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Procedures Currently Used by Federal Agencies to Prepare Early Estimates
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... PRE-PROGRAMMING ESTIMATES In almost all agencies, pre-programming estimates are used for preliminary screening purposes. Such estimates are ordinarily prepared by the engineering office in a user installation and generally are of the single unit cost type.
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... In the General Services Administration (GSA) , pre-prog~amming estimates are prepared in accordance with the General Construction Cost Review Guide for Federal Office Buildings, which shows ranges of unit costs in dollars per gross square foot for seven types of facilities: three categories of office buildings plus general storage space, basement parking space, conference and training space, and open-deck parking structures (see Public Bu~ldings Service, 1987~.
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... . The COMAS includes a data base with detailed cost breakdowns for several types of facilities commonly constructed by the Air Force, including: administrative buildings, medical buildings, n~nways and ta'{iways, and supporting facilities.
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... While the computer estimating systems EARLY COST ELI IMATES FOR PEDER" CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS developed by the Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command are useful, the techniques built into the programs are based on traditional estimating concepts. One innovative estimating concept being used is the parametric estimating system developed by the Air Force.
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