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Building Cost Planning for the Design Team, by Jim Smith & David Jaggar
Wages per
Labour
day?
Components
of Cost
Cement-
Material
RM?/50kg
5-10% of
Overhead
total cost
Purpose?
Approximate estimate cost of the proposed project
Can be used in
estimation to
distribute cost based Total
Cost per/m2
cost for
on client’s needs. ceiling? of upper
floor?
During Construction
design stages
Estimates tender for tendering purposes
Negotiate variation prices during the
preparation of final account
Calculate and settle off the contractor’s claims
Adjust valuation of profit & loss
Manage maintenance & repair
Calculate the life cycle cost or cost in use Post construction
& for future
project
1. Technical data
Published in Journal &
Magazines (Building related)
Information on- price of
materials, labour wages, hire-
purchase of plant.
ISM- ‘The Malaysian Surveyor’
magazine [ECA, etc]
Advantage: more frequent up-to-date
information, applicable locally.
Front/Back Variations
Capital first
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