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RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09

COST PLANNING
Presented by: Joe Martin, BCIS Executive Director
Date: 19 May 2009


RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
What is it going to cost?
Early cost advice
Order of cost estimate
Setting a budget
Developing a cost plan
From elementals to design elements
From elements to trades
Life Cycle Cost Planning


RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
RIBA/BCIS Building Cost Calculator
BCIS Online
BCIS Building Running Costs Online


RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09

What is it going to cost?



RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
What cost do we mean?
Capital Cost
Best Value
Life Cycle Cost
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Whole Life Cost
Whole Life Value



RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
What are we going to cost
Schedule of functional requirements
Schedule of accommodation
Sketch design
Outline design



RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
What are we going to cost?
Schedule of accommodation

Offices 5000m2
Shops 1000m2
Catering 1000m2
Theatre 500m2
Archive 2000m2



RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
What are we going to cost?



RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
What are we going to cost?
Bunker solution (QS design?)
Everything else needs to represent
added value to the client


RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09

Developing a cost plan



RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
Developing the cost plan
Costing at Appraisal, Design Brief
Benchmark estimates
Costing the functional requirements
Sets the budget
Costing at concept design
Part functional
Part costing a design
Costing as design develops
Costing a design solution


RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
Developing the cost plan
Costing at Appraisal, Design Brief
Cost per m2 building
Cost per m2 elements
Costing at concept design
Cost per element unit quantities
Cost of designed elements, composite
Costing as design develops
Costing a design solution


RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
Elements and designed elements
Element
Frame
Designed element
Steel Frame
Weight (tonnes)
Designed element
Concrete
Length (m)
Designed element
Timber
Area (m2)


RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
Design elements and trades
Designed element
Profiled sheet cladding
'Trade'
Brickwork
'Trade'
Blockwork
'Trade'
Insulation
'Trade'
Etc
Designed element
Brick/block
Designed element
curtain walling
Element
External walls


RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09
Developing the cost plan
NRM
New Rules of Measurement Order of cost
estimating and elemental cost planning

Provides a structured basis for measuring building work and
presenting a consistent approach for dealing with other key
cost components associated with a building project. The rules
represent essential good practice


RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09

Life cycle cost plan



RIBA London CPD, 19-May-09


COST PLANNING
Presented by: Joe Martin, BCIS Executive Director
Date: 19 May 2009

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