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What are the points to be kept into consideration while estimating the project?

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Question added by Ansar Uddin , Construction Manager , Mohammed Ali Dafar Al Shahrani (Madas)
Date Posted: 2017/09/10
Yasser Ahmed
by Yasser Ahmed , Senior System Analyst , SoftXpert

Its like triangle --> (1) Available resources to accomplish the project.  (2) Requirements of the project (backlog).  (3) Time boundary.

Godfrey Kelani
by Godfrey Kelani , Project Monitoring Officer , ASO Savings and Loans Plc.

Assuming scope is already known, other points to consider will be Time and Procurement method

Vinod Parthiraj
by Vinod Parthiraj , Engineer Design, Estimation & Proposal , Titanium Equipment & Anode Manufacturing Company Ltd

1. Understanding the scope of work. 

2. Capability of executing if project is awarded. 

3. Raw material cost, Man hours, Overheads, contigencies.

4. Availability of raw material, lead time to procure raw material. 

5. List of sub-suppliers

6. Required lead time to execute the order.

Lavanya Mohanarangan
by Lavanya Mohanarangan , Senior Quantity Surveyor , Aati Contracts

Direct cost 

Indirect cost

Resources

Contingencies

Aman Gupta
by Aman Gupta , SENIOR SALES ENGINEER , Mustafa Sultan Security & Communication LLC

1. Understanding the clients requirement.

2. Matching the solution as per required Specifition.

3. All scope considred to be mentioned very clearly in Proposal.

4. No exclusion or minimum Exclusion .

5. All Exclusion to be mentioned very clearly in proposal,

Mohammed kareem shiek
by Mohammed kareem shiek , Project Controls Specialist , Nasser Sayeed Alhajri Contracting Company

During Estimation one should always go up to the break the schedule to the maximum. We should mainly consider both SCHEDULE, PHYSICAL RESOURCES & MATERIALS required for the SCOPE of Work.  Also we should consider the Government Policies, Climate & Anticipated Risks on the Site.

Lubna Abdulla  Al-Louf
by Lubna Abdulla Al-Louf , Information Communication Technology , People's Bank of Zanzibar

The scope of the project, Time, Risk management

Sabeer Syed
by Sabeer Syed , Estimation Manager , META Switchgear Company

Understanding the technical specifications and the end client's budget is the most important aspect of estimation. Moreover, method of procurement and the contractor's quality of work is equally important aspect to be considered while estimating.

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