Code of estimating practice / endorsed by the Procurement Committee of the Chartered Institute of Building.
By: Chartered Institute of Building (Great Britain).
Material type: BookPublisher: Harlow : Longman, 1997Edition: 6th ed.Description: xv, 198 p. ; 30 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 058230279X.Subject(s): Building -- Estimates -- StandardsDDC classification: 692.5Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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