Chapter 19

Table 19.25 Engineering Hours Estimating System Performance

Accuracy
Type
Equip.
of hr Contractor
Actual
Count2
Phase
size
plant
Retrofit
Grassroots
New unit
Grassroots
New unit
Grassroots
Retrofit
Retrofit
New unit
New unit
Retrofit
New unit
New unit
Retrofit
Grassroots
Grassroots
Estimate
Retrofit
Retrofit
Grassroots
New unit
New unit
Grassroots
95 Retrofit
22.000

Small
Large
Small
Small
Small
Large
Small
Large
Large
Small
Small
Large
Small
Large
Large
Large
Small
Small
Small
Large
Small
Small
Large
Larae

hr per item
32,570
416,600
12,870
78,200
76,050
262,600
27,210
172,760
10,930
19,500
1 1,000
67,300
9,520
18,540
162,300
34,270
15,950
87,470
18,600
107,200
7,200
22,000
159,800

66
540
21
118
165
307
74
123
6
45
33
53
9
5
273
52
45
201
121
134
21
100
223

Est./Actual

493

0.99

771
61 3
663
461
855
368
1,404
1,822
433
333
1,270
1,058
3,708
595
659
355
435
154
800
342
220
71 7

1.01
1.02
1.02
1.oo
0.96
0.99
1.03
0.86
1.Ol
1.24
1.08
1.22
0.92
1.05
0.94
1.22
1.09
I.08
1.03
1.oo
1.14
0.94