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Code of estimating practice / The Chartered Institute of Building.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.Edition: 7th edDescription: xviii, 157 p. : ill. ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 1405129719 (pbk.)
  • 9781405129718 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 692.5 CIB
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 692.5 CIB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 39002100385104
Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 692.5 CIB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 39002100530642

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This code of practice, long established as a leading publication for the construction industry, provides an authoritative guide to essential principles and good practice in estimating for building work. The seventh edition includes new material on estimating strategy, tendering, procedures and best practice, as well as the build-up of unit rates of cost, overheads and profit, and e-commerce.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 Principles including flow charts (including risk management0. current charts are process-oriented these should be incorporated into Process Section
  • 1.2 Processes
  • 1.3 Contract Types diagrammatic presentation of contract formats to distinguish between types, application and use
  • 2.0 Project appreciation
  • 2.1 Initial Review (24 hr overview of tendering, checking validity and decisions to tender pre-qualification process)
  • 2.2 Design Review packaging job gap analysis Q&A exercises)
  • 2.3 Site Investigation
  • 2.4 Clients requirements method statements CDM Regulations selection criteria
  • 2.5 Project planning and programming tender programme
  • 3.0 Procurement
  • 3.1 External Planning engaging consultants
  • 3.2 Internal Planning (design & build, confidentiality re: bill sharing and breaches of tendering regulations)
  • 4.0 Cost estimate
  • Planning
  • Preliminaries
  • Unit rates
  • Sub-contract prices
  • Project overheads
  • Provisional sums
  • Contractor design
  • Other approaches Operational estimating Analytical estimating
  • Compliance Technical Commercial
  • 5.0 Tender settlement
  • Estimators report and risks associated with this
  • Settlement anticipated margin and tender figure
  • Tender submission Tender strategy and examples Non-compliant tenders Alternative tenders time/cost method - European Union rules and regulations Clarifications/Qualifications
  • 6.0 Post-tender activities
  • Changes
  • Handover to delivery team
  • Period for acceptance of tendering
  • Feedback on tender results/performance
  • 7.0 Cost planning
  • Cost planning
  • Whole life-cycle cost planning (construction) sustainability adding
  • PFI
  • Approximate quantities/estimating
  • 8.0 Contractual arrangements
  • Large projects
  • D&B lump sum
  • Changes to process
  • Risks (for each contract)
  • Package bids relating to specialist contractors
  • Management cost plus
  • Hybrid partnering arrangements
  • 9.0 E-commerce
  • E-tendering
  • Receipt of information
  • Records
  • Submissions
  • Data Protection Act
  • E-bidding processes

Author notes provided by Syndetics

The Chartered Institute of Building, Ascot, Berkshire.

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