The most used, quoted, and respected unit price guide available to the construction industry. With 23,500 building component unit costs, it is the professional estimator's first choice of reliable price data for accurate budgeting and estimating.These costs are carefully prepared from the experience of thousands of contractors and suppliers in the twelve months just before the book is published. The 2009 Reference Section provides the depth of technical detail needed to estimate projects with precision and expertise. This invaluable supplemental information is not found in any other cost reference.

The 2009 Edition contains cost data and information such as:

• NEW Thousands of unit cost items which have been deemed “green” are now easily identified with a new Green Products icon.
• The latest construction methods and materials
• Extensive estimating reference tables
• Typical square foot costs for 160 buildings
• Trade labor crew and equipment costs
• A Key word index
• A new and improved change order section that provides pointers, tips, and checklists for pricing change orders.
• City Cost Indexes covering all three-digit code sectional centers in the U.S. and selected locations in Canada. These cover more than 930 locations in all.

There have been dramatic price changes for building materials in the last 12 months. Prices are up for aluminum products, carbon steel pipe, copper tubing, metal studs, diesel fuel, rebar, plastics, steel, and stainless steel, just to name a few categories. Keep up with the wide ranging changes in construction costs with your updated 2009 Edition.

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