Developing Subcontract Pricing as Applied to Building Construction

摘要

This paper provides guidelines to commercial construction cost engineers for thedevelopment of a plan for obtaining and using subcontractor cost information for use in bidding,procurement, scheduling, change order management, and claim management. The paper is basedupon personal field experience gained in cost engineering, scheduling, bidding, planning, contracting,and claim analyses. The paper is unique in that it discusses the use of subcontractors cost informationfrom the beginning of estimate planning to bidding, and award of work, and continuing through thereview and approval of costs for changes. The paper presents specific information for the applicationof best practices and recommended guidelines for use by contractors, cost engineers, and consultants.Implementation of the recommended guidelines can enhance cost engineering through the practicalrelationship of estimating, procurement, scheduling, cost claims, and historical cost data, to improvecost control throughout the various phases of the construction process.