Creating a cost estimate for an offshore project like an oil platform or pipe laying on the seabed is entirely different from onshore projects. These projects are often quite unique and have little possibility to…
To estimate the costs of a large, complex project is a major task. There are many aspects of the project to take into account, so it’s no surprise some things tend to get overlooked. Luckily,…
Cleopatra Enterprise allows you to use your own estimation models and techniques, and implement them in a state-of-the-art estimating solution, enabling you to make use of its powerful features. It is also a great tool…
Within process plants and related projects, piping is a rather specialized discipline with a lot of aspects to take into account when estimating its costs. This article discusses a number of things you should pay…
A unit-rate is a very basic and detailed item that can be found in a lot of estimates or project descriptions. They are used for bidding and detailed estimating purposes. Here’s a short introduction to…
Although the concept of estimating the costs of a project is fairly straightforward, you’ll soon realize it can get rather complex when that estimate contains tens of thousands of cost items. What’s more, if you…
Wouldn’t that be a dream coming true for every cost estimator? The ability to estimate cost for an equipment item in just three simple steps on your computer? With the CESK Objects knowledgebase developed…
Installing a piece of equipment, drawing a PFD or operating machinery makes use of human beings to perform those takes. That is, as long as they’re not taken over by robots. And although a pressure…
To estimate the costs of a large and complex project you need to have some level of knowledge and experience about that particular kind of project, its main pieces of equipment and other factors that…
To improve early estimates, a consistent approach should be in place to quantify locational impacts on your projects: location factors. Applying relevant location factors over parts of the project allow you to translate the required…