Cost planning of buildings / Douglas J. Ferry, Peter S. Brandon and Jonathan D. Ferry

Includes bibliographical references and index

Table of contents. – Ch. 1 The impact of information technology - - A three stage cost planning strategy - - The Brief and the budget - - developers’ motivations and needs - - cost benefit analysis - - the client’s needs - - money, time and investment - - present and future values - - construction costs in relation to time - - methodology - - developer’s cash flow - - Discounted cash flow - - whole life costs - - inflation - - taxation and grants - - higher capital costs - - sensitivity analysis - - The client’s budget - - Building cost - - land values and development - - effect of building cost on land values - - Budgeting for refurbishment work - - Budget examples - - sensitivity analysis - - need for caution - - Designing to the budget - - design team - - The RIBA plan of work - - recognition of design methods in cost information systems - - Computer usage - - Introduction to cost modelling - - traditional cost models - - Horses for courses - - The pyramid - - Single price rate methods - - Standard method of measurement - - The BQ as a cost model - - Operations and resources - - Spatial costing - - Computer developments - - Design-based building cost models - - The bill of quantities - - Elemental cost analysis - - design cost parameters - - Cost modelling techniques - - Cost data - - problems with computer models - - Types and origins of cost data - - Occupation costs - - Problems with analysis of BQs - - Variation in pricing method - - Research into variability - - The contractor’s bid - - An integrated system of groupings - - future development - - Cost indices - - use of index number - - approaches to constructing an index - - The factor cost index - - The tender-based index - - Comparison of index performance - - Cost planning the brief - - An iterative process - - estimate based on floor area - - Using BCIS data - - cost reduction - - cost planning at scheme development stage - - Frames - - floor - - staircases - - Roof lights - - internal walls and partitions - - foundations - - Controlling the cost - - Building resources and costs - - costs and prices - - The contractors own costs - - cash flow and the building contractor - - Allocation of resource costs to building work - - Traditional factor in favor of site production - - system building, prefabrication and cost - - Resource based cost models - - A well-managed construction project - - Resource based cost models - - Resource programming techniques - - The network diagram - - resource smoothing - - Cost control at production drawing stage - - Use of resource-based techniques at production drawing stage - - Cost reconciliation - - Completion of working drawings and contract documentation - - Methods of procurement - - Standard forms of building contract - - The construction act 1996 - - Basic forms of building contract - - Building contracts in detail - - Real-time cost control - - lump sum contract based on BQs - - Negotiated contracts - - Management contract control of cash flow - - Cost planning and control of refurbishment and repair work - - conflict of objectives - - Elemental cost planning inappropriate - - Safety.