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This guide contains more than 300 sample estimating problems to show how to estimate a wide range of construction elements. Create accurate construction cost estimates using Means data with tips from professional practitioners, including widely used formulas and rules of thumb. Includes a fully functional instructional version of Means Cost/Works CD-ROM with sample building plans.

About the Authors

ix

Introduction

xi

Using Cost Works Instructional Version CD-ROM

xiii

A Cautionary Note: Mathematical Calculations

xv

Basic Calculations

1

(12)

Means Cost Data Format

1

(5)

Productivity and Job Duration

6

(2)

Equipment Costs

8

(1)

Location Factors

9

(4)

The Spreadsheet

13

(10)

Spreadsheet Types

13

(3)

Manual Spreadsheets

13

(1)

Electronic Spreadsheets

14

(2)

Using CostWorks

16

(4)

Additional CostWorks Features

19

(1)

Square and Cubic Foot Costs

19

(1)

Exercises

20

(3)

Earthwork

23

(32)

Types of Earthwork

23

(1)

Equipment Selection

23

(1)

Soil Excavation

24

(5)

Swelling and Shrinkage

24

(3)

Cost Basis

27

(2)

Truck Capacity

29

(1)

Excavating by Hand or by Machine?

30

(2)

Optimum Number of Trucks per Loader

32

(4)

Interpolation between Means Items

36

(2)

Substituting Known Local Labor Rate

38

(1)

Overtime Productivity Loss and Extra Pay

39

(2)

Effect of Inflation/Cost Escalation

41

(2)

Equipment Rental Costs for Short or Long Periods

43

(2)

Renting vs. Owing Equipment

45

(1)

Unit Consistency

46

(1)

Exercises

47

(8)

Concrete

55

(28)

Types of Concrete

55

(2)

Cast-in-Place

55

(2)

Estimating Concrete

57

(18)

Formwork Estimating

57

(7)

Estimating Reinforcement

64

(2)

Estimating Concrete Mix and Placement

66

(2)

Mini-Assemblies (Short-cut Method)

68

(1)

Cold Weather Cost Factors

69

(1)

Estimating Precast Concrete

70

(1)

Additional Estimating Examples

71

(4)

Exercises

75

(8)

Masonry

83

(8)

Types of Masonry

83

(1)

Estimating and Waste Allowances

83

(1)

Nominal Brick Sizes

83

(1)

Productivity Factors

84

(1)

Quantity Takeoff

84

(5)

Deducting Openings

85

(2)

Scaffolding

87

(2)

Exercises

89

(2)

Metals

91

(12)

Estimating Structural Steel

91

(8)

Structural Steel Extra Costs

92

(1)

Estimating Steel Members

93

(6)

Exercises

99

(4)

Wood & Plastics and Thermal & Moisture Protection

103

(16)

Wood and Wood Products

103

(2)

Nominal vs. Real Dimensions

104

(1)

Lumber Quantities

104

(1)

Thermal & Moisture Control

105

(3)

Roofs

105

(3)

Estimating Wood Structures

108

(5)

Using Units of Quantity

113

(1)

Exercises

114

(5)

Divisions 8 Through 16

119

(6)

Using Means Costs

119

(6)

Solving Estimating Problems

119

(6)

Approximate Estimates

125

(12)

Means Division 17

126

(6)

Using Means Division 17

127

(5)

Exercises

132

(5)

General Conditions

137

(6)

General Conditions and Overhead

137

(6)

Estimating General Conditions

137

(1)

Project Duration

137

(2)

Architectural and Engineering Fees

139

(1)

Builder's Risk Insurance

140

(1)

Performance Bonds

140

(3)

Equipment Analysis

143

(18)

Equipment Depreciation

143

(4)

Equipment Expenses

147

(8)

Equipment Rental

151

(4)

Exercises

155

(6)

Appendix A---Sample Estimating Forms

161

(12)

Appendix B---References

173

(4)

Index

177

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