Improving the accuracy of early cost estimates for federal construction projects /

Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Budget Estimating Techniques.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1990.
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=121381
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245 0 0 |a Improving the accuracy of early cost estimates for federal construction projects /  |c Committee on Budget Estimating Techniques, Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council. 
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300 |a 1 online resource (ix, 44 pages) 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-44). 
505 8 |a ""PROGRAM ESTIMATES""""CONCEPT/SCHEMATIC AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES""; ""COMMITTEE OBSERVATIONS""; ""4 Suggestions for Improving the Early Estimating Procedures for Federal Agencies ""; ""INTERAGENCY COOPERATION""; ""Standardization of Terminology""; ""Standardization of Estimating Formats""; ""Joint Research Efforts""; ""Pooling of Cost Data""; ""THE IMPORTANCE OF A-E ESTIMATORS""; ""USE OF PARAMETRIC ESTIMATES""; ""USE OF PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATING""; ""Appendix A The Views of Agency Representatives on the Nature and Causes of Budget-Related Problems ... "" 
505 8 |a ""Appendix B The Construction Budget Preparation Process at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command """"Appendix C The Construction Budget Preparation Process at IBM Corporation ""; ""Appendix D Current Procedures for Preparing Early Estimates ""; ""SINGLE UNIT ESTIMATES""; ""Estimates Based on Function-of-Use Units""; ""Estimates Based on Areas or Volume""; ""The Factoring Method of Preparing Budget Estimates""; ""MULTI-ELEMENT ESTIMATES""; ""Elemental Format""; ""CSI Format""; ""PARAMETRIC ESTIMATES""; ""PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATING AND RANGE ESTIMATING"" 
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