Question: Project Scope: You are working for a general contractor and they need you to come up with a detailed estimate for a house that they

Project Scope: You are working for a general contractor and they need you to come up with a detailed estimate for a house that they are going to build. The company is subcontracting out some of the work, but you need to develop estimates for the following.
You need to develop an Estimate Work Sheet and Estimate Summary (with proper CSI divisions) in Excel for the following components:
Estimate Worksheet: Quantity Take-Off Only
Estimate Summary Sheet: Cost Information: Material & Labor Costs only(Direct Project Costs)
Carpeting
Develop an Estimate Worksheet and Estimate Summary Sheet for carpeting.
Determine the number of square yards of carpet and padding needed for the four bedrooms and the hallway.
Assume 12% for waste and overlap
Production rate: Pad installation: 100yd2 hour
Carpet Installation: 30yd2 hour
Wage: $18.50 hour
Tile
Develop an Estimate Worksheet and Estimate Summary Sheet for tile.
How many square feet of backing material is needed for the 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, and dining area? Assume the kitchen counters are 2 feet deep, 9 ft . long, and 7 fthigh and all three are the same dimensions. Assume 8% waste.
How many square feet of tile are needed for the 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, and dining area? Assume the kitchen counters are 2 feet deep, 9 ft long, and 7 ft high, and all three are the same dimensions. Assume 8% waste.
Production rate:
Backing material: 200ft2? hour
Tile: 30ft2hour
Wage: $24.50 hour
Paint
Develop an Estimate Worksheet and Estimate Summary Sheet for paint
How many gallons of primer and paint are needed to paint all interior walls and the ceiling? The walls are to receive one coat of primer and two coats of paint. The exterior walls only need paint on the interior sides. The walls are 8 feet high. One
gallon of primer will cover 300 square feet, square feet with a single coat.
Production Rate: 200ft2? hour ?? coat
Wage: $21.50/hour
Drawing Assumptions
Assume the hallway is 3 ft . wide. Use this dimension to calculate the dimensions of the top bedroom and bathroom. Assume doors are 7 feet tall by 3 feet wide.
Assume the inner walls are 8'' thick
Additional Assignment Instructions
Show all your work in an excel spreadsheet and note any assumptions made regarding dimensions. Be sure to label all your work. Each Estimate Worksheet (3 total) and Estimate Summary Sheet (3 total) should be on a separate labeled tab in one Excel File. The 1st tab should be a Total Estimate Summary for the entire project.
Estimate the costs of all materials and labor and provide a detailed list of all costs (w/ CSI references) broken down into categories using the following cost information:
Your boss tells you to add 15% in for overhead, 4% for small tools, and 12% profit to the Total Estimate Summary. He wants you to give him a one page memo that outlines the work that is to be done, the material cost, the labor cost, and the total project cost along with a pdf of the Total Estimate Summary
Project Deliverables
Cover Memo and supporting materials (8 pages total)
a. One page summary cover memo
b. Copy of the Total Estimate Summary
Excel Spreadsheet with the following tabs:
Excel Spreadsheet with the following tabs:
a. Total Estimate Summary
b. Carpeting Estimate Worksheet
c. Carpeting Estimate Summary
d. Tile Estimate Worksheet
e. Tile Estimate Summary
f Paint Estimate Worksheet
g. Paint Estimate Summary
Project Scope: You are working for a general

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