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    Div-01 General Estimating Tips

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    General requirements items are an inherent part of construction projects but are not directly shown on plans. A thorough review of plans is needed to estimate costs for construction aids, equipment, administrative overhead, and ongoing clean-up costs like dumpster rental. Temporary items like scaffolding and power hookups also have real costs that should be accounted for. Final cleaning may require specialized equipment and services not usually provided by general contractors. Creating a project schedule is essential to determine time-sensitive costs and how long a simple or complex project will take. The contractor should also include costs for a field construction manager's salary to oversee the project from start to finish.

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    General requirements items are an inherent part of construction projects but are not directly shown on plans. A thorough review of plans is needed to estimate costs for construction aids, equipment, administrative overhead, and ongoing clean-up costs like dumpster rental. Temporary items like scaffolding and power hookups also have real costs that should be accounted for. Final cleaning may require specialized equipment and services not usually provided by general contractors. Creating a project schedule is essential to determine time-sensitive costs and how long a simple or complex project will take. The contractor should also include costs for a field construction manager's salary to oversee the project from start to finish.

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    General requirements items are an inherent part of construction projects but are not directly shown on plans. A thorough review of plans is needed to estimate costs for construction aids, equipment, administrative overhead, and ongoing clean-up costs like dumpster rental. Temporary items like scaffolding and power hookups also have real costs that should be accounted for. Final cleaning may require specialized equipment and services not usually provided by general contractors. Creating a project schedule is essential to determine time-sensitive costs and how long a simple or complex project will take. The contractor should also include costs for a field construction manager's salary to oversee the project from start to finish.

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    Div-01 General Estimating Tips

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    General requirements items are an inherent part of construction projects but are not directly shown on plans. A thorough review of plans is needed to estimate costs for construction aids, equipment, administrative overhead, and ongoing clean-up costs like dumpster rental. Temporary items like scaffolding and power hookups also have real costs that should be accounted for. Final cleaning may require specialized equipment and services not usually provided by general contractors. Creating a project schedule is essential to determine time-sensitive costs and how long a simple or complex project will take. The contractor should also include costs for a field construction manager's salary to oversee the project from start to finish.

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    Division 1

    General Requirements
    Estimating Tips
    While General Requirements items are not Clean-up and Debris Removal
    directly referred to on the plans, they are an There are two basic classifications of clean-up-
    inherent part of the construction process. A which is ongoing for the duration of
    thorough review of the plans is required in the project, and which entails the final
    order to determine the quantities associated cleaning of the premises prior to occupancy by
    with General Requirements items, both the owners. The contractor must calculate the
    construction aids such as scaffolding and man-hours and resources needed to perform
    equipment needs, and administrative overhead. the general cleanup over the length of the
    project, including such costs as dumpster
    Many of the items that comprise the General rental and removal, and storage of the dumpster
    Requirements, such as scaffolding and the in the street. it is important to note the
    hookup and dismantling of temporary power, associated costs of constructing and
    are not production-related and sometimes dismantling such items as ramps and chutes.
    are mistaken as having no real cost. A review
    of the plan will help to identify and account for Final cleaning tends to be more specialized,
    these items in the quantity take-off. Any requiring buffing and vacuuming equipment not
    experienced contractor can testify to the fact usually considered part of the general
    that there is a definite cost to the administration contractor's typical work, and may be performed
    of a project. by a company normally provides these services.

    The Project Schedule


    Drafting a schedule is a necessity, whether for
    a simple office building, residential or a complex
    multi-story tower hotel. Drafting and revising a
    schedule are the only means of determining
    both how long the project will last and what the
    time-sensitive General Requirements expenses
    will be.

    The Construction Manager and


    Other Field Staff
    The contractor is advised to include a cost for
    the salary of the field construction manager to
    manage the project. Some projects require that
    the same construction manager be present from
    commencement to completion, to provide a
    sense of continuity. In that case there is little
    creativity involved in determining the cost.
    Additional field or office personnel may be
    indicated in the specifications. Expenses such
    as travel may be part of the cost of such
    personnel.

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