Estimating Building Costs (Hardcover)

Companies live or die on the basis of estimating their costs. Preparing estimates and bidding for new jobs is a complex and often costly process. There is no substitute for on the job training -- until now. Drawing on the authors' combined experience of more than 70 years, Estimating Building Costs presents state-of-the-art principles, practices, and techniques for assessing these expenditures that can be applied regardless of changes in the costs of materials, equipment, and labor. The book is an efficient and practical tool for developing contracts or controlling project costs. The authors cover the major components of the direct cost: estimating procedures and cost trends related to materials, construction equipment, and skilled and unskilled labor. They describe various types of building estimates encountered during the lifecycle of a project, as well as the role and accuracy of each. The book provides an overview of the industry, cost indexes in use, approaches to preparing a detailed estimate, and an in-depth description of the organization and function of the estimating group. Including CSI Master Format and UniFormat codes, estimating forms, a list of available estimating software packages, a detailed construction site and investigation report, the book provides a cost estimating methodology that readers can tailor to their own organizational needs.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	2003
Editors:	Calin M. Popescu • Kan Phaobunjong • Nuntapong Ovararin
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	766
ISBN-13:	978-0-8247-4086-3
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Structural engineering > Surveying > Quantity surveying Promotions
LSN:	0-8247-4086-6
Barcode:	9780824740863

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