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Cost Estimation Support Tools — 6 sub-modules

Z.1
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Engineering & Home Office

Four tools for the engineering behind a project: engineering and supervision man-hours from the direct labour cost, their spread across 31 disciplines, the home-office services ratio, and engineering hours equipment by equipment.

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Z.2
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Construction Labour & Crews

The construction resources behind a Class 3 and Class 2 estimate: 173 labour crafts, 242 equipment types, 560 crews built from them, and 22,005 construction activities with their crew and productivity.

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Z.3
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Rental Equipment

The hourly cost of construction equipment, fully burdened (ownership + operating), by family, type and model — ready for Class 3 and Class 2 estimates.

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Z.4
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Location Factor

The CAF Location Factor Index: how much a capital project costs in each country compared with the US Gulf Coast.

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Z.5
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Kpex Cost Index

Monthly cost index of plant equipment, construction labour, engineering and buildings — one method, applied region by region.

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Assessment Tools

Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) and estimate accuracy assessment.

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