I am certain this has been posted before so if anyone can even tell me where the thread is...

I am looking for good books about estimating jobs...

Best suggestion:

Check out the ECN Bookstore.

Post names of a few Manuals and see what everyone says.

Maybe Bill can suggest Manual[s] best suited to you.

Scott S.E.T.

There is a good computer program out there it is called Electrical Bid manager by Visionsoft