Question: Assume the Exercise 1 project will take five days to install. What will your crew size be? What equipment is necessary, and how much will

Assume the Exercise 1 project will take five days to install. What will your crew size be? What equipment is necessary, and how much will that cost? What other items might the estimator add to this work package so that the foreman has a complete estimate and bill of materials? Expand the Exercise 1 pricing recap to include all of these items.

Data from Exercise 1

Prepare a pricing recapitulation page for the lumber quantities from Chapter 9 Review Question 3. Utilize published database productivity rates and material unit prices. Utilize the carpenter wage rate presented in Chapter 10.

Review Question 3

How many total MBF are there in this group of lumber sizes and lengths?

A.  1,000 LF of 2 × 4 studs and plates.
B.  500 LF of 2 × 6 studs and plates.
C.  820 LF of 2 × 8 joist.
D.  160 LF of 4 × 8 door header.
E.   60 LF of 4 × 4 posts.
F.   40 LF of 6 × 6 treated columns.
G.  80 LF of 4 × 12 girder.

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