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? Team 16 ? Web-Based Closeout Process - Draft entitled ?Design and Construction Evaluation and Closeout Database?, Page 4, Item: ?What questions would you want answered from the database?? The first and second bullets below this question suggest database tracking of design costs and construction support costs as a percent of total job costs. Doing this systematically would be helpful in preparing cost estimates for planning reports. A convenient format would be to convert indirect costs to percentages of construction contract costs, for various types of construction. The percentages in the database could then be used to estimate project-specific indirect costs to add to estimated field costs. The breakdown for types of construction ought to consist of: Dams and Reservoirs, Pumping & Power Plants Aqueducts, Pipe Aqueducts, Canal Distribution Systems, Pipe The breakdown for types of indirect costs might consist of: Designs and Specifications, Construction Engineering/Inspection, Service Facilities, and Other Indirect Costs. If there are sufficient data and interest, other categories to consider would be tunnels, diversion dams, transmission lines, and switchyards, and wildlife habitat restoration /enhancement.	08/23/2008

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? Team 16 ? Web-Based Closeout Process - Draft entitled ?Design and Construction Evaluation and Closeout Database?, Page 4, Item: ?What questions would you want answered from the database??

The first and second bullets below this question suggest database tracking of design costs and construction support costs as a percent of total job costs. Doing this systematically would be helpful in preparing cost estimates for planning reports. A convenient format would be to convert indirect costs to percentages of construction contract costs, for various types of construction. The percentages in the database could then be used to estimate project-specific indirect costs to add to estimated field costs.

The breakdown for types of construction ought to consist of: Dams and Reservoirs, Pumping & Power Plants Aqueducts, Pipe Aqueducts, Canal Distribution Systems, Pipe
The breakdown for types of indirect costs might consist of: Designs and Specifications, Construction Engineering/Inspection, Service Facilities, and Other Indirect Costs. If there are sufficient data and interest, other categories to consider would be tunnels, diversion dams, transmission lines, and switchyards, and wildlife habitat restoration /enhancement.

08/23/2008