Purpose Cost estimating process is an important element within the project life cycle.
Comprehensive information, expanded knowledge, considerable expertise, and continuous …

Knowledge of how risks combine to impact variability between design stage elemental cost
plans and final tender sums, in traditionally procured commercial building projects, from the …

This paper presents the accuracy of preliminary cost estimates prepared by Public Works
Department (PWD), which is the largest public construction management in Malaysia. It …

The study examines the degree of accuracy and factors that influence the uncertainty of cost
estimates. A critical review of literature conducted and was followed with two SMEs case …

Purpose There has been a lack of research, particularly within the New Zealand (NZ)
context, focusing on the identification and assessment of risk factors for construction …

Purpose The Government's investment in infrastructure projects is considerably high,
especially in bridge construction projects. Government authorities must establish an initial …

The prevalence of cost overrun in project delivery suggests an acute dearth of inclusive
understanding of the effect of risks on construction cost estimation. In aberrant to the generic …

One aspect of construction project budgeting requiring attention is the inaccuracy of early
estimates during design development. Accuracy of estimates is important to project owners …

Several researches have indicated that pre-tender estimating inaccuracies are significantly
influenced by the level of risk information available to estimators. This study first identifies …

The main objective of this study is to identify and evaluate the significant factors that affect
the precision of cost estimation in the public construction projects in Jordan. The …