Equipment is rental (ie. no ownership costs associated with them)
Bond cost based off interest rate of 5 years in China (MARR)
The grading work was treated as a subcontract
Mobilization Costs ie. fences, move in/move out, cleanup (for overhead and profits) were assumed to be 7-10% of the total direct costs
For contingency, the soil type, moisture and degree of internal friction of the soil are evaluated in lab tests. These items will affect the overall project costs; therefore, if they were unknown a higher percentage of contingency is required
Insurance, Permits and Engineering fees were based off average percentages
Total Project Costs
Our total bid price for this project is $759,916.23 which is shown in the table above
We separated our costs for both work packages including labour cost, equipment cost and total crew cost for each job number, which can be seen in the tables below
The costs were based off ideal crew productivity and each job duration