <- Per PDI Systems proposal
+* **Notes** <- Quote date; # hours in quote
+
+## Budgets
+
+### `PDI ENGINEERING COORDINATION STUDIES`
+
+Only if not included in switchgear quote.
+
+### `EXCAVATION`
+
+Only if we own primary conduit or Site Low Voltage Duct Bank:
+
+* **Vendor** <- "PDI BUDGET"
+* **Quote** <- $10,000
+
+### `WIREWAYS | TROUGHS | PULL BOXES`
+
+* **Vendor** <- "PDI BUDGET"
+* **Quote** <- $10,000 per building (subject to adjustment)
+
+### `FIRE STOP`
+
+* **Vendor** <- "PDI BUDGET"
+* **Quote** <- $25 per Unit (subject to adjustment)
+
+### `RIGGING`
+
+* **Vendor** <- "PDI BUDGET"
+* **Quote** <- Sum of costs per generator:
+    * _less than 800kW_ = $5k each
+    * _800kW and larger_ = $10k each
+
+### `FUEL`
+
+* **Vendor** <- "PDI BUDGET"
+* **Quote** <- ...
+    * _High Density:_ $5k
+    * _High Rise:_ $10k
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[{{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}]]"
 weekly: "[[{{date:gggg-[W]WW}}]]"
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tags:
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/complete
  - topic/estimating
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
 ---
 # 2025-11-21 10:11:??

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
 daily: "[[2026-01-31]]"
 dg-publish: true
 ---
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/other
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
 daily: "[[2026-01-31]]"
 dg-publish: true
 ---
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - topic/meta
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-02]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - occupational/takeoff
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-02]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - occupational
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-03]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - topic/estimating
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-03]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - occupational
 dg-publish: true
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - occupational
 dg-publish: true
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - topic/organization
 dg-publish: true
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - occupational/takeoff
 dg-publish: true
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - occupational/takeoff
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - topic/estimating
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
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 ---
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
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 ---
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - occupational/takeoff
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
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 monthly: "[[2026-02]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - topic/hobbies/reading
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
  - topic/hobbies/reading
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
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  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
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  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags:
  - occupational
  - status/draft
  - type/minutes
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/timestamped
+  - type/timestamped
 dg-publish: true
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 weekly: "[[2026-W08]]"
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ For ADA units:

 ##### Additional Signaling Devices

+* `System` = "FA - Fire Alarm"
+
 `COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`FIRE ALARM & DAS SYSTEMS`/`INDICATING DEVICES WITH WIRE - ...`/`UNIT HORN/STROBE - ...`

 #### Key