Why Buy
| One thing that never changes on electrical projects is you get change orders. Electrical change orders can be a source of profit or a source of loss. Typically, they are a source of loss. The good news is they don't have to be. If you work with the correct cost data, you can ensure your electrical change orders make you money. |
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The 2012 RS Means Electrical Change Order Cost Data, 24th Edition, is a well-organized electrical cost reference that provides over 20,000 unit cost entries for use in estimating electrical change orders. It's complete and current, with newly updated pricing for both pre- and post-installation change order situations.
This estimating and costing resource gives you the estimating versatility to tackle any kind of electrical change order estimating problem. This powerful information is complete with cost-saving ideas and estimating recommendations.
Tackle any type of electrical change order estimating problem with this all-inclusive cost guide. It is complete with newly updated costs for both pre- and post-installation change order work. RS Means delivers reliable cost data, cost-saving tips, and estimating guidelines to provide a clear, competitive advantage.
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Publ Info
Author: RS Means
Format: Softcover
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 252 |
Features
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Features in the 2012 edition:
- Labor productivities that take into account conditions usually associated with change orders.
- Historical Cost Indexes.
- Material costs adjusted to reflect the smaller quantities usually purchased for change orders.
- Two unit price sections:
- pre-installation change orders
- post-installation change orders
- Discussion of many of the factors affecting change orders: efficiency, crew size, learning curve and crew orientation, effects of overtime.
- Format featuring both daily output and labor-hour units, along with material and installation costs.
- Extensive data on commercial costs and wiring cost data for homes, condominiums, and apartments.
- Comprehensive "How to Use the Book" section.
- Costs including thousands of new material prices.
- City cost indexes and location factors for labor and materials for over 930 zip code locations.
- Latest products, materials, and electrical construction methods, such as energy saving T5 and T8 light fixtures, photovoltaic systems, and UTP Category 5e and 6 cables.
Discover comprehensive construction cost information combined with detailed supplemental references to develop more accurate estimates including:
- Two unit price sections for Pre-installation change orders and Post-installation change orders.
- Columns for both daily output and labor-hour units, as well as material and installation costs.
- Labor productivities that take into account conditions usually associated with change orders.
- Material costs adjusted to reflect the smaller quantities usually purchased for change orders.
- Factors affecting change orders, including efficiency, crew size, learning curve and crew orientation, as well as the effects of overtime.
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What you'll find inside:
- Updated - Over 20,000 unit costs covering the latest materials.
- New - Expanded materials including photovoltaic systems and mass notification systems and devices.
- New - A complete sample estimate to guide customization and improve accuracy.
- City cost indexes and location factors for over 930 U.S. and Canadian locations.
- Equipment rental costs.
- Crew size projections, labor hours, and labor rates.
- Detailed reference information.
- Free quarterly cost index updates for a full year.
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Estimating Tips
Before you start estimating, you need to understand some core principles. The business landscape is littered with the “bodies” of people who didn’t understand these principles. They did many things right, but the final result of their labor did not promote the business goals of their organization. Here are six tips to help you produce a more accurate estimate.
- Define the scope. Your estimate needs to be for a specific scope of work. Be sure your estimate articulates and defines this clearly so eveyrone understands exactly what's being estimated.
- Use a good cost data source. Well, here you are looking at the RS Means. You've got this one nailed.
- Don't include general "fudge factors." Include specific ones. For example, calculate the exact cost of a bad weather day. Then estimate how many such days are likely to occur. That's your bad weather cost estimate, not some arbitrary number like 10%.
- List constraints. These include time constraints, access issues, and anything else that might cause delays, produce extra work, or require additional resources. In a separate section of your estimate, include a cost breakdown of these. You won't need this information for the purposes of submitting a bid, but you will need it for purposes of risk assessment, project management, and T&C negotiations.
- Include testing and adjustment in your estimate. Cost over-runs are often due to failure to properly test as the work progresses.
- Don't forget daily mobilization and start-up costs.
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About RS Means
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A trusted name in construction costs for more than 70 years, RS Means offers cost data you can depend on. It's widely considered the gold standard in estimating, and with good reason. RS Means is passionate about providing accurate cost data, and that means your estimates and bids can also be accurate.
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