James Cope

Senior Cost Estimator, GC

James Cope is a cost estimator with over thirty years of experience in commercial, industrial, and residential construction as a cost estimator, construction manager and general contractor. His experience includes public works, data centers, co-gen facilities, EV charging stations, hotels, retail, medical, restaurant, and office buildings. He specializes in identifying cost for new and corrective construction, quantity take-offs, contract and bid interpretation, proposals and submittals, construction scheduling and field inspection.

Areas of Expertise

• Cost estimating
• Construction scheduling, phasing and sequencing
• Repair scope development & analysis
• Compile and/or verify quantity take-offs
• Construction bond evaluation
• Establish trade responsibilities and allocation of liability
• Field inspection, workmanship / quality control
• Subcontractor Buyout & Bid Management
• Code requirement and compliance
• Review plans, specifications, contracts, change orders, daily reports and correspondence for contractual, material and scope compliance

Licenses / Registrations

• California State Contractors License – B #859500
• International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI)- NACHI 12082201