Book Description

Designed to fulfill a wide variety of needs, it is as helpful to the builder doing small-scale remodeling jobs as it is to the facility manager needing costs and time estimates for building renovations. It's the most versatile, easy-to-use cost and bidding reference available.The 2002 Reference Section provides the depth of technical detail to estimate projects with precision and expertise... invaluable supplemental information not provided in any other cost publication.What you'll find in the 2002 edition: -- Over 17,000 unit prices completely updated for 2002 -- material, labor, and equipment plus productivity information including labor hours and daily output -- Expanded information relevant to historic restoration and renovation including windows, doors, millwork, and surface preparation. -- 90 assemblies with over 4300 variations for accurate conceptual stage estimating. -- Plus: The latest 2002 costs for crews and equipment. Easy-to-use city cost adjustment factors for 316 metropolitan areas in the U.S. and Canada, plus Location Factors for quick indexing to all 3-digit zip code sectional centers in the U.S. and selected locations in Canada. -- Critical tips on change order estimating. Easy-to-find identification of handicapped access costs. Exhaustive reference information. Estimating tips. Easy-to-use index. -- Now conforms to the latest CSI MasterFormat Master List of Numbers and Titles for Unit Prices, and UNIFORMAT II numbering system for the Assemblies section.