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“Should We Just Flip a Coin?” – The Hilarious (and Slightly Terrifying) World of Infrastructure Cost Estimation

Ah, infrastructure cost estimation. The art of predicting the future, gazing into the crystal ball of budgets and sometimes feeling like you’re just… winging it. We spend [more…]

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The “Value Engineering Samba”: Turning Lemons into Lemonade (and Saving Millions on That Bridge) 

Ah, the never-ending quest for value in infrastructure development! Sometimes, the initial budget for a project feels like a stubborn mule, unwilling to budge. That’s [more…]

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The “Hope & Hype” Fallacy: Why Infrastructure Projects Get Stuck in Budget Purgatory

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Let’s be honest, folks: infrastructure projects and an optimistic budget often go together like peanut butter and something less ideal, like unexpected delays. But why? Why do [more…]

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“The Optimism Bias”: Why We Always Think Our Project is Special (and Immune to Cost Overruns)!

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We’ve all been there. You start a DIY project brimming with confidence that you’ll finish under budget and ahead of schedule without any additional cost. Then, reality sets [more…]

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From Excel Guru to Fortune Teller: The Unexpected Skills Required of a Cost Estimator

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Alright, infrastructure enthusiasts, gather for a confession that might surprise you: a cost estimator isn’t just a spreadsheet wizard who can summon budget breakdowns with [more…]