|
|
| |
| |
Construction Estimating Services
International
Consultants, Inc. (ICI), provides all levels of
construction cost
estimating, including:
- Cost estimating from Conceptual/Budget design
to Construction Documents
- Post bid change order review
- Construction claims analysis
- Value engineering and alternatives analysis
We work on all types of construction projects,
including:
- Residential
- Research and Development
- Healthcare
- Educational
- Religious
- Historical Preservation
We at International Consultants, Inc. (ICI)
believe cost estimating is not just a
practice, it is indeed a profession. ICI is
proud of its professional history in the
development of more than 15,000 independent cost
estimates during the past 35
years. We have served many owners, developers
and contractors, yet our
largest client base consists of the
distinguished design professionals in the
architectural, interior design, planning and
engineering fields.
It is our belief that the design professionals
with whom we have worked have
produced successful projects because they
concentrated on their respective
design professions and allowed ICI to complement
their aesthetic talents with
our technical cost estimating services. From
establishing project budgets for
controlling scope creep to evaluating bid
results and monitoring construction
progress payment, ICI has repeatedly
demonstrated the value and return on
investment in its professional cost estimating
services.
Effective cost estimating requires much more
than the ability to develop a
quantity takeoff multiplied by unit costs. In
the feasibility and early stages, the
estimator must envision how a single line on a
drawing will be built and the
implications that this has for the rest of the
components. Knowledge of elements
such as; construction sequencing, local labor
agreements, productivity factors,
current bidding climates, material availability,
indirect costs, anticipated
escalation and necessary contingencies are
essential in the cost estimating
process.
Typically, by using the Construction
Specification Institutes' (CSI) code of 16
accounts, ICI generates its cost estimates in a
format that is easily understood,
and when properly utilized, is an effective
instrument in guarding against cost
overruns. Generally speaking, ICI's cost
estimating services are most beneficial
when procured in the early stages of the
proposed program. The most desirable
course of events for a successfully cost
controlled project would include the
development of the following:
- Preliminary or Feasibility Budget
- Conceptual Design Estimate
- Schematic Design Estimate
- Design Development Estimate
- Construction Documentation Estimate
- Bid Review/Analysis
- Change Order Analysis/Negotiation
To learn more about ICI's cost estimating
services and ways in which these
services could benefit your specific program,
please contact ICI at
215.923.8888. |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
