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Direct Costs The cost of labor, equipment, and subtrades expended on the items measured in the
quantity takeoffs.
Indirect Costs (Project Overheads) general expenses which is comprised of all of the additional and indirect costs
necessary for the construction of a project.
General Expenses assessed by examining the plans and specifications and by considering the amount
of work involved in the project that is measured in the takeoff process.
estimating general expenses can only be begin when the quantity takeoffs are
complete.
some general expenses cannot be priced until the total the total price of work is
determined. These items are separated from the other general expense items and are
priced at the end of the estimate add-ons.
Add Ons calculated as a percentage of the total estimate.
Includes: taxes, labor, small tools, payroll, permits, insurance, markup and fee.
How Can Checklists Help When Preparing General allows the estimator to choose those items on the general expense sheet (checklist)
Expenses? that are required on the [articular project under consideration.
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