2009 Facilities Construction Cost Data

An indespensible resource for contractors, government agencies and facilities professionals with projects up to $1 million. The prime source of data for most D.O.C., J.O.C. and S.A.B.E.R contracts.

The Means Facilities Construction Cost Data 2009 Book is devoted specifically to the needs of professionals responsible for the maintenance, construction and renovation of commercial, industrial, municipal, and institutional properties. This reference provides immediate access to every imaginable cost associated with facilities construction and renovation, plus many common maintenance items-with more than 40,000 unit price line items.

• Thousands of unit prices not found in any other Means title: site work; fire protection systems; access flooring; magnetic card readers; plumbing fixtures; architectural equipment; conduit and cables; selective demo.
• Plumbing assembly pages for baths, kitchen sinks, lavatories; service sinks, showers, urinals, water coolers; and water closets.
• A Building assemblies cost section for a faster approach to pricing out facilities construction, and a Square foot Cost section to give you a quick order of magnitude costs.
• A Reference section which includes 90 reference tables, charts, estimating aids, and technical data to provide you with the depth of technical detail to estimate projects with precision and expertise.
• City Cost Indexes for all e digit zip code sectional centers in the U.S. and selected locations in Canada.

2009 Facilities Maintenance & Repair Cost Data

Ensure the accuracy and completeness of your facilities maintenance plan. The first-ever publication to address the cost of all aspects of maintaining your facility:

Maintenance and repair, preventive maintenance, general maintenance, and complete details about the cost and repair frequencies of thousands of work items. This reference provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of buildings and grounds, from preventive maintenance schedules on large boilers to the replacement of fire hydrants, and the resurfacing of parking lots.

Coverage is comprehensive. . . unit costs with equipment and labor productivity, bare costs, in-house costs with overhead and contactor costs, the data arranged in the convenient UNIFORMAT II numbering system.

2009 Repair & Remodeling Cost Data

For anyone who must make accurate estimates for rehab and renovation projects…

This year, take the guesswork out of estimating any repair and remodeling project, anywhere in the country, from simple to complex projects: office space, manufacturing, historical preservation, retail, schools and hospitals, and more. The data allows you to work with budgets from $10,000 to $1,000,000, and includes renovation-specific tasks & materials you won't find priced anywhere else.

If you are working in J.O.C., D.O.C., or S.A.B.E.R. environments, you will definitely need the new 2009 Means Repair & Remodeling Cost Data-since all their contracts specify Means Data.

• Line items for masonry, framing, PVC Trim Lumber and demolition
• Unit costs for more than 16,000 components and tasks
• Installed costs for 170 assemblies
• Plug-in costs for more than 5,000 alternate configurations and specs
• Minimum charges for labor and equipment
• On-site factors for 930 cost zones in the U.S. and Canada
• Crew tables for nearly 400 crews-including equipment
• Plus costs for countless renovation/repair-specific components and tasks.
• Updated "How to use" pages.

2009 Building Construction Cost Data

The most used, quoted, and respected unit price guide available to the construction industry. It is the professional estimator's first choice of reliable price data for accurate budgeting and estimating.

Means Building Construction Cost Data 2009 contains unit costs for more than 23,500 building components. These costs are carefully prepared from the experience of thousands of contractors and suppliers in the twelve months just before the is published.

The 2009 Reference Section provides the depth of technical detail needed to estimate projects with precision and expertise. This invaluable supplemental information is not found in any other cost reference.

• Steel - a comprehensive list of updated cost data for steel products including: Structural/reinforcing steel, joists, studs & pipes. This is a vitally important category for which you'll need the most up to date & accurate cost data.
• “Green” building construction - materials that are made from recycled products or are environmentally friendly such as waterless toilets, insulation made from recycled materials, rainwater collection systems, paints with no odor or vapors, recycled carpeting and padding, structure relocation (rather than demolition), ground water recovery systems, fuel cells for back-up energy, and solar energy.
• Security materials and systems - radiation monitoring equipment, window guards, air cleaning devices, uninterruptible power supplies, closed circuit video monitors, security gates, and parking barriers.
• Mold abatement - substantially expanded and covers air ducts, walls and other applications.
• Security Systems - costs for various types of security systems including readers, keypads, and other standard identification and access control devices.
• Demolition Lines - a significant number of selective demolition lines are included.

• The latest construction methods and materials
• Extensive estimating reference tables
• Typical square foot costs for 160 buildings
• Trade labor crew and equipment costs
• A Key word index
• A new and improved CHANGE ORDER section that provides pointers, tips, and checklists for pricing change orders.
• City Cost Indexes covering all three-digit code sectional centers in the U.S. and selected locations in Canada. These cover more than 930 locations in all.