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COST ESTIMATE DEVELOPMENT
SEQUENCEImplement A System
Adjust For Better Performance
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Your biggest challenges as a cost estimator:
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Your biggest challenges as a cost estimator:
■ Accurate and complete project information
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Your biggest challenges as a cost estimator:
■ Accurate and complete project information■ Access to cost data
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Your biggest challenges as a cost estimator:
■ Accurate and complete project information■ Access to cost data ■ Produce a cost estimate that meets the expectations of the review
team
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Your biggest challenges as a cost estimator:
■ Accurate and complete project information■ Access to cost data ■ Produce a cost estimate that meets the expectations of the review
team ■ Meet the deadline for cost estimate completion
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Your biggest challenges as a cost estimator:
■ Accurate and complete project information■ Access to cost data ■ Produce a cost estimate that meets the expectations of the review
team ■ Meet the deadline for cost estimate completion■ Validate the cost estimate
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You can overcome those challenges by…
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You can overcome those challenges by…■ Planning your cost estimating development activities
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You can overcome those challenges by…■ Planning your cost estimating development activities■ Measure your performance
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You can overcome those challenges by…■ Planning your cost estimating development activities■ Measure your performance■ Ask for feedback from the review team
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You can overcome those challenges by…■ Planning your cost estimating development activities■ Measure your performance■ Ask for feedback from the review team■ Adjust your plan for the next cost estimate
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You can overcome those challenges by…■ Planning your cost estimating development activities■ Measure your performance■ Ask for feedback from the review team■ Adjust your plan for the next cost estimate■ Rinse and repeat!
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So, here is my step-by-step strategy:Step 1
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Step 11. Review all available documents
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Step 11. Review all available documents
– Ask for clarifications
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Step 11. Review all available documents
– Ask for clarifications– Take notes on all missing/incomplete information
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Step 11. Review all available documents
– Ask for clarifications– Take notes on all missing/incomplete information– Set-up a request for clarification registry
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Step 11. Review all available documents
– Ask for clarifications– Take notes on all missing/incomplete information– Set-up a request for clarification registry – Set-up a risk/opportunity registry and add all relevant information
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Step 11. Review all available documents
– Ask for clarifications– Take notes on all missing/incomplete information– Set-up a request for clarification registry – Set-up a risk/opportunity registry and add all relevant information – Make a habit to review documents for all specifications which
might have an impact on cost
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Step 11. Review all available documents
– Ask for clarifications– Take notes on all missing/incomplete information– Set-up a request for clarification registry – Set-up a risk/opportunity registry and add all relevant information – Make a habit to review documents for all specifications which
might have an impact on cost– Build-up the project in your mind theatre and take the time to see
the big picture
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Step 2
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Step 22. Define the purpose of the cost estimate:
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Step 22. Define the purpose of the cost estimate:
– Is it a cost estimate for a tender submission?
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Step 22. Define the purpose of the cost estimate:
– Is it a cost estimate for a tender submission?– Or, is it a budget cost estimate for a client/owner/engineering
firm? If so, what is the expected accuracy?
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Step 3
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Step 33. Set-up the cost estimate development kick-off meeting
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Step 33. Set-up the cost estimate development kick-off meeting
– Invite all cost estimate review team members
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Step 33. Set-up the cost estimate development kick-off meeting
– Invite all cost estimate review team members– Feel free to invite construction professionals within the company
who might have a valuable input
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Step 33. Set-up the cost estimate development kick-off meeting
– Invite all cost estimate review team members– Feel free to invite construction professionals within the company
who might have a valuable input– Discuss:
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Step 33. Set-up the cost estimate development kick-off meeting
– Invite all cost estimate review team members– Feel free to invite construction professionals within the company
who might have a valuable input– Discuss:
■ Constructability methods
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Step 33. Set-up the cost estimate development kick-off meeting
– Invite all cost estimate review team members– Feel free to invite construction professionals within the company
who might have a valuable input– Discuss:
■ Constructability methods■ Price sourcing strategy
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Step 33. Set-up the cost estimate development kick-off meeting
– Invite all cost estimate review team members– Feel free to invite construction professionals within the company
who might have a valuable input– Discuss:
■ Constructability methods■ Price sourcing strategy
– What scope will be subcontracted?
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Step 33. Set-up the cost estimate development kick-off meeting
– Invite all cost estimate review team members– Feel free to invite construction professionals within the company
who might have a valuable input– Discuss:
■ Constructability methods■ Price sourcing strategy
– What scope will be subcontracted?– What scope will be self-performed?
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Step 33. Set-up the cost estimate development kick-off meeting
– Invite all cost estimate review team members– Feel free to invite construction professionals within the company
who might have a valuable input– Discuss:
■ Constructability methods■ Price sourcing strategy
– What scope will be subcontracted?– What scope will be self-performed?– How many quotations will be required to validate a price?
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Step 4
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Step 44. Develop the cost estimate schedule:
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Step 44. Develop the cost estimate schedule:
– List all activities needed to be performed to complete the cost estimate
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Step 44. Develop the cost estimate schedule:
– List all activities needed to be performed to complete the cost estimate
– Estimate the time required for each activity
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Step 44. Develop the cost estimate schedule:
– List all activities needed to be performed to complete the cost estimate
– Estimate the time required for each activity– Build the schedule logic and determine the milestones
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Step 44. Develop the cost estimate schedule:
– List all activities needed to be performed to complete the cost estimate
– Estimate the time required for each activity– Build the schedule logic and determine the milestones– Determine the resource required for cost estimate completion
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Step 44. Develop the cost estimate schedule:
– List all activities needed to be performed to complete the cost estimate
– Estimate the time required for each activity– Build the schedule logic and determine the milestones– Determine the resource required for cost estimate completion– Communicate with management regarding the resource
requirements
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Step 44. Develop the cost estimate schedule:
– List all activities needed to be performed to complete the cost estimate
– Estimate the time required for each activity– Build the schedule logic and determine the milestones– Determine the resource required for cost estimate completion– Communicate with management regarding the resource
requirements– Build-in time for unexpected activities: last minute take-off for
subcontractor price review and validation, changes to the project documents, etc.
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Step 44. Develop the cost estimate schedule:
– List all activities needed to be performed to complete the cost estimate
– Estimate the time required for each activity– Build the schedule logic and determine the milestones– Determine the resource required for cost estimate completion– Communicate with management regarding the resource requirements– Build-in time for unexpected activities: last minute take-off for
subcontractor price review and validation, changes to the project documents, etc.
– Build-in time for cost estimate reviews
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Step 5
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Step 55. Develop Work Breakdown Structure to meet the following
requirements:
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Step 55. Develop Work Breakdown Structure to meet the following
requirements:– Tender closing and submission
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Step 55. Develop Work Breakdown Structure to meet the following
requirements:– Tender closing and submission– Cost estimate review
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Step 55. Develop Work Breakdown Structure to meet the following
requirements:– Tender closing and submission– Cost estimate review– Price sourcing strategy
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Step 55. Develop Work Breakdown Structure to meet the following
requirements:– Tender closing and submission– Cost estimate review– Price sourcing strategy– Construction methodology
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Step 55. Develop Work Breakdown Structure to meet the following
requirements:– Tender closing and submission– Cost estimate review– Price sourcing strategy– Construction methodology– Estimate validation and benchmarking
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Step 55. Develop Work Breakdown Structure to meet the following
requirements:– Tender closing and submission– Cost estimate review– Price sourcing strategy– Construction methodology– Estimate validation and benchmarking– Internal database update
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Step 6
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy– Develop direct costs
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy– Develop direct costs– Develop indirect costs based on preliminary construction schedule
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy– Develop direct costs– Develop indirect costs based on preliminary construction schedule– Optimize resources
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy– Develop direct costs– Develop indirect costs based on preliminary construction schedule– Optimize resources– Update costs as they become available from
subcontractors/suppliers
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy– Develop direct costs– Develop indirect costs based on preliminary construction schedule– Optimize resources– Update costs as they become available from
subcontractors/suppliers– Incorporate all additional information if applicable (changes to the
project documents, clarifications, etc.)
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy– Develop direct costs– Develop indirect costs based on preliminary construction schedule– Optimize resources– Update costs as they become available from
subcontractors/suppliers– Incorporate all additional information if applicable (changes to the
project documents, clarifications, etc.)– Price and incorporate risk registry items as applicable
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy– Develop direct costs– Develop indirect costs based on preliminary construction schedule– Optimize resources– Update costs as they become available from
subcontractors/suppliers– Incorporate all additional information if applicable (changes to the
project documents, clarifications, etc.)– Price and incorporate risk registry items as applicable– Review cost estimate draft with the review team
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy– Develop direct costs– Develop indirect costs based on preliminary construction schedule– Optimize resources– Update costs as they become available from
subcontractors/suppliers– Incorporate all additional information if applicable (changes to the
project documents, clarifications, etc.)– Price and incorporate risk registry items as applicable– Review cost estimate draft with the review team– Update the cost estimate as per review notes
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy– Develop direct costs– Develop indirect costs based on preliminary construction schedule– Optimize resources– Update costs as they become available from
subcontractors/suppliers– Incorporate all additional information if applicable (changes to the
project documents, clarifications, etc.)– Price and incorporate risk registry items as applicable– Review cost estimate draft with the review team– Update the cost estimate as per review notes– Update costs as more information becomes available from
subcontractors/suppliers
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Step 66. Develop the cost estimate:
– Quantity take-offs based on WBS and price sourcing strategy– Develop direct costs– Develop indirect costs based on preliminary construction schedule– Optimize resources– Update costs as they become available from subcontractors/suppliers– Incorporate all additional information if applicable (changes to the
project documents, clarifications, etc.)– Price and incorporate risk registry items as applicable– Review cost estimate draft with the review team– Update the cost estimate as per review notes– Update costs as more information becomes available from
subcontractors/suppliers– Final cost estimate and tender submission review.
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