Building Design Cost Management

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Building Design Cost Management

Chapter Eleven

This section of the site aims to provide the reader reflections as published in the text. Further reader reflections will be added to these pages as the website develops.

Introduction

This chapter aims to:

• Introduce the reader to the cost checking process
• Discuss the quantification required at this stage
• Illustrate how the cost check for the substructure element may be carried out
• Highlight the need to consider the consequence of undesigned elements and the management of contingencies
• Summarise the difficulties of sourcing reliable cost information

Chapter 11 Reader reflections

What are the difficulties associated with cost-checking when one considers specification information? How would you communicate the results of the cost check if there was a significant variance from the cost targets? What action can be taken under the various procurement routes if a project looks like it may well be exceeding its budget? How would the extent of design development and committment to project constructors limit the extent of such an action?

If you feel you would like to add a reflection at this stage, please email the authors A.D.Ross

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