Cost Planning Flashcards

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What is Cost Planning

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An elemental breakdown of the Cost Plan which may be further developed as the design develops

Enhances cost control throughout DD

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What are the formats of cost planning at what RIBA stage typically?

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➢ Formal Cost Plan 1 - Concept Design - RIBA stage 2
➢ Formal Cost Plan 2 - Developed Design - RIBA stage 3
➢ Formal Cost Plan 3 - Technical Design - RIBA stage 4

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Whats the measurement rules for prelims

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Formal Cost Plan 1 - the estimated cost of main contractor’s preliminaries will be based on a % addition derived from a properly considered assessment of cost analyses of previous buildings.
Formal Cost Plan 2 & 3 - it is essential that thorough cost checks are carried out on cost significant items of main contractor’s preliminaries. To facilitate the cost checking process, it is recommended that the checklist of main contractor’s preliminaries items included in these rules of measurement be used as an aide memoire.

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What would you typically include within your Cost Plan

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a) executive summary
b) project title
c) project description
d) status of cost plan
e) a statement of cost (including cost limit)
f) details of the information and specification on which the cost plan was prepared
g) a statement of the floor areas
h) the cost plan
i) basis of cost estimates (i.e. assumptions)
j) estimate base date (i.e. to which inflation has been applied)
k) reasons for changes to previous cost targets (explaining the transfers and adjustments that have taken
place against the previous cost plan)
l) estimated costs of and a request for decisions on any alternative proposals;
m) value engineering options
n) conclusions
o) recommendations
p) cash flow forecast, where appropriate
q) inclusions and exclusions (i.e. a statement of what is included and excluded).

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5
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What is a pre tender estimate

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Means a cost estimate prepared immediately before calling tenders for construction.

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6
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£/ft2 on benchmarking for a resi development like this?

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£300 - £380/sq.ft

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In your Cost Plan did you factor in anything for Brexit, inflation etc?

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Inflation to mid point construction

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How to build up a rate by first principles?

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Don't have a rate to benchmark or pricing document.
Labour
Plant 
Materials
OHP
SC Design
Prelims
Risk
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What is included in Facilitating Works?

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All elements included within Section 0
Demolition works, works involving the
removal of hazardous and deleterious materials, and soil stabilisation

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10
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What abnormals may you have on a cost plan?

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Site Constraints
Planning conditions
Stats
Pre-existing buildings

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What are the steps of undertaking a cost plan?

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Establish a team for cost plan
Upload Drawings to CostX
Design queries & responses
issue information to market for market tested rates
Prepare quants in line with NRM1
Prepare rates (market test / benchmark)
Benchmark 
Reconciliation
Submit draft for comment
Issue final / present
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What are the constituent parts of your cost plan?

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Building Works Estimate
Preliminaries
Design Team Fees 
OH&P
Risk Allowance
Inflation
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What is a cost reconciliation?

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Reconciling from your original estimate showing elementally movements, showing the client where cost movements have been

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Have you managed the cost plan? If so, what was the process you undertook as a first instance?

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Establish a team

Coordinate design queries and meetings

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15
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What would you adjust cost plans to consider different procurement routes?

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As the design has been developed further I’d expect items such as
Risk
Prelims
Design Fees to be different

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How might costs differ based on the procurement route / tendering strategy?

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All based on
Design
Risk
Prelims

Increase in prelims for two stage but likely less risk
More risk / design fees in single stage

17
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What types of inflation are you aware of?

A

TPI

Construction

18
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What is Building Works, Base, Cost Limit?

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Building - Facilitating, Building Works, Prelims, OHP
Base - all above + design fees
Cost limit - all above exl inflation

19
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Where would you expect tenders to come back against your cost plan?

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Generally I’d expect this to be within 5% of my S3 Cost Plan, however, I would utilise visibility on tender returns to understand and ascertain what the market is showing on tender returns.

Generally,

Some higher / lower tenders
Cost Plan is assessed on current market conditions
Risks on projects