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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Using RSMeans CostWorks Instructional Version CD-ROM | |
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| A Cautionary Note: Numerical Rounding and Mathematical Judgment | |
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| Basic Calculations | |
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| RSMeans Cost Data Format | |
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| Productivity and Activity Duration | |
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| Equipment Costs | |
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| City Cost Indexes and Location Factors | |
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| Spreadsheet Types | |
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| Manual Spreadsheets | |
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| Electronic Spreadsheets | |
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| Using RSMeans CostWorks | |
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| Additional RSMeans CostWorks Features | |
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| Square Foot and Cubic Foot Costs | |
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| Cost Estimating: An Introduction | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Types and Purposes of Estimates | |
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| Types of Contract Award Methods | |
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| Types of Contract Agreements | |
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| General Requirements | |
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| Estimating General Requirements | |
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| Project Duration | |
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| Architectural and Engineering Fees | |
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| Workers' Compensation Insurance | |
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| Builder's Risk Insurance | |
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| Sales Tax | |
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| Adjusting RSMeans Data to Job Conditions | |
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| Markups on Labor Cost | |
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| Interpolation between RSMeans Items | |
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| Substituting Known Local Labor Rates | |
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| Overtime Productivity Loss and Extra Pay | |
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| Effect of Inflation/Cost Escalation | |
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| Unit Consistency | |
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| RSMeans CostWorks Estimator | |
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| Adding, Changing, or Deleting Costs | |
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| Concrete (Division 3) | |
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| Types of Concrete | |
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| Estimating Concrete | |
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| Additional Estimating Examples | |
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| Masonry (Division 4) | |
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| Types of Masonry | |
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| Estimating and Waste Allowances | |
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| Productivity Factors | |
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| Quantity Takeoff | |
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| Metals (Division 5) | |
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| Estimating Structural Steel | |
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| Wood and Plastics, Thermal and Moisture Protection (Divisions 6-7) | |
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| Wood and Wood Products | |
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| Nominal versus Real Dimensions | |
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| Thermal and Moisture Control | |
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| Estimating Wood-Framed Structure | |
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| Using Units of Quantity | |
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| Doors and Windows, Interior Finish, and Equipment (Divisions 8-14) | |
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| Using RSMeans Costs | |
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| Openings | |
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| Finishes | |
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| Specialties | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Furnishings | |
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| Special Construction | |
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| Conveying Equipment | |
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| Fire Suppression, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical (Divisions 21-28) | |
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| Fire Suppression | |
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| Plumbing | |
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| Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning | |
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| Electrical | |
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| Communications | |
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| Electronic Safety and Security | |
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| Earthwork (Division 31) | |
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| Types of Earthwork | |
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| Soil Excavation | |
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| Truck Capacity | |
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| Excavate by Hand or Machine? | |
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| Optimum Number of Trucks per Loader | |
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| Equipment Rental Costs for Short or Long Periods | |
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| Renting versus Owning Equipment | |
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| Equipment Analysis | |
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| Equipment Depreciation | |
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| Equipment Expenses | |
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| Equipment Rental | |
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| Assemblies Estimating | |
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| Preliminary Cost Estimating | |
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| Assemblies Estimates | |
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| Combining Assemblies and Unit Costs | |
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| Approximate Estimates | |
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| RSMeans Project Costs | |
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| Using RSMeans Project Costs | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Answers for Exercises | |
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| Contractor's Cash Flow | |
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| CSI Masterformat | |
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| Sample Estimating Forms | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |