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ESTIMATE THE COST OF

Repairing a 3-Story,
3-Unit Apartment
Damaged by Fire in the
First Floor Apartment
submitted by Bradley Arthur Andrews, CPE

Bradley Arthur Andrews, CPE is a General Construction

Estimator in West Sacramento, California. Brad’s career began 1) Introduction

as a junior project engineer preparing construction estimates
from drawings as he finished his Bachelors of Science degree in
Applied Science and Engineering from Portland State University.
He continued his work to becoming a Senior Field Engineer then
as a General Construction Estimator for an industrial building
2) Types and Methods of Measurements
3) Specific Factors
4) Overview of Labor, Materials, Equipment,
Indirect Costs, & Approach to Markup

contractor. He worked as an estimator of a structural steel 5) Special Risk Considerations

fabricator and erector before starting his own general building
6) Ratios and Analysis
construction firm. He was the construction manager for a
7) Misc. Pertinent Information
university and then the estimator for a regional environmental
remediation contractor. For the last 24 years he has been a 8) Sample Sketches

General Building Estimator with construction consulting firms 9) Sample Takeoff & Pricing Sheets
specializing in building repair related work. He is currently
working for Madsen, Kneppers & Associates, Inc. and has been
for the last 13 years. Today he is a member of ASPE Chapter 11.

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1. Introduction
This technical paper is intended
to provide the reader with a general
understanding of performing professional
construction estimating services as they
relate to determining the cost of repairing
fire damage to three stacked condominium
apartments at the end of a three story
building that houses 24 apartments.
Determining the extent of damage and
the most efficient method of repairing the
damage in a safe manner while meeting
the requirements of code officials are but
a few of the factors for the estimator to
consider while preparing the estimate.
The estimator must familiarize themselves
with the building, construction of the
building elements, and site conditions by
inspecting the site.
The repair work to these three
apartments is more challenging than
constructing the entire building as new
construction. Maintaining the access for
the tenant/owners to the undamaged
adjoining 21 apartments as well as utility
services, parking, and driveways adds
to the general conditions or unit costs.
This estimate will include the following
specification divisions and subdivisions:
Main CSI Divisions:
01 – General Requirements
02 – Existing Conditions
03 - Concrete
06 – Wood, Plastics and Composites
07 – Thermal and Moisture Protection
08 - Openings
09 - Finishes
10 - Specialties
11 - Equipment
12 - Furnishings
14 - Conveying Equipment
22 - Plumbing
23 - Heating, Ventilating and AC
26 - Electrical
Main CSI Subdivisions:
02 41 00 - Demolition
02 82 00 - Asbestos Remediation
03 01 00 - Maintenance of Concrete
03 64 00 - Injection Grouting
03 80 00 - Concrete Cutting
03 82 00 - Concrete Boring
06 05 00 - Common Work Results for
Wood, Plastics & Composites
06 11 00 - Wood Framing
06 13 00 - Heavy Timber Construction
06 16 00 - Sheathing
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06 17 00 - Shop-Fabricated Structural Wood
06 22 00 - Millwork
06 43 00 - Wood Stairs and Railings
06 44 00 - Ornamental Woodwork
06 48 00 - Wood Frames
07 01 00 - Operation and Maint. of
Thermal and Moisture Protection
07 21 00 - Thermal Insulation
07 26 00 - Vapor Retarders
07 31 00 - Shingles and Shakes
07 51 00 - Built-Up Bituminous Roofing
07 62 00 - Sheet Metal Flashing and Trim
08 01 00 - Operation and Maintenance
of Openings
08 14 00 - Wood Doors
08 17 00 - Integrated Door Opening
Assemblies
08 32 00 - Sliding Glass Doors
08 51 00 - Metal Windows
08 71 00 - Door Hardware
08 81 00 - Glass Glazing
08 83 00 - Mirrors
08 95 00 - Vents
09 01 00 - Maintenance of Finishes
09 22 00 - Supports for Plaster and
Gypsum Board
09 24 00 - Portland Cement Plastering
09 29 00 - Gypsum Board
09 63 00 - Masonry Flooring
09 65 00 - Resilient Flooring
09 68 00 - Carpeting
09 91 00 - Painting
10 21 00 - Compartments and Cubicles
10 28 00 - Toilet, Bath, and Laundry
Accessories
10 31 00 - Manufactured Fireplaces
12 21 00 - Window Blinds
12 36 00 - Countertops
14 24 00 - Hydraulic Elevators
14 27 00 - Custom Elevator Cabs
22 01 00 - Operation and Maintenance
of Plumbing
22 11 00 - Facility Water Distribution
22 33 00 - Electric Domestic Water Heaters
22 41 00 - Residential Plumbing Fixtures
23 31 00 - HVAC Ducts and Casings
23 34 00 - HVAC Fans
26 05 00 - Common Work Results
for Electrical
26 27 00 - Low-Voltage Distribution
Equipment
26 51 00 - Interior Lighting
27 15 00 - Communications Horizontal
Cabling
27 30 00 - Voice Communications
28 31 00 - Fire Detection and Alarm
32 12 00 - Flexible Paving
Brief Description
The author will present the
requirements of the Construction
Estimator to inspect the site, to interact
with the design engineer, to review
existing plans, to develop specifications
and a scope of work, to perform a review
of the scope of work, to perform quantity
takeoffs, to collect and compile direct
and indirect costs, and to develop a cost
estimate, factoring the available data
and using labor and equipment rates
that are commensurate with working
in an occupied apartment building.
The paper will be presented from
the General Contractor Construction
Estimator’s point of view in preparing
a bid rather than that of materials
suppliers and subcontractor estimators.
The assumptions, used in preparing this
paper, are that floor plans exist for the
project, the specifications and structural
plans cannot be located, and that the
design engineer has prepared shoring
and repair drawings. These types of
projects are typically bid on a fixed
price basis, with the understanding that
the scope of work may change due to
hidden conditions.
2. Types and Methods
of Measurements
The preparation of an estimate for the
bid to a building repair project requires
the quantity takeoff that measure
multiple items that include rough
carpentry lumber framing removal
and installation by the board foot (BF)
or lineal foot (LF); framing hardware,
known lengths of lumber and building
materials and specific unit items such
as equipment, locksets, plumbing and
electrical fixtures by each (EA) item;
finishes such as gypsum drywall, painting,
floor coverings and finished concrete
by square feet (SF); finish carpentry
and painting of trim, plumbing piping,
electrical wiring, telecommunications
cable, and ventilation ducts by lineal
feet (LF); roofing by square feet divided
by 100 known as squares (SQ); carpet
and plaster/stucco by the square yard
(SY); plumbing rough-in typically by the
fixture (FIXT); and general demolition and
repair quantities of labor or equipment
use, emergency shoring, preparation
time or work that is not common such as
miscellaneous repairs will be estimated
by the use hour or man hour (HR).
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A repair project to an existing building
requires that the construction estimator
becomes knowledgeable of how the
facility was constructed. Quite often
the only information available is on site.
The estimator may need to measure
the entire building, room by room and
construction element by construction
element and even count the items that
are observed to have been installed.
Where framing materials lengths are
indeterminate and the nominal size of
the framing member is known the unit of
board feet (BF) is used. This unit is also
used in estimating the framing in most
projects; however, in repair projects the
quantities and dimensions of materials
vary significantly and often become
cumbersome when using this unit.
Lineal footage (LF) is used for
framing and finish materials, gutters
and downspouts, plumbing piping,
heating and ventilating duct work and
painting estimating where the length
and dimension of the materials can be
determined either by measurement on
site or from plans when available.
Where there is a substantial portion
of the building to be repaired remaining
intact, the estimator can count the
elements or items that can be removed
and installed by historical data. These
items are quantified estimated by the
unit each (EA).
The construction estimator,
from the length, width, and height
measurements can readily calculate
the square footage (SF) of the surfaces
that lend themselves to costing by
this unit. As mentioned before, the
SF is used in sheathing, gypsum
wallboard, texturing, wallpaper and
painting and, when necessary, general
rough in for electrical wiring. This
unit of measurement is converted
to square yards (SY) for carpet and
stucco surfaces. The SF unit is also
converted to squares (SQ) when
estimating roofing materials.
In a repair project, there is often
difficulty in determining exact quantities
of individual elements that comprise
a unique assembly. The estimator
must use historical data available from
personal records, company records, or
reference documents. Plumbing rough-
in is an example of a unique assembly
and is estimated by the fixture (FIXT).
This unit of measure combines the costs
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of furnishing and installing plumbing
items in the wall and floor up to the
building utility connection into one unit
cost. These include piping supply lines,
waste lines and vent lines.
Finally there are items that require
hourly units of measure (HR). Those
construction or repair items that are
reliant upon historical experience and
knowledge of the estimator, such as
the repair of a door, or upon the total
time required to perform several other
tasks, such as crane equipment, are
estimated by the HR.
3. Specific Factors
Small Quantities
vs. Large Quantities
Economies of scale are very apparent
in many projects. A larger project has
lower unit costs for labor, materials, and
equipment because of the increased
efficiency in utilization of labor hours
over a larger quantity of materials. The
large quantity of materials being used
decreases the shipping and handling
costs as well as packaging / bulking
costs and increased efficiency in using
equipment eliminating down time. A
larger project allows for a more even
distribution of overhead, indirect and
direct costs. Building repair projects
can be anywhere in the scale of large
to small depending upon the damages
incurred to the facility. Repairing one
room or one apartment is much more
costly than repairing eleven rooms each
in three apartments and thus the unit
costs will be lower in the larger project.
Geographic Location
Geographic locations and regions
affect the unit costs to be considered
on any project. Labor availability,
specifically skilled crafts persons for
high quality construction are quite often
not locally available and the labor rate
can thus be higher than the local skilled
labor which also varies per region within
in the state. Material availability as well
as material delivery costs also factor
into the local unit costs for the project.
Material delivery costs also vary by the
existing site conditions. Equipment
required for the project, especially
hoisting and pumping equipment, are
very often not locally available or may be
in high demand which causes increased
costs and scheduling difficulties.
These conditions as well as local labor
hourly rates and economic conditions
vary from region to region, state to state,
and city to city. As an example, rates in
the San Francisco area are higher than
those in Sacramento. More union activity
occurs in larger urban environments than
does in the outlying areas which also tend
to drive costs upward.
Seasonal Effect on Work
Weather considerations must also be
accounted for in the scope of work and
costs for installation. Northern coastal
areas and those areas influenced by
coastal and mountain conditions,
especially in northwestern regions
of the country, normally experience
more rainfall in the fall, winter, and
spring seasons than do inland and
southern areas. Weather protection
is increased and labor productivity is
decreased in rainy weather and thus
costs are driven upward. Additionally,
freezing temperatures affect working
conditions, scheduling, and productivity.
Productivity decreases in both hot and
cold conditions. Above grade framing
work becomes more dangerous as the
working surfaces become slick in icy
or wet conditions. The construction
estimator must be cognizant of the
production schedule and season that
affects each task when considering the
costs for the project. Historical data
for similar projects is invaluable in
producing the estimate.
Special Considerations
Affecting Construction
Repairs to an Occupied
Multilevel Apartment Building
There are several additional factors
to consider when proceeding with the
estimating of the repairs to an occupied
multilevel apartment building. Among
these factors are accessibility to the work
area, maintenance of services to the
occupied apartments, noise that affects
the tenants, accessibility for the tenants
to their parking spaces, living spaces
and common usage areas, delivery
of materials to a multilevel building,
maneuvering on site, structural integrity,
and safety of personnel and protection
of the structure from additional damage.
When developing the scope of work for
the project, the construction estimator
must consider where utilities are located
in the walls including natural gas, water,
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sewer and electrical feeds. Disturbing 4. Overview of that is at the job site, a staging site, or
the continuity of these services to Labor, Material, the contractor’s home site. Materials
the existing tenants is problematic. quotations are solicited from suppliers
Maintenance of these services adds to Equipment, Indirect and may be either manufacturers or
the costs of the repairs and must be Costs and Approach dealers. The materials for a repair
considered in the estimate. to Markups contract can include manufactured
Noise from the work also affect the tresses, sheathing, gypsum wallboard
The construction estimator historically and accessories, and framing lumber
tenants; therefore, normal work hours computes labor and equipment costs on
must be adhered to which may interrupt depending on the scope of work
an hourly basis. Typically, projects that determined for the repair.
the completion of specific work such as are not publicly owned are not subject to
pouring and finishing concrete. This may prevailing wages known as Davis-Bacon Specialty subcontractor quotations
add to the cost due to additional loads Wages; however, this project is located are solicited for scaffolding, roofing,
of material delivery and equipment in a popular resort area where there plumbing, electrical, painting, floor
usage time. is high competition for skilled labor. coverings, and gypsum wallboard
Tenant accessibility as well as the Because of this competition and the installation on larger projects; however,
contractor’s accessibility to their necessity for quality of construction at the general contractor’s estimator
respective areas affects maneuverability the site, skilled labor rates are calculated may simply obtain unit costs from the
of equipment and the method of based on the published prevailing rates. specialty contractors and determine
delivery of materials. Cranes and Table 1 illustrates the calculations for the total costs from quantities that
forklifts may not be useable which may Section 4
regular work hour, straight time wages the estimator has calculated. This is
necessitate hand delivery of materials by the hour. normally done for trades requiring
Overview of Labor, Material, Equipment, Indirect Costs
specialty and Approach
training to Markups
and licensing such as
from the delivery vehicle to the work Equipment rates for specialty
area. Storage or staging of materials plumbing and electrical.
equipment
The such as
construction cranes historically
estimator and forkliftscomputes labor and equipment costs on an
may require an offsite location rather are obtained from local rental equipment After the general construction
than storing the material adjacent to hourly basis. Typically, projects that are not publicly ownedhas
suppliers. estimator established
are not subject to the hard
prevailing
the work area. costs for a project the length of time
Unit known
wages costs for
as materials
Davis-Baconare based
Wages;onhowever,
to complete
this projectthe project inora popular
is located project
Delivery of materials to a multilevel the quantities in the takeoff. The unit
apartment building is also affected duration needs to be established. The
costs include
resort waste
area where factors
there thatcompetition
is high the project duration
for skilled labor.is significant
Because ofwhen this
by stairwells and elevators. The construction estimator has determined
construction estimator must factor the determining the indirect or soft costs
from historical
competition or calculated
and the methods.
necessity for quality of construction
that need at to the
be site, skilled labor
estimated rates
or applied
availability and access to the upper The cost for materials also includes
floors and the efficiency of the hand to the total estimate. First, the General
freight
are costs to
calculated the point
based on theatpublished
which the prevailing rates. The
Conditions or following
conditions tablespecific
illustrates
to
delivery and elevator delivery to these contractor accepts delivery whether
areas if high reach forklifts and cranes the project need to quantified or
the calculations for regular work hour, straight time wages by the hour.
cannot access the site.
The existing site conditions must be Table 1 Total Fringe Total Wage
examined thoroughly to insure that Total GC Wage Subcont.
Benefits incl. (excludes
Trade Base for Estimate
the damaged structure is safe or can Gov't. reqmnts and Subcont.
Wages Estimate Rate
be made safe in order to perform the workers Comp markups)
repairs. The construction estimator Asbestos Removal
needs to factor the costs to examine, – Specialist $24.90 $19.30 $44.20 $45.00 $56.00
design, and install temporary shoring Carpenter $40.24 $35.46 $75.70 $80.00 $95.00
based on examination of the site. Safety Cement Mason $33.79 $20.69 $54.48 $70.00
items for installation of this shoring as Drywall - Installer /
well as consideration for workers safety lather $40.24 $30.13 $70.37 $72.00 $88.00
Electrician -
above grade to a multilevel structure, $96.00
Journeyman $39.48 $31.50 $70.98
including the use of scaffolding needs to Floor covering -
be factored into the project costs. Journeyman $43.61 $10.84 $54.45 $70.00
In summary, the construction Glazier $41.51 $28.41 $69.92 $88.00
Laborer - Group 3 $29.17 $19.74 $48.91 $49.00 $62.00
estimator must become familiar with Marble Mason $39.22 $28.14 $67.36 $85.00
and consider the multitude of factors Operating Engineer $42.50 $25.16 $67.66 $85.00
that will affect the costs of the work. Painter -
Economies of scale, work schedule, Journeyman $33.95 $24.90 $58.85 $74.00
labor rates, safety, weather conditions Plaster $31.01 $21.33 $52.34 $66.00
and site conditions all significantly affect Plumber -
Journeyman $40.20 $36.02 $76.22 $96.00
the final cost reflected in the estimate. Roofer $28.68 $17.78 $46.46 $60.00
Sheet Metal Worker $37.32 $33.69 $71.01 $96.00
Tile Finisher $38.51 $22.44 $60.95 $77.00

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estimated. The General Conditions
include Project Management and
supervision, safety training, site offices
and communications, vehicles and
operation, sanitary facilities, materials
storage, utilities usage and temporary
connections, scaffolding and hoisting
equipment that will be used throughout
the project, site security, and necessary
public domain interruption such as
traffic flow and sidewalks permits and
barricades.
Other indirect costs will also need
to be applied to the estimate. These
include bonds and insurance applied
to the total of the hard costs and the
general conditions. The home office
costs factor, known as Overhead is then
applied to the total of the site specific
costs and the bonds and insurance. The
Overhead figure is normally determined
by the contractors’ annual costs for
operating the construction business.
These costs include accounting,
administration, fixed office rental costs,
copying and communication equipment,
legal services, and owner/management
salaries. The total of these costs, on an
annual basis, is then applied to each
project based on a percentage of gross
annual volume of work.
Finally, the construction estimator
needs to confer with their company
owners or head management to
determine the profit margin to be
applied to the project. Multiple factors
affect the profit margin percentage.
The profit margin can be high for high
risk projects or nothing when the
construction economy is weak, there is
low risk, and the competition is strong
for the project.
5. Special Risk
Considerations
The repair of an occupied building
challenges the contractor with
many risks as discussed in previous
sections of this paper. Maintaining
utility connections and service to the
apartments that are occupied and
controlling interference with those
tenants requires additional scheduling
and attention to communication with
the tenants should interruptions become
necessary. Slower production rates can
be encountered due to interruptions
and tenant access requirements.
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Often, as in this repair project, the 7. Other Pertinent
roof has been compromised leaving the Information
building open to rainy weather conditions.
The estimator must account for weather Repair of damaged buildings,
protection and the costs of maintaining not unlike a new structure, include
the environment of the existing building inspections by building officials from
to prevent further damage. the local regulatory governmental
agency. Quite often the building official
There are also the possibilities of will require work that is not readily
hidden conditions within the existing
apparent to the construction estimator.
building that a condominium owner Of course the construction estimator
may have altered from the original
cannot include costs for this work in
plans. Demolition activities must be the estimate; however, prior to bidding
approached such that and accident be the work, the construction estimator
prevented should a building element be should, if possible, inquire or involve the
removed that may cause a collapse. The building officials to determine any code
contractor should engage the services requirements for the project that are
of an engineering design professional to not readily apparent. Communications
determine how and where the structure with the owner, design consultants,
should be shored. and other responsible parties must be
The construction estimator has a entertained and initiated to insure that
responsibility to include costs in the the total project costs are included in the
estimate for outside consulting services estimate and resulting bid for the work.
as well as adjust unit costs for the actual If possible, the building officials should
site conditions. meet at the site with the responsible
parties at a pre-bid conference to
6. Ratios and Analysis accomplish the inclusion of all work in
the scope for preparing the estimate.
There are a number of publications
and services available today that provide
information that can aid the estimator 8. Sample Sketch
with determining if the estimate unit See sketch on the next page. The sketch
costs and total costs are correct and is also available in PDF format, as is the
accurate. Some of these publications Takeoff & Pricing Sheets in Section 9. Click
include “R.S. Means Construction Cost on the pictures or the PDf icon to view
Data” which is published annually by the documents.
Reed Construction Data Construction
Publishers & Consultants and “Design
Cost Data” (DCD) which is a bi-
monthly publication prepared by DC&D
Technologies, Inc. These publications
concentrate on new construction which
seldom assists the contraction estimator
with accurate tests for a repair project.
A contractor that engages in repairing
existing damage buildings should
maintain historical records that will build
a data base of similar work for which
the estimator can rely on to compare
the estimate they are preparing.
A construction estimator always has
a responsibility to revisit the quantity
takeoffs to compare them to the available
plans and/or site information. Accuracy
is paramount for both quantities and
specified materials in preparing the
estimate that binds a contractor to a
fixed price contract.  
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Section 8

Sample Plan
8. Sample sketch

The plan illustration above is of one of the three stacked apartments. The actual site
The plan illustration above is of one of the three stacked apartments. The actual site conditions revealed that two of the
apartments had been altered to enclose the patio deck outside of the Den - Study.
conditions revealed that two of the apartments had been altered to enclose the patio

deck outside of the Den - Study.

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9. Sample Take-off & pricing

Section 9

Sample Estimate – Takeoff and Pricing Sheets

Room Quantity Takeoff
ROOM QUANTITY TAKEOFF
Cost Estimate
Qty L W H Perim Unit Floor/ Unit Wall Unit CSI Item Description Qty Unit Mat’l Labor Equip Sub Total Cost
Description 02.411901 Remove Door
Feet LF Ceiling SF SF
frames 43 EA 0 6.48 0 0 $ 278.64
MASTER BEDRM 1 19.83 12.00 8.00 63.67 LF 238.00 SF 509.33 SF 02.411907 Remove Joist
Patio Door -1 8.00 6.67 -8.00 LF -53.33 SF charred ends 220 BF 0 0.64 0 0 $ 140.80
Door -1 2.67 6.67 -2.67 LF -17.78 SF 02.821311 Remove Drywall
Missing Wall -1 4.33 8.00 -4.33 LF -34.67 SF with mold
Net Total 48.67 LF 238.00 SF 403.56 SF (Asbestos
Drywall Total 421.33 SF Abatement
Conditions Storage
Smoke Seal 210.67 SF room ceilings 1'-4"
MASTER plus 2' down wall -
CLOSET 1 7.33 5.00 8.00 24.67 LF 36.67 SF 197.33 SF Storage 132 SF 0.54 2.55 0 0 $ 407.88
Door -1 2.50 6.67 -2.50 LF -16.67 SF 03.013061 Repair lightweight
Net Total 22.17 LF 36.67 SF 180.67 SF concrete infill 258.5 SF 0.26 1.31 0 0 $ 405.85
Smoke Seal 03.013071 R&R Light weight,
(common /Mbr) -1 7.33 8.00 -7.33 LF -58.67 SF gypsum concrete - $
Door -1 2.50 6.67 -2.50 LF -16.67 SF 1 1/2" thick 1347.68 SF 0.87 6.43 0.13 0 10,013.26
Smoke Seal LF 36.67 SF 122.00 SF 03.642313 Epoxy injection -
VANITY 1 4.33 5.33 8.00 19.33 LF 23.11 SF 154.67 SF concrete repair
Missing Wall -1 4.33 8.00 -4.33 LF -34.67 SF (per LF of crack) 2.5 LF 13.64 20.25 0 0 $ 84.73
Doors -2 2.50 6.67 -5.00 LF -33.33 SF 03.811301
Saw cut lightweight
Net Total 10.00 LF 23.11 SF 86.67 SF concrete 29.2 LF 0.58 1.28 0.4 0 $ 65.99
Floor Covering 15.89 SF 03.821309 Concrete Core
Vanity unit 1 4.33 2.00 2.50 -4.00 LF -8.67 SF -20.83 SF Drilling 1" dia. X 1"
Smoke Seal 1 4.33 8.00 4.33 LF 0.00 SF 34.67 SF deep 30 EA 0.07 5.25 0.25 0 $ 167.10
MASTER BATH 1 6.00 5.00 8.00 22.00 LF 30.00 SF 176.00 SF 06.052301 Drag strut
Door -1 2.50 6.67 -2.50 LF -16.67 SF connection 6 EA 7.04 26.24 0 0 $ 199.68
06.052304 Wedge anchor bolt
Net Total 19.50 LF 30.00 SF 159.33 SF
- 5/8" X 6" 5 EA 8.06 6.56 0 0 $ 73.10
Floor Covering 15.00 SF
06.052306 Framing hanger -
Smoke Seal large 63 EA 6.7 6.56 0 0 $ 835.38
(common /Hall) -1 6.00 8.00 -6.00 LF -48.00 SF
06.052308 Framing hurricane
Door -1 2.50 6.67 -2.50 LF -16.67 SF tie 250 EA 5.29 3.28 0 0 $ 2,142.50
Smoke Seal LF 30.00 SF 111.33 SF 06.052312 Framing hold down
Texture & - 16" 16 EA 66.03 65.6 0 0 $ 2,106.08
Paint -2 3.00 6.67 -6.00 LF -40.00 SF 06.052314 Framing strap -
(Shower) -1 5.00 6.67 -5.00 LF -33.33 SF CST16 120 EA 3.14 2.3 0 0 $ 652.80
Door -1 2.50 6.67 -2.50 LF -16.67 SF 06.052316 Framing strap -
Texture & Paint 30.00 SF 86.00 SF MST37 8 EA 16.95 16.4 0 0 $ 266.80
06.052318 Framing strap -
MST60 4 EA 36.86 22.96 0 0 $ 239.28
06.105301 R&R Stud wall - 2"
x 4" - 16" o.c. 1047.84 SF 0.37 2.23 0 0 $ 2,724.38
The above is a quantity takeoff of only four rooms in the project 06.105303 R&R Joist - 2x10
floor or ceiling
that are common to all three apartments. 06.105305
system
Sister joists 2 x 10
26.67
586.66
BF
BF
0.76
0.83
2.95
3.28
0
0
0
0
$ 98.95
$ 2,411.17
06.105306 2" x 4" x 8' #2 &
better Fir / Larch
(material only) 10 EA 2.47 0 0 0 $ 24.70

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The above estimate includes the General Conditions as listed in

Mat Labor Equip
the following table.
CSI Item qty unit Unit Unit Unit Unit Cost Total
Rate Rate Rate

Project Superintendent
01 31 01
01 41 26
- 1/2 time
Permits
312
1
HR
EA
0.00 78.00 0.00 $78.00
$10,298.25
$24,336.00
$10,298.25
Click on the
170.0
thumbnails to
01 52 13 Storage Container 3 MO 0.00 0.00 0 $170.00 $510.00 view the PDF.
Pick up & deliver 130.0
01 52 14 storage container 3 EA 0.00 0.00 0 $130.00 $390.00 Click on this PDF
Debris Chute Hopper -
01 54 09 2 each for 10 weeks 14 MO 0.00 0.00 36.00 $36.00 $504.00 icon to view as an
Debris Chute Section -
10 each - 10 weeks + entire document.
01 54 10 16 demo 96 WK 0.00 0.00 15.50 $15.50 $1,488.00
Debris Chute mounting
Hdwe 2 for 10 weeks +
01 54 11 2 wk demo 12 WK 0.00 0.00 21.25 $21.25 $255.00

01.54 18 Boom Lift 3 MO 0.00 0.00 2,300 $2,300.00 $6,900.00 Quote from the Author:
Boom Lift Delivery and 130.0
01 54 19 Pick-up 2 EA 0.00 0.00 0 $130.00 $260.00

01 54 21
Telescopic Fork Lift
and operator 12 HR 0.00 62.00 16.28 $78.28 $939.36
“Pursuing and achieving the ASPE Certified Professional Estimator status
01 54 22 Concrete Pump Truck 4 HR 0.00 0.00
240.0
0 $240.00 $960.00
proved both challenging and satisfying. The CPE Certification adds
01 54 23
Scaffold Set up and
take down 24 HR 0.00 48.75 0.00 $48.75 $1,170.00
a professional standard of credibility to both my estimates and those
01 54 24
Scaffold 10 sections
2.5 months + demo 27 MO
120.
00 0.00 0.00 $120.00 $3,240.00
produced under my supervision for our clients. I have been estimating
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Fence, signs and
barricades 10 MO
100.
00 0.00 0.00 $100.00 $1,000.00
for over forty years and view the CPE process and achievement as
01 73 21 Misc Demolition 48 HR 0.00 51.00 0.00 $51.00 $2,448.00 authentication of the career I have chosen.”
General Cleaning -
01 74 13 Daily 64 EA 0.00 37.00 0.00 $37.00 $2,368.00  
560.0
01 74 14 Debris Box 24 EA 0.00 0.00 0 $560.00 $13,440.00 Bradley A. Andrews, CPE | Chief Estimator
TOTAL GENERAL
CONDITIONS
$70,506.61
Madsen, Kneppers & Associates, Inc.
West Sacramento, CA

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