Table of Contents: 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.
Subjects:	Building > Estimates > United States. Public buildings > Design and construction. > United States TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > Estimating. Building > Estimates. Public buildings > Design and construction. United States.
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Table of Contents:

""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 ... ""
""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""