Material availability - shortages, oversupply, or normal
market
Amount of planned and on-going construction - listing of
future projects bidding during the same time frame as VA's
project
Cost of construction money
"Hunger Factor" among general and sub-contractors
Union Shop versus Open Shop competition - labor cost
differential
Number of prospective bidders - general contractors and
major sub-contractors and their respective experience on
similar projects
Design Development (DD-1 & DD-2)
Re-survey, verify, refine, and report the previously gathered
data and make all necessary changes as required to reflect the
current and anticipated local market conditions, noting all
outside forces, such as regional building booms, i.e. 1996
Olympics effecting all southeastern US projects during the
1995 and early 1996 calendar years. The required estimate
submissions shall include the survey's findings as reflected
by the cost of materials, labor, and equipment along with all
mark-ups associated with the general and appropriate sub
contractors.
Construction Document (CD-1 & CD-2)
Intensify the survey process and report all data gathered.
The report shall clearly depict the pending current market
conditions noting all outside influences . The final estimate
should incorporate the survey's conclusions and reflect the
current bidding climate, including information on the expected
number of bidders, both general and sub-contractors, the grade
of competition among contractors, and other conditions that
may have impact on the VA's construction project.
9.2
General Items:
A.
A new gross area take-off is required with each estimate
submission. See Attachment F.
B.
Each estimate must be broken down by building with new
construction and alteration separated.
C.
Schematics 1 (S1) and Schematics 2 (S2): As a minimum, the S1
submittal shall include a LEVEL "A" breakdown of the base
construction cost, i.e., divided into 12 major systems. The S2
submittal shall be broken down to Level "B". Included in both
of these submittals shall be a copy of VA Form HO-18c, and
PROJECT DATA SHEET NO. 1 with the available items filled in
for the total project as well as for each building.
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