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About the RSMeans Construction Procurement Catalog

This RSMeans Construction Procurement Catalog was developed by Gordian and the unit prices contained herein have been adjusted locally using the City Cost Index (CCI) location selected by the purchaser of this Catalog.

Gordian licenses the use of this RSMeans Construction Procurement Catalog and other proprietary information and software for the sole purpose of providing Job Order

Contracting services. Use of this RSMeans Construction Procurement Catalog and other proprietary information and software for any other purpose, or for any other entity other than as designated by purchaser at the time of purchase of the RSMeans Construction

Procurement Catalog, is expressly prohibited without the express written consent of The

Gordian Group, Inc.

MasterFormat™

The tasks in this RSMeans Construction Procurement Catalog are organized using the

Construction Specification Institute’s MasterFormat.

The Unit Prices Include:

Labor Prices

Labor prices are based upon a mathematical average of trade-specific wages in U.S. cities.

Note: this is a unique installation cost basis that includes some but not all of the labor markups included in the standard O/P column found in the annually published RSMeans estimating guide. The purpose of this modification is to normalize the material and installation components for consistent application of the contractor’s Coefficient.

The productivity, or daily output, of each craftsman or crew considers a well-managed job where tradesmen with the proper tools and equipment, along with the appropriate construction materials, are present.

Included are daily set-up and cleanup time, break time, plan reading, measuring, layout, material movement, material preparation, measuring and cutting to fit, performing the task;

disposal of excess material installation, giving or receiving instruction, quality assurance/quality control and non-productive time.

For items that require connections to services, time is included for positioning, leveling, RSMeans Construction Procurement Catalog - Big Note securing the unit, and for making all the necessary connections (and start up where applicable) insuring a complete installation.

Unless otherwise indicated, time for movement of personnel and material on the site of up to 200’ into the building and up to the roof of a second story is included.

Working height of up to 8’ is considered, however, step ladders or baker scaffolds can be used for work up to 14’ with no added cost. Scaffolding or lift costs are not included and should be added to working heights above 14’. Masonry working height is considered to be

4’ with scaffolding costs added to any masonry work above that height.

In some cases, the use of a crane and operator for hoisting must be added to the cost of heavy items. For only those situations where a crane is not included in the assigned crew and as part of the published unit price, equipment rental, mobilization and demobilization, operator and support personnel costs must be added to the price proposal or estimate.

Equipment Prices

Equipment prices include not only rental, but also operating costs for equipment under normal use. Normal operating expendables, such as fuels, lubricants, tires, and electricity

(where applicable), are also included. Extraordinary operating expendables with highly variable wear patterns, such as diamond bits and diamond blades are excluded. These costs are included under materials.

Rental rates for equipment can also be treated as reimbursement costs for contractor-owned equipment.

Equipment prices do not include operator’s wages.

The cost for hand tools, small power tools and equipment normally owned by a contractor who specializes in the work for which the equipment is designed should be included in the contractor’s Coefficient.

Material Prices

The RSMeans Construction Procurement Catalog is collected by contacting manufacturers, dealers, distributors, and contractors all across the U.S. to determine national average material costs.

Included within material prices are delivery to the job site (including unloading), shop drawings and fasteners for a normal installation.

The manufacturer’s warrantee is assumed, extended warranties are not included.

Sales tax (if applicable) is not included in the material component of the published unit price.

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Complete and In-Place Construction

Unit prices are for complete and in-place construction and include all labor, equipment and material required to complete the task as described in the RSMeans Construction

Procurement Catalog.

Unit prices include delivery, unloading and storing material, tools and equipment on site;

moving materials, tools and equipment from storage areas or truck 200’ to areas inside the building or up to the roof level of the 2nd story.

If the contractor uses a crane or other lifting equipment (except a truck mounted crane or other equipment used specifically for delivery) to lift material into position inaccessible by normal delivery methods, the contractor should add the lifting equipment, crew and mobilization / demobilization costs to the price proposal.

Unit prices exclude moving material, tools and equipment to areas higher than the roof level of the 2nd story and greater than 200’.

Unit prices are for a job site within 20 miles of metropolitan areas. Beyond this 20 mile distance, extra delivery charges may apply and should be included in the contractor’s

Coefficient.

Unit prices include all fasteners/fastening such as anchor bolts, lag bolts, screws, adhesives, wedge anchors, expansion bolts and roofing clips (excluding hurricane clips that are required for complete in- place construction). Fasteners or fastening items listed separately are for installing Owner supplied materials, relocating existing materials or for those cases where normal fastening is not sufficient.

Unit prices exclude more substantial mounting materials such as threaded rod or angle iron unless otherwise indicated.

Unit prices include testing, calibration, balancing start-up services and the like required to ensure proper installation, construction and performance (e.g. compaction test for backfill, balancing of heating ventilation and air conditioning, pneumatic or hydrostatic testing, soaping of joints, disinfection and flushing of water lines, etc.). Use of Owner supplied materials, equipment or tying into existing systems may justify testing, balancing, etc.

For the purpose of calculating the quantity of a task, quantities are calculated on a per project basis. The quantity so determined shall be used for the task and all appropriate modifiers, unless the task description or applicable section notes state otherwise.

Whenever there are alternative tasks that may be selected to complete work, the Contractor shall select the most practical and economical tasks available (e.g. rental of equipment by weeks or months rather than days, or painting by roller or spray rather than brush).

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Demolition

Whole Building Demolition – Demolition of the whole building with no concern for any particular building element, component, or material type being demolished. This type of demolition is accomplished with large pieces of construction equipment that bread up the structure, load it into trucks and haul it to a disposal site, but disposal or dump fees are not included. Demolition of below- grade foundation footings, foundation walls, grade beams, and slabs on grade, etc. is not included in Whole Building Demolition. Certain components of buildings may contain hazardous waste and must be removed as such before the building can be demolished.

Foundation Demolition – Demolition of below-grade foundation footings, foundation walls, grade beams, and slabs on grade. This type of demolition is accomplished by heavy equipment and hand or pneumatic hand tools, and does not include saw cutting or handling, loading, hauling, or disposal of the debris.

Gutting – Removal of the building interior finishes and electrical/mechanical systems down to the load- bearing and sub-floor elements of the rough building frame, with no concern for any particular building element, component, or material type being demolished. This type of demolition is accomplished by electric tools, hand tools or pneumatic hand tools, and includes loading into trucks or dumpsters. Dumpster fees or hauling, disposal or dump fees are not included. Any required scaffolding or shoring is not included. Certain components of buildings may contain hazardous waste and must be removed as such before the building can be gutted.

Selective Demolition – Demolition of a selected building element, component or finish, with some concern for surrounding or adjacent element, components, or finishes. This type of demolition is accomplished by electric tools, hand tools or pneumatic hand tools. Selective demolition is considered “dropped”, meaning the debris is simply dropped to the floor, slab or ground. Additional costs for “rubbish handling” must be included. If the item being demolished is attached to another item being removed and can be removed as one, then the original item should not be included as a separate line item. For example, a chair rail attached to a wall that is scheduled for demolition should not be included as a separate line item, unless the chair rail is to be reused.

Cutout Demolition – Demolition of a small quantity of floor, wall, roof, or other assembly, with concern for the appearance and structural integrity of the surrounding materials. This type of demolition is accomplished by electric tools, hand tools and pneumatic hand tools and does not include concrete or masonry saw cutting, handling, loading, hauling, or disposal of debris, scaffolding, or shoring.

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Rubbish Handling – Work activities that involve handling, loading or hauling of debris.

Generally, rubbish handling must be added to the price of all types of demolition, with the exception of whole building demolition.

Minor Site Demolition – Demolition of site elements outside the footprint of a building. This type of demolition is accomplished by electric tools, hand tools, pneumatic tools or heavy equipment and may include loading a removed item onto a truck. It does not include concrete or masonry saw cutting, hauling, or disposal of debris.

Salvageable materials are the property of the Owner and shall, if directed, be turned over to the Owner.

The words "remove and relocate" or "remove and reinstall" include removal, cleaning, and installation of the existing item in either the same location or another location.

The Contractor’s Coefficient Includes:

The Contractor’s Coefficients include the following considerations, unless otherwise excluded by the terms of the Contract Documents between the Contractor and the entity with which the Contractor has contracted to provide construction services:

Business Costs:

Overhead, including, unless specifically excluded in the Contract Documents, but not limited to:

Home office overhead, including, but not limited to, office space, office equipment, office and management personnel, office supplies, and employee transportation.

Insurance, bonds, and indemnification, including Federal & State Unemployment Insurance and worker’s compensation.

Profit

Subcontractor’s overhead and profit

All taxes for which a waiver is not available including material sales tax, social security and payroll tax, and equipment rental

Employee or subcontractor’s wages that exceed the wages included in the published unit price.

Insurance costs and any other payment mandated by law in connection with labor that exceeds the Labor included in the published unit price.

Cost of financing the work.

Business risks such as the risk of a lower than expected volume of work, smaller than anticipated Job Orders, poor Subcontractor performance, and inflation or material cost fluctuations.

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Construction Related Costs

Project meetings, training, management and supervision

Mobilization and close-out for the contract and each Job Order

Project office staff and equipment

Project management and project supervision.

Services required to obtain filings and permits.

Preparation of and modification to proposals, sketches, drawings, submittals, as-built drawings, CADD drawings, (including electronic storage) and other project records.

Incidental engineering and architectural services.

Office trailer and portable toilets for Contractor’s use.

Construction vehicles such as pick-up trucks, utility trucks, vans, flatbed trucks, tractors, trailers, etc.

Storage devices or items such as gang boxes and container for Contractor’s tools, equipment and materials.

Personnel safety equipment (e.g. hard hats, safety harnesses with lifeline or cabling), protective clothing, safety glasses, face shields, etc.) basic safety and warning signage, and minor barricades (e.g. construction tape, etc.).

Meeting the Owner’s security requirements.

Waste.

Removing and returning Owner’s furniture and furnishings (e.g. chairs, tables, pictures, etc.

but excluding modular furniture, wall or ceiling attached or fastened devices or furnishings, safes or other furniture requiring disassembly).

Sealing windows doors, and other openings with plastic to contain construction dust and debris within the work area.

Daily clean-up.

Final professional project clean-up.

Costs resulting from inadequate supply of building material, fuel electricity, or skilled labor.

Costs resulting from productivity loss.

Working in extreme temperatures (below or above normal) or adverse conditions such as excessive rain, wind sleet or snow.

Differences in project size; complexity and location.

All costs for other than discreet items of wok specifically required to complete a particular

Job Order.

Job Order development services, Owner meetings, and other administrative services as may be required by the Contract Documents for the identification and scoping of work to be

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Price Variations:

Contractors may experience direct costs that are different than the unit prices set forth in the RSMeans

Construction Procurement Catalog or may find differences in labor, equipment and material costs due to certain economic factors. Variations in labor cost can also result from labor efficiency, labor restrictions, working conditions and local work rules. Variations in material costs can also result from the quantity of material purchased, the existing relations with suppliers, and because the material have been discontinued or have become obsolete. While diligent effort is made to provide accurate and reliable up-to-date pricing, it is the responsibility of the Contractor to review and analyze the unit prices, and to calculate their

Coefficient accordingly, prior to bidding.

General Costs:

This list is not exhaustive and is intended to provide general examples of cost items to be included in the

Contractor’s Coefficient as defined in the Contract.

No additional payments of any kind whatsoever will be made.

All costs not included in the unit prices must be part of the Coefficient.

The only compensation to be paid to a Contractor for the unit price line items will be:

General Interpretations:

Working Height:

Typical working height (unless otherwise indicated) for work other than masonry is up to 8’ above the finished floor or stationary working surface, however, step ladders or baker scaffolds can be used for work up to 14’. Step ladders and baker scaffolds are part of the contractor’s overhead and should be included as part of the Coefficient. Scaffolding or lift costs should be added for working heights above 14’.

Typical working height for masonry work is up to 4’ above the finished floor or stationary working surface. The contractor will not be paid for scaffolding and similar equipment for masonry work below 4’.

Field Engineering:

Surveying tasks should only be used when the Owner request the Contractor to perform

RSMeans Construction Procurement Catalog - Big Note topographic surveys, property line surveys or to establish horizontal and vertical controls. If the Owner provides horizontal and vertical control points within or adjacent to the site, any other surveying required to complete the work is considered construction staking or layout and the cost thereof is included in the appropriate task.

Testing:

The cost of process quality control testing routinely performed by the Contractor is included in the unit prices for the individual tasks.

Restricted and Confined Spaces:

Restricted Working Space is defined as any area with less than 3' vertical or horizontal clearance and includes areas such as crawl spaces, ceiling plenums where the grid is not removed, narrow piping tunnels, and equipment rooms where the space to install the new work is congested as a result of equipment and piping placement that meet these dimensional restrictions. A Restricted Working Space modifier is available for certain mechanical piping and piping accessories tasks and for certain electrical conduit and conduit accessories tasks. Only those tasks with a modifier for Restricted Working Space are eligible for a price adjustment, and then only if the modifier applies. A non-prepriced task will not be allowed because of Restricted Working Space for any RSMeans Construction Procurement

Catalog task.

Confined Working Space is defined according to the OSHA definition 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(6)(i):

"Any space having limited means of egress, which is subject to accumulation of toxic or flammable contaminants or has an oxygen deficient atmosphere, including, but not limited to, storage tanks, process vessels, bins, boilers, ventilation and exhaust duct, sewers, underground vaults, tunnels, pipelines and open top spaces more than 4 feet in depth such as pits and tubs." The Contractor shall conform to all OSHA and Owner requirements for working in Confined Working Spaces. Required ventilation and air monitoring equipment tasks shall be priced from the RSMeans Construction Procurement Catalog.

Miscellaneous:

For the purpose of calculating the quantity of a task, quantities are calculated on a per project basis. The quantity so determined shall be used for the task and all appropriate modifiers, unless the task description or notes state otherwise.

Whenever there are alternative line items that may be selected to complete work the

Contractor shall select the most practical and economical line items available.

The intent of the line item governs. Using inappropriate line items to “make it work” is not recommended.