Choose a high profile project that you have not worked on (i.e. Empire State Building, 7-mile bridge, etc.) and prepare a 3-5 page, typed, double spaced paper in APA format based on the subject matter...

Running Head: Empire State Building
Empire State Building
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Contents
Introduction    2
Estimating techniques utilized, how an estimating mistake affected the project’s construction    2
Estimating techniques utilized    3
Estimating mistake affected the project’s construction    4
Estimating stage was achieved on a fast-track project    4
References    6
Introduction
In 1955, American Society of Civil Engineers named Empire State Building "the Seven Modern Miracles of Western Hemisphere" and was designated as the official landmark of New York City on the occasion of the 1981 Golden Jubilee Day. As part of the 2007 150th Anniversary Celebration, the American Institute of Architects surveyed more than 1,800 people on "the most popular buildings in US." The most popular choice is "the most representative building in US - Empire State Building." Nearly 4 million visitors buy landscapes from the 86-story observation deck of skyscrapers every year. William Starret, the head of the contractor company that built ESB, declared in 1928 that skyscraper was "the unique American-style building in the whole world."
Estimating techniques utilized, how an estimating mistake affected the project’s construction
The dramatic ESB is located at 350 5th Avenue, New York City. Empire State Building brings entertainment, money, excitement, value moreover appeal to New York City. Building is compact and complex in design and was the tallest building in 1931. It was surpass by North Tower of WTC in 1972. In the last years of the Great Depression, few contracting companies still existed. The excavation of the project begins on January 22, 1930, and was completed ahead of agenda on May 1, 1931 (Bhardwaj & Singh, 2018). Although a large number of jobs have been created in difficult times, it is controversial if it is worthwhile or not worth it. The project once employed 3,500 people. Building invested $40,959,800 from begins to end, and the cost of the final product more than doubled. Well, investment is not only worthwhile, however it has continued for a lifetime. The ESB is still high above the ground to a height of the 1,454 feet on the 122nd floor. Buildings are built very quickly, but the distance is complex and sometimes it is unlikely to feel far.
Estimating techniques utilized
Typically, the design-build projects will come from municipal and state proposal depends on the written...