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Special Provisions and Cost Estimate Flowchart

  1. Develop Special Provisions Design Step 10.1

    Commentary for 1: Includes: Develop list of required special provisions, Obtain standard special provisions from client, Develop remaining special provisions

  2. Does the client have any standard special provisions?

  3. Use and adapt the client's standard special provisions as applicable.

  4. Develop new special provisions as needed.

  5. Compute Estimated Construction Cost Design Step 10.2

    Commentary for 5: Includes: Obtain list of item numbers and item descriptions from client, Develop list of project items, Compute estimated quantities, Determine estimated unit prices, Determine contingency percentage, Compute estimated total construction cost

  6. Return to Main Flowchart

Flow:

1 go to 2
2 if yes go to 3
2 if no go to 4
3 and 4 go to 5
5 go to 6
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Updated: 06/27/2017
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