The All-in-One Cost Guide for Light Commercial Construction
Whether you’re new to light commercial construction or you’ve been at it for years, it takes smart cost planning and estimating to complete a successful, profitable project. The 31st edition of this comprehensive cost guide provides easy-to-use, reliable cost information for adjusters, appraisers, architects, contractors, developers, planners, and project managers.
Square Foot Costs – Over 45 square foot cost models for popular types of light commercial construction
Assemblies Costs – More than 150 commonly used light commercial construction systems with a wide variety of alternative specifications and pricing
Unit Costs – Light commercial unit costs covering more than 13,000 building materials
What you’ll find inside:
· UPDATED! Over 13,000 unit costs and 4,700 assemblies costs for all types of light commercial construction
· NEW! A complete sample estimate to guide customization and improve accuracy
· City Cost Indexes and Location Factors for over 930 U.S. and Canadian locations
· Equipment rental costs
· Crew size projections, labor hours, and labor rates
Plus:
· Receive free quarterly cost index updates for a full year!
Want to improve project planning and budgeting? This easy-to-use guide gives you the building components required to develop accurate assemblies-level cost estimates, evaluate trade-off costs, and verify unit price estimates. Be prepared to estimate any job with this indispensable cost reference.
- Make better-informed decisions
- Weigh the options - price and evaluate assemblies alternatives
- Check the validity of unit price estimates or subcontractor proposals
- Perform quick square foot cost estimates
- Create a conceptual estimate without construction plans
What you’ll find inside:
- Thousands of building assembly and component costs--completely updated for 2012
- Square foot costs for nearly 60 standard building types
- City Cost Indexes and Location Factors for over 930 U.S. and Canadian locations
- Updated reference information and cost-planning guidelines
- Estimating forms arranged using UNIFORMAT II project breakdown