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Cost database
6 video lessons on cost database, in German, English, Italian and Bulgarian, set in the United States, Italy and Bulgaria, plus lessons for any country. Each one is shown step by step in OpenConstructionERP, with chapters and a full transcript. In other languages: Kostendatenbank · Base de coûts · Baza cijena.
6:36
DE
Einheitspreise und Kosten nachvollziehen
How is a unit rate built from labour, material and equipment, and how does a change in labour time change the price?
7:35
DE
Kostenquellen und Ressourcen anpassen
How do I take a rate from a regional cost database, check its origin and scope, and reprice it with my own labour and plant rates?
4:02
EN · United States
Construction Cost Database: Check a Unit Rate
Every number in an estimate comes from somewhere. Find a unit rate in a construction cost database, see what it is made of, and adjust it to your market before it goes into a bid.
4:47
EN · United States
Build a Construction Estimate Step by Step
Build a priced construction estimate from an empty page. A Denver duplex, ten positions in five sections, and every rate traced back to where it came from.
4:39
IT · IT
Ribasso d'offerta: analisi prezzi e margine
How far can I lower my bid before the job loses money, once site overheads are counted?
2:14
BG · BG
Анализ на единична цена: материали, труд, механизация и печалба
How do I explain a unit price, such as EUR 146 per m3 of concrete, as materials, labour and plant plus overheads and profit?
Setup Estimating Quantity takeoff BIM models BOQ & GAEB Markups & tax Tendering & award Contracts Progress billing Payments Retention / holdback Change orders Schedule Purchasing & stock Site control Budget control Handover Documents & RFIs Project setup