diff --git a/app/models/contract.rb b/app/models/contract.rb
index 8c6a284..9407b02 100644
--- a/app/models/contract.rb
+++ b/app/models/contract.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Contract < ActiveRecord::Base
    :fixed_spent, :fixed_budget, :total_spent, :total_budget,
    :markup_spent, :markup_budget, :profit_spent, :profit_budget,
    :discount_spent, :discount_budget, :client_point_of_contact,
-   :estimated_hour_spent, :estimated_hour_budget
+   :estimated_hour_spent
   ].each do |mthd|
     define_method(mthd) { "TODO" }
   end
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class Contract < ActiveRecord::Base
     deliverables.inject(0) {|total, deliverable| total += deliverable.overhead_budget_total }
   end
 
+  def estimated_hour_budget
+    deliverables.inject(0) {|total, deliverable| total += deliverable.estimated_hour_budget_total }
+  end
+
   PaymentTerms = {
     :net_0 => :text_payment_terms_net_0,
     :net_15 => :text_payment_terms_net_15,
diff --git a/app/models/deliverable.rb b/app/models/deliverable.rb
index 8e169ff..72cc848 100644
--- a/app/models/deliverable.rb
+++ b/app/models/deliverable.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ class Deliverable < ActiveRecord::Base
     overhead_budgets.sum(:budget)
   end
 
+  # Total number of hours estimated in the Deliverable's budgets
+  def estimated_hour_budget_total
+    (labor_budgets.sum(:hours) || 0.0) +
+      (overhead_budgets.sum(:hours) || 0.0)
+  end
+
   if Rails.env.test?
     generator_for :title, :method => :next_title
 
diff --git a/test/unit/contract_test.rb b/test/unit/contract_test.rb
index 97dd511..535cd40 100644
--- a/test/unit/contract_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/contract_test.rb
@@ -56,4 +56,16 @@ class ContractTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_equal 200, contract.overhead_budget
     end
   end
+
+  context "#estimated_hour_budget" do
+    should "sum all of the labor and overhead budgets of the Deliverables" do
+      contract = Contract.generate!
+      contract.deliverables << @deliverable_1 = FixedDeliverable.generate!
+      LaborBudget.generate!(:deliverable => @deliverable_1, :hours => 50)
+      contract.deliverables << @deliverable_2 = HourlyDeliverable.generate!
+      OverheadBudget.generate!(:deliverable => @deliverable_2, :hours => 60)
+
+      assert_equal 110, contract.estimated_hour_budget
+    end
+  end
 end