Download or read book The Estimation of Construction Costs for Use with CB roads written by P. W. Jordaan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning Programming and Preconstruction written by Stuart D. Anderson and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2007 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 574: Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction explores approaches to cost estimation and management designed to overcome the root causes of cost escalation and to support the development of consistent and accurate project estimates through all phases of the development process, from long-range planning, through priority programming, and through project design. NCHRP Web-Only Document 98 details the steps followed by the research team in the development of NCHRP Report 574"--Publisher's description.

Download or read book Developing and Validating a Highway Construction Project Cost Estimation Tool written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 2002, Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner tasked his Chief of Technology, Research & Innovation with leading an effort to develop a definitive, consistent, and well-documented approach for estimating the cost of delivering construction projects. A task force that included Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) central and district office staff, Virginia Transportation Research Council staff, Commonwealth Transportation Board members, and a metropolitan planning organization member was formed to either locate a well-founded, tested method for estimating project costs that could be adapted for use by VDOT or develop one. The task group found that a VDOT district had been using an estimation worksheet for several years that produced consistent and reliable results for certain types of roadway and bridge construction. The task group determined that no other method examined had the specificity and potential of this tool. The project team expanded the tool by collecting extensive project data and obtaining evaluations of VDOT project management personnel statewide to develop it further. The existing Excel worksheet with roadway and bridge estimates was expanded to include construction engineering, to be applicable for interstates, and to generate estimates for right-of-way and utilities costs. Data on completed projects were collected from all VDOT districts to help calibrate the model further to account for cost variations across the state. The task group also recognized early on that a very strong focus on project scoping was essential to accurate project estimation. A previous VDOT scoping committee had determined that VDOT did not have a consistent, uniform method that was being used statewide to scope projects. As a result, project cost estimates made at the scoping stage often did not hold up over time because key project features were invariably overlooked. The result was inaccurate estimates. Testing of the cost estimation tool was completed in the summer of 2003. Analysis of a sample of completed VDOT construction projects throughout the state showed that the tool yielded results that, on average, differed from actual final project costs by 22 percent. After further modifications, the Project Cost Estimation System (PCES), as it was named, became a fully operational system for VDOT in October 2003. The PCES is composed of three elements: a cost estimation tool, an improved scoping process, and a project development website. The responsibility for maintaining and updating the PCES now rests with VDOT's Scheduling & Contract Development Division.

Download or read book Estimating Building Costs written by Calin M. Popescu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-04-22 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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Download or read book Heavy Construction Cost Data written by Eugene R. Spencer and published by R.S. Means Company. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Means Heavy Construction Cost Data 2009, you get costs for all types of heavy construction-from highways, bridges, utilities, rails and marine projects, to sanitary and storm sewer projects-which lets you estimate a wider range of street and roadway construction. This cost data is excellent for D.O.C., J.O.C., S.A.B.E.R., and B.O.S. projects

Download or read book Elements for Comprehensive Highway Cost Estimation written by Shadi Hakimi and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major contributors to the total cost and duration of highway projects are utility relocation, right-of-way (ROW) acquisition, and construction. This paper discusses the volatility of the cost of the two latter phases and suggests alternative cost estimation tools and methods based on Texas databases. It describes three related but distinct studies. The first study discussed relies on regression models to estimate the construction costs of key roadway infrastructure. The second applies county-level appraisals and other databases to estimate the cost of ROW acquisition for the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) project. The third investigates the legal aspects of ROW acquisition and compares relevant statutes across the U.S. states, relative to their condemnation rates. Based on these comparisons, this paper offers recommendations that are expected to lower condemnation rates as well as the cost and duration of the ROW acquisition process. The work addresses significant gaps in the existing literature and should prove valuable to construction professionals/managers, transportation planners, developers, appraisers, and those involved in highway project cost estimation, as well as ROW acquisition

Download or read book Construction Cost Estimates written by C. R. Tumblin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1980 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Data for Cost Estimates of Highway and Street Construction written by Illinois. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: