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How to Create an Independent Government Cost Estimate

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What is an Independent Government Cost Estimate? An IGCE (also in construction related service an IGE) is a cost estimate developed by the Government Requiring Activity, based on the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) or Statement of Work (SOW). How was the estimate made? What assumptions were made?

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Construction Cost Estimating Facts

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Construction Cost Estimating Facts Construction Cost Estimating Facts #1 There is no such thing as an “accurate cost estimate” Beware of any so called expert, estimating firm, or vendor using the term. #2 2 Construction cost estimating is NOT an art.

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Relearn Construction Cost Estimating – 4 Critical Learnings

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It’s time to relearn construction cost estimating. Before relearning construction cost estimating, it’s important to hit your resent button. Also remember that there so NO SUCH THING as an “accurate construction estimate.” The following represent the new realities. Technology will not solve your problems.

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Enhance Construction Cost Estimating – 5 Steps

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While we are all aware of the high levels of financial and environmental waste associated with the construction and sustainment of the built environment, very little has been done to address the issue at the root cause level. . What’s needed to improve construction cost estimating?

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Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

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Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. A locally researched detailed line item construction cost estimating database plays a key role in this regards.

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Centralized Timely Construction Cost Data

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Sustainable management of the built environment, buildings, utilities, transportation, site, whether public- and private-sector begins with a single source of truth, and great teams of owners and design-builders across disparate domains.

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Cost effective FSRM Facilities Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization

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Cost effective facilities FSRM, Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization can now be accomplished with the integration of robust process and planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment (CDE) inclusive of current, local market, granular line item construction task data. Sustainment.