CostPlan Cost Information

It is recommended that when naming files the filename should refer to the particular project and the extension to the type of data file. It is worth noting the following file naming conventions:

Deft geometry information from ModelIT	*.idl
Cost data file	*.cst

These files are described in more detail.

Deft Data File (*.idl)

This file contains a description of the model to be processed by CostPlan. It contains information regarding the 3D geometry of the model and the construction details for each surface.

ModelIT creates the *.idl file. ModelIT is part of the ModelBuilder system.

Cost Data File (*.cst)

This file contains a list of the Cost categories, elements and parameters that are to be applied to generate the Outline Cost Plan.

The structure of the data is as follows:

Each Category is defined as follows:

Each Element is defined as follows:

Cost Data File Templates

CostPlan can be customised to provide any cost plan. CostPlan uses information from the model and requires cost model data to help predict the capital cost of a building. IES provide two categories for cost plan:

· A whole building cost plan based upon the Royal Incorporation of Chartered Surveyors definition. This is called the QS model.

· A cost plan model for building services engineers. This is called the BS model.

Both of these models require cost data representative of particular classifications of buildings e.g. offices, hospitals, theatres, etc. IES have provided a number of templates for both the Quantity Surveyor and Building Services applications. There are purely indicative and should be used as the starting point of any analysis.

Royal Chartered Institute of Chartered Surveyors Cost Plan

The following cost models for the RICS cost plan are available:

Name	Description
quniversity.cst	Representative of university buildings
qoffice.cst	Representative of offices
qhospital.cst	Representative of hospital buildings
qschool.cst	Representative of schools
qtheatre.cst	Representative of theatres
qlibrary.cst	Representative of libraries
qfactory.cst	Representative of factory buildings
qothers.cst	Representative of building that do not fit into one of the aforementioned categories.
qarealt10k*.cst	All buildings with floor area less than 10,000m2
qareagt10kl25k*.cst	All buildings with floor area greater than 10,000m2 and less than 25,000m2.
qareagt25k*.cst	All buildings with floor area greater than 25,000m2.
qfloor1*.cst	All single floor buildings
qfloor1+*.cst	All buildings with more than one floor

This data has been extracted from the information published in the Architects Journal for different buildings. The cost information for each of the cost models is averaged for a number of examples and should not be viewed as accurate costing information.

The standard template for the RICS CostPlan takes the following form:

1. SUBSTRUCTURE

1A Substructure

2. SUPERSTRUCTURE

2A Frame

2B Upper Floors

2C Roof

2D Stairs

2E External Walls

2F Windows & External Doors

2G Internal Walls & Partitions

2H Internal Doors

3. INTERNAL FINISHES

3A Wall Finishes

3B Floor Finishes

3C Ceiling Finishes

3D Decorations

4. FITTINGS & FURNISHINGS

4A Fittings & Furnishings

5. SERVICES

5A Sanitary Appliances

5B Services Equipment

5C Disposal Installations

5D Water Installations

5E Heating

5F Ventilation

5G Air Conditioning

5H Electrical Installations

5I Gas Installations

5J Lifts & Conveyors

5K Protective Installations

5L Communications

5M Special Installations

5N B.W.I.C.

5O Profit & Attendance

6. EXTERNAL WORKS

6A Site Works

6B Drainage

6C External Services

6D Minor Building Works

An example print from a Cost Plan using this format is provided below:

Offices Total Floor Area = 2232.00m2

Section		Code	Rate (£)	Cost (£)	Cost/m2 (£)
1. SUBSTRUCTURE
1A	Substructure	11	71.51	159610.32	71.51
		% Capital Cost = 6.60%		159610.32	71.51

2. SUPERSTRUCTURE
2A	Frame	11	63.05	140727.60	63.05
2B	Upper Floors	11	39.52	88208.64	39.52
2C	Roof	11	60.43	134879.76	60.43
2D	Stairs	11	19.91	44439.12	19.91
2E	External Walls	11	108.15	241390.80	108.15
2F	Windows & External Doors	11	77.29	172511.28	77.29
2G	Internal Walls & Partitions	11	47.53	106086.96	47.53
2H	Internal Doors	11	27.68	61781.76	27.68
		% Capital Cost = 41.10%		990025.92	443.56

3. INTERNAL FINISHES
3A	Wall Finishes	11	34.92	77941.44	34.92
3B	Floor Finishes	11	41.12	91779.84	41.12
3C	Ceiling Finishes	11	23.06	51469.92	23.06
3D	Decorations	1	0.00	0.00	0
		% Capital Cost = 9.20%		221191.20	99.10

4. FITTINGS & FURNISHINGS
4A	Fittings & Furnishings	11	30.62	68343.84	30.62
		% Capital Cost = 2.80%		68343.84	30.62

5. SERVICES
5A	Sanitary Appliances	11	19.70	43970.40	19.7
5B	Service Equipment	11	41.46	92538.72	41.46
5C	Disposal Installations	11	7.57	16896.24	7.57
5D	Water Installation	11	6.54	14597.28	6.54
5E	Heating	11	103.75	231570.00	103.75
5H	Electrical services	11	100.58	224494.56	100.58
5J	Lifts & Conveyors	0	0.00	-	-
5K	Protective Installations	11	8.50	18972.00	8.5
5L	Communications	11	9.90	22096.80	9.9
5N	B.W.I.C.	11	17.74	39595.68	17.74
5F	Ventilation	0	0.00	-	-
5G	Air Conditioning	0	0.00	-	-
		% Capital Cost = 29.30%		704731.68	315.74

6. EXTERNAL WORKS
6A	Site Works	1	0.00	0.00	0
6B	Drainage	1	0.00	0.00	0
6C	External Services	11	118.32	264090.24	118.32
6D	Minor Building Works	1	0.00	0.00	0
		% Capital Cost = 11.00%		264090.24	118.32

			TOTAL =	2407993.20	1078.85

Building Services Cost Plan

The building services cost models are, in theory, a subset of the QS cost model. The following cost models are available for the BS cost plan:

Name	Description
Boffice.cst	Representative of low rise, non-air conditioned offices
Bhospital.cst	Representative of hospital buildings
Bschool.cst	Representative of schools
Btheatre.cst	Representative of theatres
Bacoffice.cst	Representative of air conditioned modern multi-storey offices
Bmall.cst	Representative of shopping centres.

This data has been extracted from information published in the CIBSE journal for different buildings. The cost information for each of the cost models is averaged for a number of examples and should not be viewed as accurate costing information.

The standard template for the Building Services CostPlan takes the following form:

1. Mechanical Services

1A Boiler Plant

1B LTHW installation

1C Chilled Water Installation

1D Mechanical Ventilation/Air Conditioning

1E Toilet ventilation

1F Plant room ventilation

1G Building management system

1H Commissioning

1I Autoclave installation

1H Medical gas installation

2. Public Health installation

2A Cold water services

2B Condensate drains

2C Sanitary ware

2D Domestic Hot Water

2E Rainwater installation

2F Soil, waste and vent systems

3. Fire Protection

3A Dry riser

3B Hand-held appliances

3C Hose-reels

3D Sprinkler installation

4. Electrical Installation

4A Standby generator

4B Small power

4C LV installations

4D a. Lighting - Offices

4D b. Lighting - Circulation

4D c. Lighting - Toilets

4D d. Lighting - Reception

4D e. Lighting - Controls

4D Internal Lighting sub-total

4E External Lighting

4F Voice/data wire ways

4G Security installations

4H Fire alarm

4I Power supplies

4J Lightning protection

4K Earthing and bonding

4L Miscellaneous

4M O&M manuals and records