How to provide the best early cost advice to clients

Martin, J.

How to provide the best early cost advice to clients - 2000 - CSM (Chartered Surveyor Monthly) October 2000, 32-33(2) .

The first in a series of articles looking at the skills required by surveyors during a building project. Focuses on how to produce a building cost estimate for a client. Describes the tool developed by the Building Cost Information Service, which can help surveyors tackle such enquiries. BCIS Online OnWeb contains details of over 13,000 projects. The BCIS can also provide cost per functional unit information as well as average group elemental costs and average element costs. Includes an example of how the Online OnWeb can be used to produce the information required for a simple £/m2 estimate.


BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING COSTS
ESTIMATES
BCIS ONLINE ONWEB
COST PLANNING