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1 ESTIMATION
Estimation is the scientific way of working out the approximate cost of an engineering
project before execution of the work.
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It is totally different from calculation of the exact cost after completion of the project.
Estimation requires a thorough Knowledge of the construction procedures and cost of
materials & labour in addition to the skill , experience, foresight and good judgment.
2 ESTIMATE
An estimate of the cost of a construction job is the probable cost of that job as computed
from plans and specifications.
For a good estimate the, actual cost of the proposed work after completion should not
differ by more then 5 to 10 % from its approximate cost estimate, provided there are no
unusual, unforeseen circumstances.
3 NEED FOR ESTIMATE
1. It help to work out the approximate cost of the project in order to decide its feasibility
with respect to the cost and to ensure the financial resources, it the proposal is approved.
2. Requirements of controlled materials, such as cement and steel can be estimated for
making applications to the controlling authorities.
3. It is used for framing the tenders for the works and to check contractor’s work during and
after the its execution for the purpose of making payments to the contractor.
4. From quantities of different items of work calculated in detailed estimation, resources are
allocated to different activities of the project and ultimately their durations and whole
planning and scheduling of the project is carried out.
3 = Weather conditions greatly affect the output and, hence, the overall cost.
5 SITE CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE OVERALL COST (-ctd-)
4. Ground conditions vary and change the method of construction. For example, excavation
may be dry, wet, hard, soft, shallow or deep requiring different efforts.
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5. The work may be in open ground such as fields or it may be in congested areas such as
near or on the public roads, necessitating extensive watching, lightening, and controlling
efforts, etc.
8. Access to the site must be reasonable. If the access is poor, temporary roads may be
constructed.
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7 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A GOOD ESTIMATOR
• In preparing an estimate, the Estimator must have good knowledge regarding the
important rules of quantity surveying.
• He must thoroughly understand the drawings of the structure, for which he is going to
prepare an estimate.
• He must also be clearly informed about the specifications showing nature and classes of
works and the materials to be used because the rates at which various types of works can
be executed depend upon its specifications.
8 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A GOOD ESTIMATOR (-ctd-)
A good estimator of construction costs should possess the following capabilities, also:-
4 = Good judgment with regard to different localities, different jobs and different workmen.
5 = Selection of a good method for preparing an estimate.
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Depending upon the purpose of estimate, some types of detailed estimate are as follows:-
a) Contractor's estimate
b) Engineer's estimate
c) Progress estimate
11 I = Rough cost estimate
• Estimation of cost before construction from plans or architectural drawings of the project
scheme, when even detailed or structural design has not been carried out, is called Rough
cost estimate.
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• These estimates are used for obtaining Administrative Approval from the concerning
Authorities.
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• Sometimes, on the basis of rough cost estimates, a proposal may be dropped altogether.
12 Rough cost estimate (-ctd-)
• Unit cost is worked out for projects similar to the project under consideration carried out
recently in nearly the same site conditions.
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• For example, in case of a building, plinth area (sq. ft.) of the proposed building is worked
out, which is then multiplied by the cost per unit area (Rs. /ft2) of similar building actually
constructed in the near past in nearly the same site conditions, to find out the rough cost
estimate of the building.
• This cost is sometimes adjusted by the average percentage rise in the cost of materials and
wages.
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14 Rough cost estimate
The rough cost estimate may be prepared on the following basis for different types of
projects:
1. Cost per square foot of covered area (plinth area) is the most commonly adopted
criterion for preparing rough cost estimate for most of the residential buildings.
2. For public buildings, cost. Per person (cost per capita) is used. For example,
4. For water tank/reservoir, cost may be worked out on the basis of capacity in gallons of
water stored.
5. For roads and railways, cost may be found out per mile/kilometer of length.
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6. For streets, cost may be per hundred feet/meters of length.
Calculate the total rough cost estimate and cost per Flat for a multi-storey (4-storeyed)
block consisting of 40 residential flats. Other details are given in the table:
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• The mistakes, if any, in the rough cost estimate are eliminated in the detailed estimate.
• Detailed estimates are submitted to the competent authorities for obtaining technical
sanction.
24 DETAILED ESTIMATE
• The whole project is sub-divided into different items of work or activities. The quantity for
each item is then calculated separately from the drawings as accurately as possible. The
procedure is known as "taking out of quantities".
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• The quantities for each item may be estimated and shown in the pattern which is called
"Bill of quantities."
• The unit, in which each item of the wok is to be calculated, should be according to the
prevailing practice as followed in various departments of the country.
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27 DETAILED ESTIMATE
• Each item of the work is then multiplied by its estimated current rate calculated by a fixed
procedure to find out cost of the item.
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• At the end, a total of all items of the work are made to get the total estimated cost.
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• The rates are usually as per Schedule of Rates for the locality plus a premium to allow for
rise in labor and material rates over and above the schedule of rates.
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• A percentage, usually 5% is also provided on the total estimated cost for the work to allow
for the possible contingencies due to unforeseen items or expenditure or other causes,
besides 2% establishment charges.
28 DETAILED ESTIMATE
Besides drawings and details of measurements and calculation of quantities (Bill of
Quantities), the following documents are also usually submitted with the detailed
estimate for obtaining Technical Sanction:
1. A report explaining History, necessity, scope and main features of the project, its design,
and estimate, etc.
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2. Specifications lying down the nature and class of work and material to be used in various
parts of the work.
3. The abstract of cost (priced Bill of Quantities) showing the total quantities under each
sub-head, rate per unit of measurement, and cost.
4. Calculation sheets showing calculations for important parts of the structure. In fact, in
estimating the art and skill lies only in the computation of details without any omissions,
of all parts of the building or work.
29 CLASSIFICATION DEPENDING UPON PURPOSE OF DETAILED ESTIMATE
1- CONTRACTOR ESTIMATE
2- ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE
This type of estimate is made by the Engineer (Consultant) usually for the purposes of
financing the work and for checking bids and running bills submitted by contractors.
30 3- PROGRESS ESTIMATES
• These are made by the Engineer at regular intervals for the completed parts of the project
during the progress of the work for determining the amounts of partial payments to be
made to the contractor.
• On large contracts, such estimates are commonly made each month and, hence, are
frequently called monthly estimates.
31 UNFORESEEN ITEMS IN DETAILED ESTIMATE
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• While preparing a detailed estimate, one had to be very careful to see that all items of the
work are incorporated.
• It is likely that a few Items, though unimportant in nature, might have been overlooked and
which may result in raising the estimate of the project.
• There may be also certain unforeseen circumstances affecting the project.
• Hence, a certain allowance usually 5 to 10% of the total cost, is made in the estimation
which will take care of all these items that are unforeseen or are overlooked and are known
as "Contingencies".
32 METHODS OF DETAILED ESTIMATE
• The dimensions, length, breadth and height or depth are to be taken out from the working
drawings (plan, elevation and section).
• Junctions of walls, corners and the meeting points of walls require special attention.
• For symmetrical footings, which is the usual case, earthwork in excavation in foundations,
foundation concrete, brickwork in foundation and plinth, and brickwork in superstructure
may be estimated by either of the two methods:
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• First of all, find the length of the foundation trench of the long wall “out-to-out” in the
same manner as explained above.
• The length of the foundation concrete is the same.
• For the length of the first footing or first step of the brick wall, subtract two offsets
(2x6"=12") in foundation concrete from the length of the trench or concrete.
• For the second footing subtract from the length of the 1st footing two offsets (2x2.25"=
4.5"), for 3rd footing subtract from the length of the 2nd footing 2 offsets (4.5") and in this
way deal with the long walls up to the super-structure.
Follow he same method but instead of subtracting add two offsets to get the
corresponding lengths in-to-in.
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• Find the total centre length of all walls of one type and proceed in the same manner as
described above. Similarly find the total centre length of walls of second type and deal this
separately, and so on.
• Suppose the outer walls (main walls) are of A type and inner cross walls are of B type.
• Then all A type walls shall be taken jointly first, and then all B type walls shall be taken
together separately.
• In such cases, no deduction of any kind need be made for A type walls, but when B type
walls are taken, for each junction deduction of half breadth of A type walls (main Walls)
shall have to be made from the total centre length of B type walls.
41 CENTRE LINE METHOD
• At corners of the building where two walls are meeting, no subtraction or addition is
required.
• In the figure, the double cross-hatched areas marked P,Q,R, & S come twice, while blank
areas, A,B,C, & D do not come at all, but these portions being equal in magnitude, we get
the correct quantity.
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