VISN STRATEGIC COSTING GUIDE
FY 2001 - VISN COSTING GUIDE
CURRENT BUILDING ONLY CONSTRUCTION UNIT COST
USE FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY - NOT FOR BUDGETING
PREPARED BY: Office of Facilities Management (18)
Date Prepared: December 15, 1998
Inedx Basis: Boeckh Index = September-October 1998
VISN
Location
Nursing Home
Psychiatric
Domiciliary
Homeless
Parking
Ward
Ward
Ward
Ward
Surface
New
Renovation
New
Renovation
New
Renovation
New
Renovation
Garage
Space
1
Boston, MA
3
4
4
4
8
3
6
1
,434
2
Albany, NY
4
4
3
7
0
0
8
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,992
3
Bronx, NY
4
0
4
4
3
7
1
6
,125
4
Pittsburgh, PA
3
1
0
3
6
5
4
4
,092
5
Baltimore, MD
2
7
4
2
3
1
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,734
6
Durham, NC
8
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,350
7
Atlanta, GA
7
5
2
1
0
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,559
8
Bay Pines, FL
8
6
3
2
1
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,572
9
Nashville, TN
1
0
7
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,494
10
Cincinnati, OH
9
0
8
4
6
4
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,931
11
Ann Arbor, MI
4
7
7
8
2
8
0
6
,332
12
Chicago, IL
5
5
6
5
0
4
8
2
,457
13
Minneapolis, MN
2
5
6
6
0
6
9
5
,311
14
Omaha, NE
0
5
3
1
1
0
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,711
15
Kansas City, MO
9
0
9
4
6
4
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,935
16
Jackson, MS
3
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,294
17
Dallas, TX
6
5
2
1
0
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,558
18
Phoenix, AZ
2
7
4
2
3
1
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,734
19
Denver, CO
6
2
9
9
7
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,668
20
Portland, OR
2
7
7
9
2
0
1
9
,187
21
San Francisco, CA
2
0
1
9
5
7
3
6
,529
22
Long Beach, CA
8
2
2
3
7
4
5
2
,255
Unit costs have been updated using the most current projects and VA/PACES, to reflect the dynamics of the delivery of healthcare
The unit costs shown are "average costs" - your particular project could be more or less intensive than the average - the unit costs show relative costs from
one type of construction to another - the actual estimate can be different than these unit costs
Unit Costs are at each VISN's headquarters location and indexed to September-October 1998
The unit costs shown are "current bid costs" and do not include a pre-design allowance, escalation to the construction contract award, construction contingencies,
construction contingencies, technical services, impact costs, utility agreements, CM fees, or market allowances
Additional moneys should be included for known adverse sub-surface conditions, seismic and hurricane loading
Additional moneys are required to account for projects being "in the air" - i.e., new construction to be located on the 4th and 5th floors - but require
structural support from ground level through the 3rd floor to support the new construction
When construction an addition to an existing building, moneys should be added to account for the "tying-in" functionally and psychically
Sitework cost for small projects can be quite high as a percentage of the cost of construction and the cost of sitework as a percentage
of construction could decrease as the size increases
A 20,000 SF building could require the same size of utilities as a 30,000 SF building. A safe percentage for sitework for up to million
is 15% and decreases to perhaps 10% at million.
Ambulatory Care will be considered a "9 to 5" soft clinic - no heavy labs, or diagnostic areas, or beds. Functions consist of those found in
"Doc-in-the boxes/Lumps-and-bumps" types of clinics - exam rooms, light day surgery, cast rooms, etc...
Clinical Additions are the heavy clinical space areas - extensive diagnostics (big radiology/MRI/CAT/etc), Labs - wet and dry,
surgical suites, etc... - the expensive departments
For additional assistance, contact Bob Smoot (187B) at 202-565-6400
February 1999
Department of Veterans Affairs
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