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Florida International University

Moss Department of Construction Management

BCN 4612 SU2021 Homework #3 Page 1 of 2

BCN4612 Construction Cost Estimating II

Homework #3

Instructions for Homework #3

By the end of this homework, you should have:

i. Estimated the exterior walls
ii. Estimated the interior walls

iii. Estimated the interior wall finishes
iv. Estimated the interior floor finishes

v. Estimated the general conditions
vi. Estimated the equipment

Assessment

i. You will submit your OnScreen Takeoff database and excel files with calculations of
quantities and costs for the required elements.

ii. You will demonstrate proficiency using EXCEL by filling the appropriate tabs with the cost
requested above. Copy the takeoff from OST and paste it in the Excel OST tab. You will

demonstrate your knowledge of estimation by estimating the cost of the items from your

takeoff using RSMeans Online.

iii. You will continue working on the project report with your notes, assumptions, and cost
sources. You should explain your reasonings and rationale of your work. For example, why

you select a certain RSMeans item, how you take off a certain element, etc. This will help you

keep track of your sources and will help me to figure out the grading of your work as I will be

able to see where and how you got your costs.

PART 1 Estimate exterior walls, interior walls and interior wall/floor/ceiling finishes

1.1 Determine the different types of finishes available by looking at wall sections A5-1 and A5-2, A7, and

A8 files.

1.2 Create linear conditions for the interior/exterior walls you need to estimate. Simplify your estimate by

creating only few linear conditions named as the wall sections, and assume they go to the height of the

suspended ceiling. See Page A4.1.

1.3 Create your takeoff for the exterior and interior walls with finishes in drawings A2.2, and A2.3.

1.4 Create your takeoff for the floor/ceiling finishes using the finish schedule in drawing A9.2.

1.5 Estimate the cost for exterior and interior walls, interior wall/floor/ceiling finishes.

PART 2 Estimate the general conditions

2.1 Assume the construction will take 12 months to complete.

2.2 Use the General Conditions template to estimate the General Conditions for this project. You will have

to use your own criteria to determine what is included and how much.

2.3 A jobsite usually has a Superintendent, a Project Manager, a Project Engineer, and a Contract

Administrator. Larger jobsites might have assistants as well.

2.4 Search RSMeans for cost information.

PART 3 Estimate equipment

Florida International University

Moss Department of Construction Management

BCN 4612 SU2021 Homework #3 Page 2 of 2

3.1 Look at the kitchen drawings for a schedule of equipment.

3.2 Create count conditions for the different types of equipment. You can select only 12 types of equipment.

3.3 Use RSMeans costs to find out equipment cost. You can also use Home Depot, or any other source of
cost available.

PART 4 Submit Your Work

Use the link provided on Canvas to submit your:

– OST Takeoff database (.mdb file from your windows/mac computer folders)

– General Estimating template (Estimating Template excel sheet)

– Homework report:
1) This report will briefly describe the steps you did to estimate each of the task and the assumptions

you made in your quantity takeoff and estimation.

2) You should export your takeoff as pdf and append to the end of the report. You can follow this to

export your takeoff: in OST, click File –> Print –> Select Range: Pages with Takeoff –> Print to

PDF.

Instructions for Homework #3
PART 1 Estimate exterior walls, interior walls and interior wall/floor/ceiling finishes
PART 2 Estimate the general conditions
PART 3 Estimate equipment
PART 4 Submit Your Work