Improving the Accuracy of Early Cost Estimates for Federal Construction Projects

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Size: 54 pages, 8 1/2 x 11

Publication Year:1990

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Committee on Budget Estimating Techniques, Building Research Board, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-x
Executive Summary	1-2	(skim)
Introduction	3-6	(skim)
Factors Other than Estimates that Contribute to Budget-Related Problems	7-14	(skim)
Procedures Currently Used by Federal Agencies to Prepare Early Estimates	15-18	(skim)
Suggestions for Improving the Early Estimating Procedures for Federal Agencies	19-22	(skim)
Appendix A: The Views of Agency Representatives on the Nature and Causes of Budget-Related Problems in Federal Construction Programs	23-28	(skim)
Appendix B: The Construction Budget Preparation Process at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command	29-30	(skim)
Appendix C: The Construction Budget Preparation Process at IBM Corporation	31-32	(skim)
Appendix D: Current Procedures for Preparing Early Estimates	33-38	(skim)
Appendix E: Glossary of Estimating Terms Used by Federal Agencies	39-42	(skim)
References	43-44	(skim)

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