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Procedures Used by Federal Agencies to Prepare Budget Estimates for Construction (1987) / Chapter Skim
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'Construction Project Budget Estimating in the Department of Energy'
Pages 9-14

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... However, the high-cost projects often are state-of-the-art, one-of-a-kind projects, and are relatively complex to construct. Most DoE projects require conventional construction and estimating methods; however, certain product-assembly-line items such as heliostat and gas
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From page 10...
... estimates Current working estimates Independent cost estimates As a project evolves from planning through conceptual design, and Title I and Title II design, more details are available and are used to prepare the estimate. The focus of this paper is the DoE planning estimate, which is the earliest estimate that puts constraints on the ultimate size, design, and cost of a project.
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... Similarly, an allowance for contingency is included in the total project estimate using a percentage of total engineering and construction costs established on the basis of complexity and uncertainties of the component parts of the project. DoE provides its Operations Offices the following guides to assist in estimate preparation: • Cost Estimating Manual -- a compilation of cost estimating procedures • Cost Guides -- in 6 volumes, as follows Volume 1.
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... Field offices prepare these sheets for identified projects and submit them to the appropriate DoE Headquarters program office for review. The headquarters program office selects those projects that will be supported in the budget requests for funding for the performance of conceptual design work.
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