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Comité Européen des Economistes de la Construction

European Committee of Construction EconomistsEuropäisches Komitee der Bauökonom/innenEl Comité Europeo de Economistas de la

Construcción

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• Gerry O’Sullivan - President CEEC

• Michael Sullivan - Vice Chair RICS QS &

Construction Faculty

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Current Membership

Representative Forum for European National Institutions for Construction Economics Professionals.

• Belgium Union Belge des Quantity Surveyors

• Denmark Danish Association of Construction Economists

• Finland Association of construction economists Finland RAKI

• France Union Nationale des Economists de la Construction et Coordonnateurs UNTEC

• Ireland The Society of Chartered Surveyors

• Holland Nederlandse Vereniging Van Bouwkostendeskundigen NVBK

• Spain Consejo General de la Arquiectura Tecnica de Espana CGATE

• Switzerland Swiss Professional Association for Construction Economists

• UK The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

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Objectives

• Promote the construction economist and the service they provide

• Represent the interests to EU Institutions and other bodied

• Promote education, training and qualification standards

• Establish common Professional Codes of Practice

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Construction Economics

What we do as a profession

• Prepare construction and development budgets

• Project manage

• Cost Plan and Value Engineer

• Advise on procurement and contract choices

• Estimate

• Cost Control Projects and negotiate Final Accounts

• Advise on disputes, Capital Tax Allowances, Life Cycle Costs, Costs in Use

• Advise on construction inflation and the market

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Typical national and european standards

• BCIS Standard Form of Cost Analysis

• Die Elementkostengliederung EKG (SN506 502)

• DIN 276 Kosten im Hochbau

• ÖNORM B 1801-1 Kosten im Hoch und Tiefbau

• UNTEC

• SfB Table 1

• CEEC Concordance Dokument

• Uniclass Tabelle G (Hochbau) und H (Tiefbau)

• Uniformat

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European Code of Measurement: Objectives

Quantites:

• Definition of basic quantities

• Definition of principle of net measurement

Costs:

• Definition of high level cost groups

• Definition of references to national contents

• Creation of a standard analysis format

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European Code of Measurement: Concept

SN506 502, DIN 276, SfB, BCIS, UNTEC,

B1801, etc.

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European code:

• cost groups

• basic quantities

Elemental data

BQ items

Labour & materials

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CEEC Code of Measurement: Contents

• List of cost groups and basic quantities

• Definitions of Cost Goups

• Definitions of Basic Quantities

• Standard form of cost analysis

• Documentation

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CEEC Cost Groups / Groupes de coût / Kostengruppen CONSTRUCTION COSTS COUTS DE CONSTRUCTION BAUKONSTRUKTION

A Preliminaries A Installations de chantier, échafaudages A Baustelleneinrichtungen und allg. Kosten

B Substructure B Fondations, infrastructure de base B Struktur bis Oberkante Bodenplatte

C External superstructure/envelope C Structure externe / enveloppe C Struktur außen oberhalb Bodenplatte

D Internal superstructure D Structure interne D Struktur innen oberhalb Bodenplatte

E Internal finishings E Finitions intérieures E Innere Bekleidungen

F Services installations F Installations F Installationen und Transportanlagen

G Special equipment G Equipement spécifiques G

H Furniture and fittings H Mobilier, Agencement H Ausstattungen und Einbauten

I Site and external works I Aménagements extérieurs I Außenanlagen

J Construction contingencies J Divers et imprévus (construction) J

K Taxes on construction K Taxes sur les coûts de construction. K Steuern auf Baukonstruktionen

DESIGN AND INCIDENTAL COSTS HONORAIRES ET FRAIS GENERAUX PLANUNGS- UND BAUNEBENKOSTEN

L Design Team fees L Honoraires de conception et de construction L Planungshonorare

M Ancillary costs and charges M Charges et Frais Généraux M Baunebenkosten

N Project Budget contingencies N Réserves (variation économique) N Budget Rückstellungen und Reserven

O Taxes on design and incidental costs O Taxes sur Charges et coûts auxiliaires O Steuern auf Planungs- und Baunebenkosten

COSTS IN USE COUTS D'EXPLOITATION NUTZUNGSKOSTEN

P Maintenance P Maintenance P Unterhalt

Q Operation Q Coûts d'exploitation Q Betrieb

R Disposal R Vente et rendement R Veräußerung

S Decommissioning S Démolition S Rückbau

T Taxes T Taxes T Steuern auf Nutzungskosten

LAND AND FINANCE BIEN-FONDS & FINANCES GRUNDSTÜCK UND LAND

U Land costs U Coût du bien-fond U Grundstückskosten

V Finance V Finance V Finanzierung

W Grants and subsidies W Aide et subsides W Beiträge und Subventionen

X Taxes on land X Taxes sur le bien-fonds et finance X Steuern auf Grundstück und Land

Bau-Reserven

Spezielle Ausrüstungen

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CEEC-Code: basic quantities

Basic quantities Quantités de base Grundmengen

SITE TERRAIN GRUNDSTÜCK

#01 Site area Surface terrain Grundstücksfläche

#02 Footprint area Surface bâtie Gebäudegrundfläche

FLOOR AREAS SURFACES DE PLANCHER GESCHOSSFLÄCHEN

#03 Floor area not fully enclosed Surface plancher externe Außen-Geschoßfläche

#04 Gross external floor area Surface plancher brute Geschoßfläche brutto

#05 Gross internal floor area Surface plancher nette Geschoßfläche netto

#06 Area of internal divisions Surface de construction Konstruktionsfläche der Innenwände

#07 Area ancillary to main function Surface utile secondaire Nebennutzfläche

#08 Ancillary area for services Surface installations Funktionsfläche

#09 Circulation area Surface dégagement Verkehrsfläche

#10 Usable floor area Surface utile principale Hauptnutzfläche

FUNCTIONAL UNITS UNITÉS FUNCTIONELLES FUNKTIONALE EINHEITEN

#11 Primary functional units 1. Unités fonctionnelles Primäre funktionale Einheiten

#12 Secondary functional units 2. Unités fonctionnelles Sekundäre funktionale Einheiten

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Standard form of cost analysis (1)

€

# ...

Basic quantities

#01 Site area Surface terrain m2#02 Footprint area Surface bâtie m2#03 Gross external floor area Surface plancher brute m2#04 Gross internal floor area Surface plancher nette m2#05 Floor area not fully enclosed Surface plancher externe m2#06 Area of internal divisions Surface de construction des parois intérieures m2#07 Area ancillary to main function Surface utile secondaire m2#08 Ancillary area for services Surface installations m2#09 Circulation area Surface dégagement m2#10 Usable floor area Surface utile principale m2#11 Primary functional units 1. Unités fonctionnelles#12 Secondary functional units 2. Unités fonctionnelles

Location Lieu

Country of origin Pays d'origine

Currency / Price base date Monnaie / date de base

Evaluation period (von / bis) Période évalué

Area used for analysis Quantités pour analyse

Programme:

Quantités de base

Description of works and quality / Descriptif d'execution et de qualité:

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Standard form of cost analysis (2)€ €/m2 # ...

CONSTRUCTION COSTS COUTS DE CONSTRUCTIONA Preliminaries Installations de chantier, échafaudagesB Substructure FondationsC External superstructure/envelope Structure externe / enveloppeD Internal superstructure Structure interneE Internal finishings Finitions intérieuresF Services installations InstallationsG Special equipment Equipement spéciauxH Furniture and fittings Fourniture équipements I Site and external works Aménagements extérieursJ Construction contingencies Divers et imprévus (construction)K Taxes on construction Taxes sur les coûts de construction.

DESIGN AND INCIDENTAL COSTS DESIGN ET COÛT ACCIDENTELSL Design Team fees Honoraires designM Ancillary costs and charges Charges et coûts auxiliairesN Project Budget contingencies Eventualités du budgetO Taxes on design and incidental costs Taxes sur Charges et coûts auxiliaires

COSTS IN USE COUTS D'EXPLOITATIONP Maintenance MaintenanceQ Operation ExploitationR Disposal VenteS Decommissioning CommissionT Taxes Taxes

LAND AND FINANCE TERRAIN ET FINANCEU Land costs TerrainV Finance FinanceW Grants and subsidies Aide et subsidesX Taxes on land Taxes sur terrain et finance

TOTAL TOTAL

Cost groups Groupes de coût

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Code of Practice - Conclusion

• High level system

• Adds to existing

• Clear inclusions and exclusions

• Honest comparison of data

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The Future

Where do we go from here?

• Add further countries to our database

• Promote the code on a world wide international basis

• RICS measurement initiative – international section

• Involve other relevant international groups

• Develop IT software – to allow for simple translation

Promote the establishment of common definitions of measurement

• Common international definition of ‘square metre area’

• Common measuring tools to allow simple comparisons