ASTM E1804-02

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

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: 09-Jun-2002
• 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 E1804-96 - Standard Practice for Performing and Reporting Cost Analysis During the Design Phase of a Project
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM E1804-07 - Standard Practice for Performing and Reporting Cost Analysis During the Design Phase of a Project
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Referred By: ASTM E2083-05(2016) - Standard Classification for Building Construction Field Requirements, and Office Overhead & Profit
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E2514-15(2020) - Standard Practice for Presentation Format of Elemental Cost Estimates, Summaries, and Analyses
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E1557-09(2020)e1 - Standard Classification for Building Elements and Related Sitework—UNIFORMAT II
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E3008/E3008M-16(2023) - Standard Classification for Transportation Surface Elements—UNIFORMAT II
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E2516-11(2019) - Standard Classification for Cost Estimate Classification System
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E2103/E2103M-19 - Standard Classification for Bridge Elements—UNIFORMAT II
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E2168-10(2023) - Standard Classification for Allowance, Contingency, and Reserve Sums in Building Construction Estimating
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E1804–02
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 E 1804; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 5. Significance and Use
1.1 This practice covers an arranged method for providing 5.1 This practice increases the level of communication,
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,
2.1 ASTM Standards: 5.3.2 Comparing the current design costs to a previous
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E 833 Terminology of Building Economics
estimate, and
E 1369 Guide for Selecting Techniques for Treating Uncer- 5.3.3 Responding to each design phase.
tainty and Risk in the Economic Evaluation of Buildings
5.4 This practice provides a tool for analyzing design
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and Building Systems options and examining strategies to maintain the building
E 1557 Classification for Building Elements and Related
budget.
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Site Work—Uniformat II
6. Types of Estimates and Level of Detail
E 2168 Classification for Allowance, Contingency, and Re-
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serve Sums in Building Construction Estimating 6.1 Purpose of Estimate:
6.1.1 The cost analysis procedure consists of providing
3. Terminology
information in text and estimate form at the completion of each
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this prac-
significant phase of the design process: program, schematic,
tice, refer to Terminology E 833. design development, and construction documents. Apply this
format for each component when the construction project is
4. Summary of Practice
comprised of several definable building types.
4.1 This practice provides an organized approach for cost
6.1.2 Comparisons of Uniformat II estimates to a contrac-
analysis during the design phase of a building project. The
tor’s proposal will require the estimate to be resummarized to
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practice presents the necessary information for the design
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professional and owners to make decisions.
6.2 Program Phase Estimate:
4.2 This practice establishes a recommended procedure for
6.2.1 The program/predesign estimate includes construction
formatting the final project information for its use in forecast-
costs, construction impact fees, and construction related ex-
ing the cost of future projects.
penditures. It is prepared from the early stage of the design
process to assemble project data in a systematic format from
established project criteria. The resulting report provides the
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-
baseline criteria and costs for the design team.
mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.81 on
Building Economics.
Current edition approved June 10, 2002. Published August 2002. Originally
published as E 1804–96. Last previous edition E 1804–96.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.11. Available from Construction Specifications Institute, 601 Madison St., Alex-
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.12. andria, VA 22314.
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E1804–02
6.2.2 The program predesign estimate is prepared in an 7. Report Format
elemental form using Uniformat II (Classification E 1557).
7.1 Use this standard format for every cost report and
Elemental analysis allows the estimate to be prepared using
expand as necessary to respond to project requirements.
basic elements, costs per square foot (meter) of gross floor
7.1.1 Title Page—Report the following information:
area, rat
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