Cost Estimating Services

The Vendor is required to provide the cost estimating services shall include, but are not limited to, review and recommendation of costs related to construction manager at agent, design, and construction contracts to assure that costs are commensurate with the project scope and local market conditions.
- Provide costs on projects ranging from preliminary design to construction documents which have not yet received cost estimates. All cost estimates shall be broken down by trade and include overhead and fees.
- The firms may be asked to attend meetings to compare, evaluate, and confirm costs with the capital projects program director and assigned county project managers.
- Provide the following services at a minimum: meet with project management staff and review and/or provide cost estimates for County projects, have appropriate staffing to accomplish work within the specified time as required by the County, provide traditional and specialized cost management services, including cost models, program estimates, detailed itemized estimates, estimate reviews, scope/budget reviews, value engineering studies, construction manager/contractor cost reconciliation, and change order cost evaluations.