Determining investment costs is an elementary component of project planning and profitability analysis in the process industry. In global markets with rising raw material prices and increasing engineering and assembly costs, solid cost estimates in the early phases of project execution can be decisive for later competitive advantages.
This reference book provides a detailed overview of the structure of cost estimates in the planning of brownfield and greenfield plants. In line with the classic project cycle, the book focuses on the planning, procurement and construction phases of plants. Systematic estimates of planning services, the procurement of materials and equipment as well as construction and site costs are presented. In addition to a detailed basic section, the procedure for preparing the necessary accompanying documents is also described. A further practical reference is provided by the concluding example project, on the basis of which the authors carry out a comprehensive cost estimate with varying degrees of accuracy.
The appendix of the book contains templates and accompanying documents that support practitioners in estimating costs and make it easier for students to understand the practical implementation. Readers who prefer a digital version of the documents can purchase them separately from the publisher as freely editable Word or Excel files.
Excerpts from the content:
- Basis of the cost estimates
- Cost estimation types, classes and methods
- Planning (Engineering)
- Equipment and material purchasing and procurement
- Assembly and installation (construction)
- Template example
Ibrahim Kar / Michael Berz
Cost estimation in plant engineering
1st edition 2020
176 pages
Price 119.80 EUR
ISBN Book: 978-3-8343-3436-7
ISBN Templates: 978-3-8343-2424-5
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