Question: Perform a conceptual estimate for a 3 5 5 , 0 0 0 sf office building to be constructed in Charlotte, NC . The building

Perform a conceptual estimate for a 355,000 sf office building to be constructed in Charlotte, NC. The building will be completed in September 2023.
As a comparable you have identified a building with the following characteristics:
- Size: 305,210 sf
- Location: Denver, CO
- Completion Date: June 2001
- Cost: $36,679,378
Using appropriate indices for key parameters, adjust for size, time, and location to find the conceptual estimate cost for the new building to be built in Charlotte, NC.
Time Factors: (See attached tables from ENR Economic Data)
Location Factors: (See attached tables from RS Means Building Costs)
Denver : 89.8
Charlotte : 85.8
Size Factors: (See attached table)
(Also consider the Size Adjustment Formula)
(Also consider the RS Means Square Foot Project Size Modifier)
ENR Cost Indexes (ENR.com/economics)
ENR BUILDING COST INDEX HISTORY (1908-2022)
June 2001 : 3572
June 2022 : 7890
Oct 2022 : 7965

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