Gerard Dela Rea

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Commercial Estimator

Brightline Contracting

Oct 2025 - Current (1 year 1 month)

Scope of Work: Drywall, Framing, Painting, Acoustical Ceilings, Specialty Walls/Ceilings. Prepare comprehensive, multi-disciplinary cost estimates for residential and commercial projects, ensuring high accuracy across divisions including framing, drywall, finishes, and acoustical systems. Utilize OST and QuickBid software to perform digital quantity takeoffs, significantly reducing turnaround time compared to manual methods. Coordinate with vendors and subcontractors to obtain competitive and accurate pricing. Collaborate with clients and general contractors to clarify scope requirements and ensure precise bid submissions.

Client Estimating Manager

Bold Estimation

Mar 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year 6 months)

Scope of Work - Civil Work (Wet Utilities, Dry Utilities, Siteworks, Earthworks). Served as both team lead and active estimator, managing bids while personally handling complex project estimates. Led a small team of 2 estimators and collectively assisted in winning over $10M worth of awarded projects. Designed client-friendly project overviews that distilled complex bid information into concise summaries, reducing review time and improving client satisfaction and decision-making clarity. Implemented an organized Dropbox filing system by restructuring folder hierarchies and adding searchable tags, reducing document retrieval time and increasing team efficiency and collaboration. Produced detailed quantity take-offs and cost estimates for civ

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Project Estimator

New Bedford Carpet and Tiles

Oct 2023 - Mar 2024 (6 months)

Scope of Work: Floor & Wall Finishes. Bidding Platform: Procore, Construct Connect and Building Connected. Utilize softwares to perform precise take offs and quantity assessments to support accurate cost estimation. Review tender documents thoroughly for a clear understanding of project requirements. Produce accurate cost estimates based on vendor and subcontractor quotations. Track changes in construction plans and update estimate. Document progress, materials and reports on project.

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Quantity Surveyor

Josh Ryan Quantity Surveyors JRQS

Jun 2023 - Oct 2023 (5 months)

Scope of Work: General Constructions. Utilize MeasureSquare 8 software to perform precise take offs and quantity assessments to support accurate cost estimation. Review tender documents thoroughly for a clear understanding of project requirements. Provide regular updates and reports to our Australian team. Track changes in construction plans and update estimate. Document progress, materials and reports on project.

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Field Engineer

D.M. Consunji Inc. Homes (DMCI Homes)

Sep 2019 - Jun 2023 (3 years 10 months)

Project: Cameron Residences - High Rise Condominium Project. Estimate and requests of manpower, material and equipment requirements for site installation. Conducted cost analysis and value engineering for cost-saving initiatives. Supervision of site installation activities to ensure compliance with construction drawings and methodologies. Review of construction drawings to identify irregularities and discrepancies in relation to actual output on site. Managed team in troubleshooting efforts of unforeseen site crises. Generate reports to monitor and ensure the alignment of running costs with on-site progress and accomplishments.

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