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COSTS: All costs shown on Attachment A, VA Form CEM-18c,
9.
COST SUMMARY SHEET, and on the extended summary as
outlined under Design Development 2 & Construction Document 1
submissions, shall include all labor insurance and taxes, sales
taxes on material and applicable contractor markup.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Use the following requirements
10.
with submission requirements for cemetery projects indicated for
Program Guide PG-18-15D.
10.1
Market Survey:
The consultant shall conduct a "Local Market Survey",
exploring all factors influencing construction costs at
each stage of design. Pertinent data shall be gathered
by interviewing local firms having knowledge of the
construction activity in the area. Possible sources are,
but not limited to, the following: general and
subcontractors, contractors and builders associations,
local government officials, architectural and engineering
firms, builders' exchange and construction-reporting
firms, and bankers and commercial mortgage firms.
Particular emphasis should be placed on ascertaining
the availability of mechanical and electrical sub-
contractors. The survey report, which will list sources of
data, should reflect the recent and expected future
bidding conditions that may influence the cost of VA
construction.
Schematics (S-1 & S -2)
The following is a minimum listing of pertinent
items to be investigated:
Labor supply, strike possibility and pending or
imminent contractual negotiations, and
availability of skilled labor and its associated
cost
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
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