Estimate With Impact – Heavy Highway Civil Estimating
December 5 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
3-Part Workshop is held Monday, Wednesday and Friday
December 1, 3 & 5
1 – 5 PM ET | 10 AM – 2 PM PT
AGC Member Pricing
$825.00Non-Member Pricing
$825.00About the Workshop
Get hands-on with the complete heavy highway civil estimating workflow in this three-part, highly interactive Estimate with Impact – Heavy Highway Civil Estimating workshop. From interpreting DOT plan sets to running live bid simulations, this workshop builds your confidence across core estimating tasks while sharpening your ability to structure, analyze and communicate estimates. You’ll strengthen your foundation in preconstruction by practicing modern workflows that incorporate risk awareness, defensible pricing, and AI-assisted tools—all applied to key heavy civil project scopes like earthwork, paving, structures, and utilities.
Each session progresses your skills with a mix of guided instruction, collaborative exercises, and demonstrations. You’ll interpret plans and specs to extract and organize quantities, build unit prices by assembling labor, equipment, and materials. You’ll walk away with sharpened technical skills, a clearer risk lens, and practical tools you can immediately apply on the job.
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Workshop Outcomes
- Identify scope gaps, key bid items, and quantity drivers in heavy civil DOT plans
- Build structured estimates using Excel, Miro, and modern tools
- Use AI prompts to run takeoffs and historical cost analysis
- Simulate a real bid day — defend and adjust numbers in teams
- Create a personal action plan for real-world application
- Recognize risks and set appropriate contingencies
Who should attend: Early-career civil estimators (0–3 years), project/field engineers transitioning into preconstruction, and pros supporting DOT bids.
**Participants will need to access Excel, Google Drive, and Miro during this workshop.
Technology and Participation
For the classroom:
– Please have Zoom downloaded.
– Computer with dual monitor preferred.
– Laptop is good with a separate tablet to access the materials.
For Participation:
– Camera, built in or added on and ready to stream to the classroom.
– Headphones or earbuds with microphones are preferred.
– Each student should be on their own computer/laptop/tablet.
– If this is a software training, please have the software downloaded and logged in.
Cancellation Policy:
A full refund will be given to cancellations made 14 calendar days prior to the class kick-off. After such time, no refunds will be given. Replacements are acceptable and must be submitted via email to meetings[@]agc.org.
AGC reserves the right to cancel programs up to 10 days prior to the start date if a minimum number of attendees is not met.
Questions? Email us at education[@]agc.org
Meet Your Facilitator:
Daniel Beatty
Founder and Owner, Constructive Leadership Solutions
Daniel Beatty knows construction from the ground up—and he knows that strong projects start with stronger people. With over 35 years leading heavy civil construction teams as a project manager, estimator, and executive, Daniel brings a rare blend of field-tested experience and fresh, people-centered leadership strategies to today’s workforce challenges.
As founder of Constructive Leadership Solutions and a certified 5 Voices facilitator, Daniel specializes in helping construction companies build cultures that attract, retain, and grow top talent. He’s the voice behind the “Culture Under Construction” newsletter on LinkedIn, where he shares straight-talking, practical advice on bridging generational gaps, improving communication, and making leadership real on the jobsite.
