Estimating / Cost Engineering

ACM Provides Independent Estimating Services.

ACM’s construction cost estimating and cost engineering expertise has been sole-sourced by numerous organizations.

Cost Estimate Deliverables Include:

• Conceptual (order of magnitude)…for budget planning.
• Design development at graduated levels of document improvement; 30%, 60%, and 90% intervals.
• Statement of Probable Construction Costs…design detail ranges from 70-100% with an accuracy level estimate of plus or minus 10%.
• Definitive / Bid Check (for commercial, industrial & institutional projects).
• Conventional labor, and material methods and practices.
• Estimate Probability and Risk Analysis.
• ACM’s “Labor ∑ Sum” report totaling labor hours by craft for managing wage cost contracts.

ACM provides independent construction cost estimating services and reconciles variances with A/E and/or contractors.

Cost Engineering Services Include:

• Budget Baseline Establishment
• Tracking costs and performance against budgets by resource and/or WBS
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Performance Measurement
• Earned Value
• Change Order Estimates and Project Forecasting
• Cost Performance Indicators/Schedule Performance Indicators
• Reporting for depreciation

Cost Engineering provides support for managing changes by:

• Estimating bulletins to support negotiations
• Estimating construction disciplines separately
• Applying knowledge of current building trades’ labor agreements in different localities