TEMPLATE Budget Justification and Construction Cost Worksheet.xlsx

Tab 1 Cost Breakdown

NOTE: All costs should include taxes and the contractor's general conditions, bonds & insurance, overhead & profit.

Provide a narrative description of the construction or renovation work to be accomplished.

Enter your project's information into the blue cells only on this worksheet. Depending on your project, all cells may not be used. Cell color will change to white after data entry. Leave the unused cells blank / empty.

Enter a description of your project's construction work. This is the work for which the cost will be captured on line 9 of SF-424c.

Enter a description of your project's sitework. This is the work for which the cost will be captured on line 7 of SF-424c.

Enter a description of your project's demolition & removal work. This is the work for which the cost will be captured on line 8 of SF-424c.

1. Enter your project's construction cost information into columns B, C, D, & E only. Leave the unused cells blank / empty.

2. Column F (total cost for line item) will calculate automatically.

3. Existing line item descriptions and units of measure are provided as examples. Rename or delete these as needed for your project.

4. Your project may not require the use of all example line items. Only use those that apply to your project. It's OK to leave the unused lines empty or to delete them.

5. Add additional line items as needed by using the empty lines.

6. Avoid the use of Lump Sums (LS) costs whenever possible.

USER INSTRUCTIONS

Subtotal, Escalation, and Total cost will calculate automatically.

Subtotal, Escalation, and Total cost will calculate automatically.

Subtotal, Escalation, and Total cost will calculate automatically.

1. Enter your project's sitework cost information into columns B, C, D, & E only. Leave the unused cells blank / empty.

2. Column F (total cost for line item) will calculate automatically.

3. Existing line item descriptions and units of measure are provided as examples. Rename or delete these as needed for your project.

4. Your project may not require the use of all example line items. Only use those that apply to your project. It's OK to leave the unused lines empty or to delete them.

5. Add additional line items as needed by using the empty lines.

6. Avoid the use of Lump Sums (LS) costs whenever possible.

1. Enter your project's demolition cost information into columns B, C, D, & E only. Leave the unused cells blank / empty.

2. Column F (total cost for line item) will calculate automatically.

3. Existing line item descriptions and units of measure are provided as examples. Rename or delete these as needed for your project.

4. Your project may not require the use of all example line items. Only use those that apply to your project. It's OK to leave the unused lines empty or to delete them.

5. Add additional line items as needed by using the empty lines.

6. Avoid the use of Lump Sums (LS) costs whenever possible.

Tab 2 Bid Tabs or CMAR

IN-HOUSE

TOTAL COST $ - 0

USER INSTRUCTIONS

Use this template to document the cost of construction contracts, procurements, and/or in-house costs for your project. The costs included in this worksheet should reflect site work, demolition and removal, and construction (line items 7,8, and 9 of the SF424C)

Enter the awarded contract information for each procurement on a separate line, if applicable, in this section.

Enter the description and cost of in-house work performed, if applicable, in this section.

Total cost will calculate automatically.The total cost of items in column D of this worksheet should match the total of lines 7, 8, and 9 of the final SF424C form (checklist item B6E).