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Code of estimating practice / endorsed by the Procurement Committee of the Chartered Institute of Building.

By: Chartered Institute of Building (Great Britain).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow : Longman, 1997Edition: 6th ed.Description: xv, 198 p. ; 30 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 058230279X.Subject(s): Building -- Estimates -- StandardsDDC classification: 692.5
Contents:
Introduction and flowcharts for estimating and tendering -- Preselection -- Decision to tender -- Project appreciation -- Enquiries and quotations -- Planning and temporary works -- All-in rates and unit rates pricing -- Alternative estimating techniques -- PC and provisional sums -- Project overheads -- Completing cost estimates -- Final review and tender submission -- Action after submitting a tender.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This essential document has been completely updated to give the principles and procedures in the production of an estimate and its conversion to a tender, as well as what is considered to be best practice for those in the industry.

Previous ed.: 1983.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.

Introduction and flowcharts for estimating and tendering -- Preselection -- Decision to tender -- Project appreciation -- Enquiries and quotations -- Planning and temporary works -- All-in rates and unit rates pricing -- Alternative estimating techniques -- PC and provisional sums -- Project overheads -- Completing cost estimates -- Final review and tender submission -- Action after submitting a tender.

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

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