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Phoenix Build Expo 2026

Name: Optimize your construction cost estimates
Start: 2026-12-09T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-09T10:30:00+00:00
Location: Phoenix Convention Center

Phoenix Convention Center - Phoenix, AZ

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Saleh Mubarak

Consultant, author, public speaker, and trainer in construction project management

Presenter bio

- Construction project management consultant, author, public speaker, and trainer. - B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil engineering, specialized in Construction Management. - Experience: Over 26 years diversified: > Industrial: private and public sectors, in the U.S. and overseas. Positions occupied include project engineer / manager, cost estimator, planner / scheduler, project controls manager, cost manager, training manager. > Academic: faculty member / professor, head of department. - Extensive experience in continuing education and professional training around the world. Topics are mainly technical but also include soft skills. - Author of: > Construction Project Scheduling and Control (currently 3rd edition) > How to Estimate with Means Data: Basic Skills for Building Construction (currently 4th edition) > Many articles; technical and other - Many presentations in professional conferences such as PMI, AACE International, Primavera Users Conference. Also, a public speaker in many local, regional, and international events. - An authority on project planning, scheduling, and project control; was part of the PMI team that wrote the first Project Scheduling certification (PMI-SP) exam in 2007. - An advocate of holistic healthy living and sports

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Estimating

Optimize your construction cost estimates

Cost estimating is one of the most important tasks for any contractor, as these estimates represent a prediction of a future occurrence with so many uncertainties. Being too conservative will reduce the chance of winning a contract, while being too liberal will reduce profitability and may even lead to a loss. Failing to pay attention to certain items can make a big difference in the estimate accuracy.

While no one is perfect, the contractor can follow a few tips to optimize the estimate; minimizing risks and uncertainties and maximizing profit. This seminar takes a chronological tour from project inception to completion, providing valuable tips that tend to reduce risks and uncertainties and draw the contractor’s attention to issues that optimize the estimate and maximize profit.

Target audience: All building and construction professionals