Importance of Pre-tender Cost Estimates in Construction Projects

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What is the primary focus of pre-tender cost estimation?

Forecasting the cost of a project during the planning and design stage

Who usually carries out pre-tender estimating on behalf of the client?

Consultant

What role does pre-tender cost estimation play for the client in terms of financing?

Assists to raise finance e.g., Bank loan

How does pre-tender cost estimation aid interested construction contractors?

<p>Serves as a measure to evaluate the bids submitted by contractors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key benefits of pre-tender cost estimation to the designer?

<p>Helps in site selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cost estimation technique uses project characteristics in a mathematical model to estimate project costs?

<p>Parametric modeling</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cost estimation method relies on the actual costs of a previous or similar project for estimating current project costs?

<p>Top-Down Estimates</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that determines the accuracy of Bottom-Up Estimating?

<p>Experience of the estimators</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of estimate sums up costs estimated for individual work items to get a project total?

<p>Bottom-Up Estimating</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of Computerized tools in cost estimation?

<p>To facilitate working with different cost estimates and tools</p> Signup and view all the answers

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