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20.03.21 - Ce181 Lecture 2 - Estimate Guidelines
20.03.21 - Ce181 Lecture 2 - Estimate Guidelines
LECTURE - 2
CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE
(A TOOL FOR HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES)
Climate : The local weather and seasons in certain parts of the world
have a major effect on productivity, material handling and placing. For
example if you work in very hot areas and you know the concrete will be
cast in summer then ice should be priced in your concrete to cool it
down.
This information will still allow you to calculate the actual efficiency
but will not assist you in determining team sizes or productivity
required at the start of a project.
SOLUTION:
Volume of concrete needed = 30 X 1.2 X .12 X 1.05 (wastage allowance) =
4.536 cu.m.
MIXTURE CEMENT (in bags) SAND (in cu.m.) GRAVEL (in cu.m.)
CLASS AA 12.00 0.42 0.84
CLASS A 9.00 0.44 0.88
CLASS B 8.00 0.44 0.88
CLASS C 7.00 0.44 0.88
CLASS D 6.00 0.45 0.90
WATER IN CONCRETE MIX
AMOUNT OF WATER PER BAG OF CEMENT:
SOLUTION:
Area of Wall = (10m X [3.2m+0.60m]) – (0.9m X 2.1m) – (1.2m X 2.4m) = 33.23 m2
Note: Allowance for wastage can be applied after all materials are determined.
TECHNIQUES IN DETAILED ESTIMATION
1. Avoid constant rounding-up. A part of one bulk of materials
can complete the lacking part of another. Allowances can be
considered after all similar items are computed.
2–½
3–¼
Computation:
2½ + 3¼ + 1¼ = 7 + allowance
instead of
1 – 1/4
2½ [3] + 3¼ [4] + 1¼ [2] = 9 +
allowance
TECHNIQUES IN DETAILED ESTIMATION
Computation: