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Procedures Used by Federal Agencies to Prepare Budget Estimates for Construction (1987) / Chapter Skim
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'Budget Estimate Development in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration'
Pages 23-26

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... provides the basis for the development of budget estimates for construction of facilities projects that are included in the agency's annual budget request to the Congress for fiscal year authorization and appropriation. OBJECTIVES AND POLICY Preliminary engineering reports have a three fold objective: • To develop, early in the budget cycle, a project that embodies the most economical and technically sound method of fulfilling a functional requirement • To provide data, including cost estimates, to support budget submissions • To be the basis of final design and detailed specification if the project is approved.
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... , an analysis that describes the functions of the facility, an evaluation of different approaches for the proposed work, and a description and justification of the solution. Included is a detailed cost estimate with reasonable escalation and contingency factors; a detailed construction schedule that takes into account program requirements, the availability of funds, construction seasons, etc; and, as applicable, plot plan drawings, schematics and equipment lists, real estate requirements, foundation requirements, erosion and pollution control and other environmental concerns, fire and safety requirements and other similar requirements.
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... NASA headquarters provides field offices with cost adjustment factors to be used in estimating (see discussion of guidance and criteria below) ; however, field offices can use other escalation factors with justification.
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... Each year NASA Facilities Engineering Division provides guidance to the NASA field installations on the cost escalation factor that is to be used in the development of their budget estimates of the forthcoming budget for submission to the Congress for authorization and appropriation.
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