Estimating Cost Advice for Scheme A and B | Desklib

300726 Estimating 2
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Task one: Indication cost advice
Scheme A is one block residential flat with 72 units in it, but has a high-standard finish done
in it, scheme B is also one block, but has 52 units of serviced apartments. When giving the cost, we
shall consider the floor areas of all the levels provided in the drawings and the datasheets. The cost
seeks to provide the estimate of the buildings that is reasonable
Table 1: The figures are based on Rawlinsons Australian construction Handbook
Building Type Estimated Value
Residential Per square metre
Dwellings & Single Storey Units
Brick Veneer/Full Brick 1150
Timber Framed & Clad
House Additions
Ground Floor – No Sanitary Fittings 1580
Framed, Brick Veneer, Full brick, First Floor Additions
(note: where bathroom involved ADD) 18000
(note: where kitchen involved ADD) 15500
Multi-Unit Development – Low Density Flats
Single Storey 1150
Two (2) Storey plus 1540
Serviced Apartments – Multi storey 2970
Decks/Pergolas
Unroofed Deck – Concrete / Timber 189
Roofed Deck – Concrete / Timber 250
Pergola / Veranda – Metal Roofed 250
Garages/Carports
Garage – Concrete floor, metal clad walls/roof, roller shutter 275
Garage – Concrete floor, brick walls, metal roof, roller shutter 655
Carport – All forms 187
Pools Unit Cost
Concrete (9.0m x 4.5m, 1m to 2m deep) 35100
Fibre Glass (9.0m x 4.5m, 1m to 2m deep) 22470
Above Ground (significant pool) 8000
Fences Per Lineal metre
Front fence – Brick with infill panels 661
Metal/Fences 85
Parking Areas Per square metre
Under Ground – One level 1675
Open Parking Areas 88
Parking Stations – to three storeys 525

Task 1A
Scheme A conceptual cost advice
Scheme A conceptual cost of construction
ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY RATE AMOUNT
Allowance for site mobilization services
1.0 External water services Item $10,000.00
2.0 External electrical services Item $25,000.00
3.0 Site clearance m² 1,758.0 $1.00 $1,758.00
$0.00
4.0 Site preparation m² 1,758.0 $10.00 $17,580.00
5.0 Total FECA m² 5,377.0 $1,540.00 $8,280,580.00
$0.00
6.0 Total UCA m² 975.0 $1,540.00 $1,501,500.00
$0.00
7.0 The remaining area m² 891.0 $1,540.00 $1,372,140.00
8.0 Area of Basement (2 x 940) m² 1,880.0 $1,675.00 $3,149,000.00
$0.00
$14,357,558.00
Scheme B: Conceptual cost of construction
ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY RATE AMOUNT
Allowance for site mobilization services
1.0 External water services Item $10,000.00
2.0 External electrical services Item $25,000.00
3.0 Site clearance m² 1,758.0 $1.00 $1,758.00
$0.00
4.0 Site preparation m² 1,758.0 $10.00 $17,580.00
5.0 Total GFA m² 5,377.0 $2,970.00 $15,969,690.00
$0.00
6.0 Parking $0.00
$0.00
1 Bed (12 with an area of 0.4) m² 4.8 $88.00 $422.40
2 Bed (16 with an area of 0.7) m² 11.2 $88.00 $985.60
Visitor parking (7 with an area of 0.14) m² 0.98 $88.00 $86.24
Motorcycle (2 an area pf 0.05) m² 0.1 $88.00 $8.80
Bicycle (20 an area of 0.005) m² 0.1 $88.00 $8.80
$0.00
$0.00
$16,025,539.84