ASTM E1804-07

Standard Practice for Performing and Reporting Cost Analysis During the Design Phase of a Project

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice increases the level of communication, provides an organized approach to cost control during the design of a project, and also provides a means of identifying extraordinary cost items and changes in assumptions between estimates.
The users of this practice include owners, developers, contractors, cost professionals, estimators, architects, engineers, specification writers, quantity surveyors, and anyone charged with the responsibility of successfully managing the design of a building within a specified budget.
Use this reporting format during the following:
5.3.1 Contracting for design cost analysis services,
5.3.2 Comparing the current design costs to a previous estimate, and
5.3.3 Responding to each design phase.
This practice provides a tool for analyzing design options and examining strategies to maintain the building budget.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers an arranged method for providing cost analysis during the design phase of buildings.
1.2 The use of this practice increases the level of communication between the design professional, owner, and the cost professional providing the cost consulting services.
1.3 The practice establishes a structured method to support design decisions.
1.4 The practice provides design and cost professionals with a framework for historically tabulating information to be used on relevant future projects.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2007
• ICS: 03.100.01 - Company organization and management in general
• ICS: 91.010.01 - Construction industry in general
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings
• Drafting Committee: E06.81 - Building Economics

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1804-02 - Standard Practice for Performing and Reporting Cost Analysis During the Design Phase of a Project
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Replaced By: ASTM E1804-12 - Standard Practice for Performing and Reporting Cost Analysis During the Design Phase of a Project
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM E2168-10(2023) - Standard Classification for Allowance, Contingency, and Reserve Sums in Building Construction Estimating
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E2516-11(2019) - Standard Classification for Cost Estimate Classification System
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E3008/E3008M-16(2023) - Standard Classification for Transportation Surface Elements—UNIFORMAT II
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E2083-05(2016) - Standard Classification for Building Construction Field Requirements, and Office Overhead & Profit
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E1557-09(2020)e1 - Standard Classification for Building Elements and Related Sitework—UNIFORMAT II
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E2514-15(2020) - Standard Practice for Presentation Format of Elemental Cost Estimates, Summaries, and Analyses
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E2103/E2103M-19 - Standard Classification for Bridge Elements—UNIFORMAT II
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E1804–07
Standard Practice for
Performing and Reporting Cost Analysis During the Design
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Phase of a Project
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1804; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 5. Significance and Use
5.1 This practice increases the level of communication,
1.1 This practice covers an arranged method for providing
cost analysis during the design phase of buildings. provides an organized approach to cost control during the
1.2 The use of this practice increases the level of commu- design of a project, and also provides a means of identifying
nication between the design professional, owner, and the cost extraordinary cost items and changes in assumptions between
professional providing the cost consulting services. estimates.
1.3 The practice establishes a structured method to support 5.2 The users of this practice include owners, developers,
design decisions. contractors, cost professionals, estimators, architects, engi-
1.4 Thepracticeprovidesdesignandcostprofessionalswith neers, specification writers, quantity surveyors, and anyone
a framework for historically tabulating information to be used charged with the responsibility of successfully managing the
on relevant future projects. design of a building within a specified budget.
5.3 Use this reporting format during the following:
2. Referenced Documents
5.3.1 Contracting for design cost analysis services,
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2.1 ASTM Standards: 5.3.2 Comparing the current design costs to a previous
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
estimate, and
E833 Terminology of Building Economics 5.3.3 Responding to each design phase.
E1369 Guide for Selecting Techniques for Treating Uncer-
5.4 This practice provides a tool for analyzing design
tainty and Risk in the Economic Evaluation of Buildings options and examining strategies to maintain the building
and Building Systems
budget.
E1557 Classification for Building Elements and Related
6. Types of Estimates and Level of Detail
Sitework—UNIFORMAT II
6.1 Purpose of Estimate:
3. Terminology
6.1.1 The cost analysis procedure consists of providing
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this prac- information in text and estimate form at the completion of each
tice, refer to Terminologies E631 and E833.
significant phase of the design process: program, schematic,
design development, and construction documents. Apply this
4. Summary of Practice
format for each component when the construction project is
4.1 This practice provides an organized approach for cost
comprised of several definable building types.
analysis during the design phase of a building project. The
6.1.2 Comparisons of Uniformat II estimates to a contrac-
practice presents the necessary information for the design
tor’s proposal will require the estimate to be resummarized to
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professional and owners to make decisions.
MasterFormat.
4.2 This practice establishes a recommended procedure for
6.2 Program Phase Estimate:
formatting the final project information for its use in forecast-
6.2.1 The program/predesign estimate includes construction
ing the cost of future projects.
costs, construction impact fees, and construction related ex-
penditures. It is prepared from the early stage of the design
process to assemble project data in a systematic format from
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-
established project criteria. The resulting report provides the
mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.81 on
Building Economics.
baseline criteria and costs for the design team.
Current edition approved April 1, 2007. Published April 2007. Originally
6.2.2 The program predesign estimate is prepared in an
approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as E1804 – 02. DOI:
elemental form using Uniformat II (Classification E1557).
10.1520/E1804-07.
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E1804–07
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