Civil Engineer Ka Estimation Freelancing: Kaam Kahan Se Mila
Raat 9:40 pe ek contractor ka phone aaya tha. "Bhai, ek estimate chahiye, thoda urgent hai. Bank wale mang rahe hain loan file ke liye."
Maine pucha kitna urgent. Bola parso tak. Phir maine pucha ki dega kitna. 10 second chup raha, phir bola "ā¹2,500 theek hai?"
Maine ā¹2,700 bola, pata nahi kyun. Shayad isliye ki round figure bolne mein ajeeb sa lagta hai. Usne haan bol di aur mujhe us waqt samajh nahi aaya ki ye 10 minute ka phone call mere agle do saal badal dega.
Main civil engineer hoon, 7 saal se residential aur small commercial sites pe kaam kar raha hoon. Billing aur estimation mera regular kaam ka hissa tha hi. Bas ye kabhi nahi socha tha ki jo cheez main office mein roz karta hoon, uske liye bahar log alag se paise dete hain.
Pehla project: 13 ghante aur ek seekh
Woh G+1 ghar ka estimate tha. Contractor ke paas sirf architect ki drawings thi, koi BOQ nahi. Bank ko item-wise estimate chahiye tha proper format mein.
Maine socha tha 4-5 ghante ka kaam hai. Laga 13 ghante, do raaton mein baant ke. Kyunki kaam sirf quantities nikalna nahi tha. Format banana pada, rate analysis karna pada, aur bank ke format ki requirements samajhni padi jo mujhe pehle pata hi nahi thi.
ā¹2,700 mila 13 ghante ke liye. Hourly hisaab lagao toh mazdoori se thoda hi upar.
Par us project se do cheezein mili jo paise se zyada important nikli. Ek: ready-made Excel format jo maine baad mein har project mein use kiya. Do: us contractor ka bharosa. Aur is field mein bharosa hi asli currency hai.
Phir kaam apne aap aane laga, par ek hi type ka
Us contractor ne mera number 3 aur logon ko diya. Do mahine mein mere paas 5 estimate projects aa chuke the, sab bank loan wale. ā¹2,500 se ā¹4,000 ke beech har ek.
Yahan mujhe pehla pattern samajh aaya. Chhote contractors formal estimate khud nahi banate, unhe zarurat sirf tab padti hai jab bank, tender, ya koi government file mange. Matlab demand seasonal aur unpredictable thi. Kisi mahine 3 kaam, kisi mahine zero.
Ek mahina aisa gaya jisme ek bhi inquiry nahi aayi. Us mahine laga ki ye side income wali baat bas luck thi.
Waise, actually poora sach ye hai: problem luck ki nahi thi, source ki thi. Ek hi type ka client, ek hi type ka kaam, ek hi city. Ye system fragile tha.
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Ek architect ka call aaya jo mere ek contractor client ke saath kaam karta tha. Usne seedha bola: "Mujhe drawings ke saath BOQ dena hota hai clients ko, main banata nahi. Tum monthly basis pe kar doge?"
Us ek deal ne meri income steady kar di. Architect ke paas har mahine 2-3 projects aate the. Mujhe per BOQ ā¹3,200 milta tha, aur mahine ka average ā¹7,000-9,500 banne laga sirf is ek source se.
Aur dhyan dene wali baat: architect ko dhoondha nahi tha maine. Woh network se aaya tha. Par uske baad maine 6 aur architects ko khud approach kiya. 4 ne reply nahi kiya, 1 ne mana kar diya, 1 aur mil gaya. Ab do architects regular hain.
Online wala experiment: aadha fail, aadha kaam kar gaya
Sab bolte hain online jao. Maine Fiverr pe gig banayi "I will prepare BOQ and cost estimate". 2 mahine mein zero order. Ek inquiry aayi thi jo ā¹800 mein poora commercial estimate chahta tha. Maine mana kar diya.
Upwork pe account banaya, wahan scene alag nikla. US aur Australia ke residential builders quantity takeoff outsource karte hain, drawings bhejte hain aur item-wise quantities chahiye hoti hain. Rate $40 se $120 per plan.
Par ek dikkat thi. Wahan Bluebeam ya PlanSwift software common requirement hai, jo maine kabhi use nahi kiya tha. 3 hafte YouTube tutorials aur trial version pe practice ki. Pehla Upwork order $45 ka mila, ek garage addition ka takeoff. 6.5 ghante laga aur client ne 5 star diya.
Ab mahine ke 2-3 international projects aa jaate hain. Ye wala rasta slow build hua, mechanical engineer wale CAD freelancing jaisa hi pattern: pehle 2 mahine kuch nahi, phir dheere dheere repeat clients.
Ab ka hisaab, bina filter ke
Pichhle 6 mahine ka average nikala toh mahine ka ā¹16,800 ke aas paas baith raha hai, job ke upar. Best mahina ā¹21,460 tha jab do commercial estimates aur teen international takeoffs ek saath aa gaye the. Worst mahina ā¹6,300.
Time investment: hafte ke 8-10 ghante, mostly weekends aur 2-3 raatein.
Jo sabse badi galti ki maine, woh bhi likh deta hoon. Ek commercial building ka estimate ā¹4,500 mein le liya tha bina drawings dekhe. Drawings aayi toh 4 floors, basement, aur half-baked structural details. Teen weekends gaye usme. Ab main quote dene se pehle drawings mangta hoon, chahe client kitna bhi jaldi mein ho.
Aur ek baat jo koi nahi batata: is kaam mein client ka "chhota sa change" kabhi chhota nahi hota. Drawing revise hui matlab quantities dobara. Isliye ab har quote mein ek revision free, uske baad per revision charge likhta hoon.
Agla step Bluebeam ka paid license lena hai, trial ke chakkar mein har baar workaround dhoondhna padta hai. ā¹ hisaab se mehnga lagta hai par jis din woh le liya, international side pe thoda aur serious ho jaunga. Dekhte hain kab himmat hoti hai us invoice ki
Aksar Pooche Jaane Wale Sawaal
Civil engineer estimation freelancing mein kitna kama sakta hai?ā¼
Local market mein ek residential BOQ ā¹2,500-6,000 mein banta hai, size pe depend karta hai. Commercial projects ā¹8,000-20,000 tak jaate hain. International quantity takeoff (Upwork jaisi jagah) $40-120 per plan milta hai. Job ke saath part-time karne pe mahine ke ā¹8,000-20,000 realistic range hai, full-time log isse zyada karte hain.
Estimation ka freelance kaam kahan se milta hai?ā¼
Teen main sources: local contractors jinhe bank loan ya tender ke liye formal estimate chahiye, architects jo drawings dete hain par BOQ nahi banate, aur international platforms jahan US/Australia ke builders quantity takeoff outsource karte hain. Shuruat almost hamesha local network se hoti hai, online baad mein aata hai.
Estimation freelancing ke liye konse software chahiye?ā¼
Local kaam ke liye Excel aur AutoCAD kaafi hai, wahi 90% kaam karte hain. International takeoff ke liye Bluebeam Revu ya PlanSwift common requirement hai. Bluebeam ka trial version se seekh sakte ho, YouTube pe free tutorials kaafi hain. Main pehle 4 mahine sirf Excel aur AutoCAD pe chala tha.
Kya fresher civil engineer estimation freelancing kar sakta hai?ā¼
Mushkil hai. Estimation mein rate analysis, market rates, aur construction sequence ki samajh chahiye jo site pe kaam karke aati hai. 2-3 saal ka site ya billing experience hone ke baad ye kaam credible ban jaata hai. Fresher ho toh pehle kisi senior ke under quantity surveying ka kaam dekho.
Ek BOQ banane mein kitna time lagta hai?ā¼
G+1 residential ka detailed BOQ mujhe 6-9 ghante lagta hai drawings clear hon toh. Pehla wala 13 ghante laga tha kyunki format bhi banana pada. Commercial ya unclear drawings wale projects double time lete hain. Isi liye per-project pricing hourly se better hai is kaam mein.
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