Operating Rules for Construction Project Cost Consultation in Zhejiang Province (for Trial Implementation)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 In order to promote the development of construction engineering cost consulting service industry in Zhejiang Province, guide the service work of cost consulting enterprises and employees, standardize the behavior and operation process of construction engineering cost consulting service, improve the level of construction engineering cost consulting service, and ensure the quality and effect of consulting service, these operation guidelines are formulated.
Article 2 Consulting business refers to professional consulting services provided by consulting enterprises to customers, mainly including cost consulting services in the whole process or at a certain stage of construction projects such as new construction, reconstruction and expansion.
Project cost consultation can be divided into pre-project consultation, project implementation consultation and post-project consultation according to the project progress:
1. Pre-project engineering cost consultation includes construction project investment planning, preparation of project proposal and feasibility study report, investment estimation and financial evaluation of construction project, preparation and review of project expansion design budget and construction drawing budget, etc.
2. Consultation in the project implementation stage includes project bidding planning, preparation and review of project bidding documents, pre-tender estimate, tender offer, construction contract, project special management consultation, engineering change, contract price adjustment, claim cost calculation, etc.
3. Post-project consultation includes preparation and review of project completion settlement and financial final accounts, post-evaluation of construction projects, information consultation of project cost, project cost verification and other related consulting services.
Article 3 Consulting enterprises that have obtained the qualification of engineering cost consulting enterprises according to law and are entrusted by the society to engage in engineering cost consulting business shall abide by these operating rules.
Chapter II General Principles and Procedures
Article 4 The operating rules of engineering cost consulting business must conform to the requirements of existing laws, regulations, rules, normative documents and professional provisions, as well as corresponding standards, norms and technical documents, and embody the principles of fairness, impartiality and openness in practice.
1. When undertaking engineering cost consulting business, engineering cost consultants should practice objectively and truthfully, and issue business reports based on science, facts and laws.
Engineering cost consultants must ensure that they provide consulting opinions, solutions and suggestions to customers on the basis of comprehensive and objective research and analysis of all available relevant facts and important experience, and these opinions and solutions are of practical significance and practicability and can be understood by customers. Engineering cost consultants must verify whether the relevant information obtained is consistent with the actual situation, and if necessary, adopt effective methods such as on-site reconnaissance and confirmation to obtain the information needed for engineering project consultation.
2. Project cost consultants shall independently exercise their professional powers and responsibilities, treat stakeholders related to consulting projects fairly and justly, and bear corresponding legal responsibilities for the business reports issued by them.
Engineering cost consultants shall not participate in business activities related to undertaking business projects, and shall not hold positions in related enterprises.
Engineering cost consultants shall not accept discounts, commissions or gifts provided by customers or audited units beyond the needs of working conditions, nor shall they contact the audited units alone without the knowledge of the entrusting units.
3. In the process of consulting the project, the project cost consultants must show respect and integrity to the relevant units and individuals they contact.
Engineering cost consultants shall not conceal relevant work from customers during the consultation process, and shall fulfill relevant commitments to customers.
The project cost consultant must ensure that customers can fully understand the progress information of the project, and at the same time encourage customers to provide feedback information on the work and effect of the project cost consultant, and record their constructive opinions.
4. Project cost consultants have the obligation to strictly keep all kinds of event information of customers, and shall not disclose any proprietary information obtained in the process of consulting projects in front of third parties. However, unless there are mandatory provisions in national laws and regulations and industry management system.
5. Project cost consultants shall not accept expensive gifts, participate in banquets and high-end entertainment activities of relevant units, and it is strictly forbidden for staff to have contact with the contractor alone that hinders independent practice and professional image.
Gifts and cash should be returned. Can not be returned, to report to the department head and in charge of the leadership, by the superior to make a decision.
6. In the course of practice, if the project cost consultant has an interest with the entrusting party or the other party or other personnel, he shall declare his withdrawal.
The work contact between the project cost consultant and the unit (except the client) that has an interest in the project cost must be attended by two or more personnel of the company.
Article 5 The operation of consulting business generally includes three stages: business preparation, business implementation and business termination. The general process of operation is as follows:
1. All the work carried out to obtain consulting projects, including obtaining business information, accepting the invitation of the entrusting party, providing consulting service books, etc.
2. Sign a consulting contract to clarify the consulting object, purpose and related matters;
3. Receive and collect the information needed for consulting services, conduct on-the-spot investigation and understand the situation;
4. Formulate the consulting implementation plan, set up a working group and determine the project leader;
5. Measure, determine and control the project cost according to the consulting implementation plan;
6. Form preliminary consultation results and consult relevant parties;
7. Hold a meeting to examine and approve the consultation results or sign and approve the information of the consultation results;
8. Delivery of consultation results and data transfer;
9. Filing of consulting materials;
10. Return visit and summary of consulting services;
1 1. Information processing of consulting results.
Article 6 A consulting enterprise shall set up an independent technical management department and chief technical officer, who shall be responsible for managing the post responsibilities, business quality control procedures, methods and means of consulting professionals.
The chief technical officer must obtain the registration certificate of cost engineer, hold the senior title of engineering or engineering economy, and have been engaged in the professional work of engineering cost for more than 10 years (Grade A enterprises must have 15 years or more). Its responsibilities are as follows:
(1) Review important consultation documents, and examine and approve consultation conditions, principles and important technical issues;
(2) Coordinate and handle the working relationship between professionals at all levels in consulting business;
(three) responsible for handling the technical differences between auditors, auditors and editors, and responsible for the quality of the consulting results approved.
Professionals involved in consulting business can be divided into three levels: project leader (cost engineer), professional cost engineer and staffing (for relatively simple consulting business, the configuration of operators can be appropriately simplified). Their respective responsibilities are as follows:
1. The person in charge of the project must obtain the registration certificate of cost engineer for more than 2 years;
(1) Responsible for technical coordination, organization management and quality management among disciplines and specialties in consulting business;
(2) according to the consulting implementation plan, have the right to adjust or modify the professional consulting work, and be responsible for unifying the technical conditions and technical and economic analysis principles of consulting business;
(3) dynamically grasp the implementation status of consulting business, be responsible for reviewing and determining professional interfaces, coordinate the progress and technical relations of various disciplines and professions, and study and solve existing problems;
(4) Comprehensively compile the general description and general catalogue of consultation outcome documents, review the final draft of relevant outcome documents, and release the final outcome documents and relevant outcome documents as required.
2. Professional cost engineers must obtain the registration certificate of cost engineers;
(1) Be responsible for the business execution and quality management of this major, and guide and coordinate the work of specific staff;
(2) Under the leadership of the project leader, organize professionals to draw up the consulting implementation plan, and check whether the data usage, consulting principles, pricing basis, calculation formula and software usage are correct;
(3) dynamically grasp the implementation status of professional consulting business, coordinate research and solve existing problems;
(4) Organize the preparation of professional consulting documents, prepare professional consulting instructions and catalogues, check whether the consulting results meet the requirements, and be responsible for reviewing professional consulting documents and stamping my professional qualification seal of cost engineer.
3, the staff must obtain the cost qualification certificate;
(1) Implement the operation plan according to the requirements of consulting business, abide by the standards and principles of related businesses, and be responsible for the quality and progress of consulting business undertaken;
(2) According to the requirements of the consulting implementation plan, carry out their own consulting work, select the correct consulting data, calculation methods, calculation formulas and calculation procedures, so as to achieve complete content, accurate calculation and true and reliable results;
(3) Self-calibration of all work carried out and independent control of consulting quality. After the consultation results are reviewed, they shall be responsible for revision according to the review opinions;
(4) The completed consultation results meet the specified requirements, and the content is clearly stated and standardized.
Chapter III Business Preparation Stage
Article 7 When providing cost consulting services, project cost consultants must sign a written project cost consulting contract with the client in a unified format, specifying the contract object, service content, scope, time limit, mode, target requirements, information provision, cooperation matters, charging standards, liability for breach of contract, etc.
Article 8 After the signing of the consulting contract, the project leader is responsible for compiling the consulting implementation plan, which generally includes the following contents: general situation of consulting business, consulting business requirements, consulting basis, consulting principles, consulting standards, consulting methods, consulting results, comprehensive consulting plan, professional division of labor, coordination of internal and external relations, consulting quality objectives, deadline for submission of results reports, and operator configuration.
The consulting implementation plan shall be implemented after being approved by the technical director.
Article 9 A consulting enterprise shall be equipped with corresponding consulting business operators, including project leaders, corresponding professional cost engineers and cost engineers.
Article 10 A consulting enterprise shall list the information provided by the entrusting party according to the clear contents of the contract, and both parties shall sign and seal it for confirmation. The information provided shall meet the following requirements:
1. The authenticity of the information, and the client is responsible for the authenticity and reliability of the information provided;
2. Adequacy of data. The project data provided by the entrusting party according to the requirements of the consulting enterprise should meet the needs of cost consulting measurement, determination and control, and the data should be complete and sufficient;
3. Any information provided by the customer and obtained from a third party must be confirmed by the customer to be true and reliable.
Under the arrangement of the person in charge of the project, the consulting business operators collect and sort out other information needed for the consulting work.
Chapter IV Business Implementation Stage
Section 1 Construction Project Establishment and Feasibility Study Stage
Eleventh engineering cost consulting institutions in the construction project investment planning, preparation of feasibility study report (including construction project investment estimation and construction project finance) evaluation, should do a good job in data collection, project financing plan, investment estimation, preparation of project economic evaluation report.
Twelfth engineering cost consultants should collect and be familiar with the following related consulting basis:
1. Long-term planning of national economic development, principles and policies, tasks and technical and economic policies of national economic construction;
2. Entrustment requirements for project proposal and consulting contract;
3. Relevant basic data, including technical and economic parameters and indicators of similar projects;
4 specifications, standards and quotas related to engineering technology and economy, as well as technical regulations and standards officially promulgated by the state;
5. Basic parameters and indicators of pre-project evaluation promulgated by the state or relevant departments.
Thirteenth engineering cost consulting institutions shall, according to the total investment or investment estimate, cooperate with the client and relevant personnel to prepare the project financing plan, and put forward the estimated capital limit of construction project investment. The steps and contents of the project financing plan prepared by the project cost consultant shall include:
1. Understand and be familiar with the general situation and implementation plan of the construction project, and put forward opinions and suggestions on the project construction fund limit according to the scale, function and characteristics of the project;
2. According to the funds of construction projects (fixed funds and circulating funds), plan the sources of funds, calculate the loan interest during the construction period, formulate loan repayment methods and calculate the repayment period of loan funds.
Article 14 The investment estimate is made according to the overall conception and explanation report of the construction project in the project proposal or feasibility study report, using the accumulated project cost data and various economic information in the past, and relying on the wisdom, skills and experience of the project cost professionals. The contents and steps of its compilation are as follows:
1. Estimate the construction cost
According to the conception of architectural scheme and structural scheme, the distribution map of construction area and the description of individual projects in the overall conception and description report, the purpose, structure and construction area of each individual project are listed; Using the technical and economic indicators of project pricing and market economy information, the construction cost of construction projects is estimated.
2. Estimate the purchase cost of equipment, tools and equipment, and the installation engineering cost of equipment to be installed.
According to the idea of mechanical and electrical equipment and the description of equipment procurement and installation engineering in the report, the equipment procurement list is listed; According to the estimation index of equipment installation engineering and market economy information, estimate the purchase cost of equipment and tools and the installation engineering cost of equipment to be installed.
3. Estimate other expenses
According to other cost ideas and preliminary work ideas that may be involved in the construction, and in accordance with relevant national and local laws and policies, prepare other cost estimates (including preparatory expenses and loan interest).
Step 4 estimate liquidity
According to the product plan and referring to the liquidity occupation rate of similar projects, the liquidity is estimated.
5. Summarize the total investment
Summarize the construction and installation expenses, equipment and tools purchase expenses, other expenses and working capital, and estimate the total investment of the construction project.
Fifteenth construction project economic evaluation is divided into financial evaluation and national economic evaluation.
Financial evaluation is to analyze and calculate the direct financial benefits and expenses of the project, prepare financial statements, calculate evaluation indicators, and examine the financial status of the project, such as profitability, liquidity and foreign exchange balance, so as to judge the financial feasibility of the project.
According to the principle of rational allocation of resources, the national economic evaluation examines the income and cost of the project from the perspective of the whole country, and analyzes and calculates the net contribution of the project to the national economy with economic parameters such as commodity shadow price, shadow wage, shadow exchange rate and social discount rate, and evaluates the economic rationality of the project. National economic evaluation is generally organized by professional departments, but project cost consultants should make a rough estimate of the national economic evaluation of the project when organizing the financial evaluation of the project to ensure the effectiveness of its financial evaluation.
The basic statements that should be prepared for financial evaluation mainly include cash flow statement, income statement, fund source and application statement, balance sheet and foreign exchange income and expenditure statement.
The evaluation indicators that should be calculated in financial evaluation are divided into static indicators and dynamic indicators. Static indicators mainly include investment return rate, static investment payback period and loan repayment period. Dynamic indicators mainly include net present value, internal rate of return, dynamic payback period of investment, net present value rate and so on.
Section II Design Stage
Sixteenth engineering cost consultants should be familiar with, understand and master the basic situation of the following construction projects, in order to do a good job in the determination and control of engineering cost in the design stage:
1. The approved design task book or feasibility study report of the construction project; Relevant documents for handling formalities according to regulations and requirements; And the agreements that have been signed with the cooperative participants;
2. Relevant documents of engineering survey results;
3. Natural conditions and construction conditions where the construction project is located;
4. Design documents that have been completed or basically completed at this stage.
Project cost consultants should attend corresponding meetings and related activities. Understand and master the relevant contents of the meeting as the basis for compiling or adjusting the engineering economic documents.
Seventeenth engineering cost consulting institutions shall collect and sort out the following information:
Various technical and economic indexes and parameters of projects with similar length;
2. The market price of labor, machinery and materials at the project site in the same period;
3. The market price of related equipment, spare parts, finished products or semi-finished products, transportation, warehousing and other expenses in the same period;
4. Import duties, insurance rates, exchange rates and bank loan interest rates for the same period;
5. Design, supply and construction contract prices and settlement prices of similar projects in the same period;
6. Technical and economic documents related to the project provided by the entrusting party as agreed;
7. Changes or adjustments in national or local government construction and economic policies during the same period.
Eighteenth engineering cost consulting institutions shall, according to the total investment or preliminary design budget, cooperate with the client and the designer to prepare the project fund plan, and put forward the fund limit for the preliminary design and construction drawing design of the construction project. The preparation steps and contents of the project fund plan shall include:
1. Understand and be familiar with the design scheme, and put forward opinions and suggestions on the capital limit according to the functional requirements and construction standards of the project;
2. According to the design scheme and the opinions and suggestions approved by customers, list the capital control limit of partial projects;
3. Cooperate with designers to control the design according to the amount of allocated funds and set limited design cost control targets.
Nineteenth after the quota design objectives are formulated, the project cost consultant shall cooperate with the designer to further analyze the functional standards and technical economy of the construction project and optimize the design scheme.
The project cost consultant shall give opinions or suggestions to the client on the multi-scheme design of key divisions, major disciplines, unit projects and major single projects until the cost of all projects, so as to provide the possibility for the comparison and selection of design schemes. The steps and contents of comparison and selection of design schemes shall include:
1. Familiar with and understand various design schemes;
2. Prepare the project budget according to each design scheme;
3. Analyze and compare the economic indicators of each design scheme;
4. Synthesize various factors such as function, standard, technology and economy, write a cost analysis and comparison report, and put forward opinions and suggestions on optimizing the design scheme.
After the design optimization scheme is confirmed or approved in principle, the project cost consultant shall further refine and improve the scheme together with the client and the designer.
Twentieth budget should be controlled within the approved feasibility study budget, budget should be controlled within the approved design budget, budget should be controlled within the approved preliminary design budget.
Twenty-first estimates, estimates and budgets need to collect and provide information:
First, the estimation preparation stage:
1. Design bidding documents and design entrustment contracts;
2. Design scheme diagram or internal operation diagram to be selected and optimized;
3. Relevant information listed in Article 17 of these Regulations.
Second, the budget preparation stage:
1. Approved design scheme and estimate;
2. Various design documents:
(1) General description of preliminary design and design descriptions of various disciplines;
(2) Preliminary design drawings;
(3) Quantity specification.
3. Relevant information listed in Article 17 of these Regulations.
Third, the budget preparation stage:
1. Approved preliminary design documents and budget estimate documents;
2. List of construction drawing design items, construction drawings, design descriptions and quantity specifications designed by various disciplines;
3. Relevant information listed in Article 17 of these Regulations.
Twenty-second budget, budget and budget preparation steps and contents:
I preparation of estimates:
1. Calculate according to the design scheme to provide various economic indicators for the scheme to be selected;
2. Participate in the scheme review meeting, introduce and explain the budget preparation method, and adjust the budget according to the review opinions and optimization scheme;
3. After adjustment, the budget estimate should be converted into the form of unit index.
Second, the budget preparation:
1. Prepare the budget estimate according to the preliminary design;
2. Put forward opinions and suggestions on preliminary design adjustment and optimization;
3. Attend relevant meetings, introduce and explain the preparation method of the budget estimate, and adjust the budget estimate according to the evaluation opinions and design modifications.
Third, the budget preparation:
1. Prepare the budget according to the design and construction drawing;
2. Put forward opinions or suggestions on the adjustment and modification of design and construction drawings;
3. Attend relevant meetings, introduce and explain the budget preparation method, and adjust the budget according to the meeting decision or design modification.
Twenty-third project cost consulting institutions to prepare the budget, budget, budget and other documents should include:
I. The contents of the design budget document are as follows:
1. cover and content;
2. Title page: including the administrative and technical person in charge, preparer and unit qualification certificate number of the project preparation unit;
3. Compilation description: including compilation basis, compilation method, compilation scope and main technical and economic indicators;
4. The estimation table should be compiled for each single project;
(1) unit project estimation, such as civil engineering, water supply and drainage, strong electricity, weak electricity, HVAC, air conditioning and power, etc.
(2) outdoor engineering estimation, such as earthwork, roads, sites, fences, outdoor pipelines, greening and landscape, etc. ;
(3) Estimation of other costs of engineering construction.
Two, the content of the design budget document is:
1. cover and content;
2. Title page: including the administrative and technical person in charge, preparer and unit qualification certificate number of the project preparation unit;
3. Prepare instructions;
4. Total budget table or summary table;
5. Table of comprehensive budget estimates for individual projects;
6. Unit project budget table;
7. Summary table of quantities and quantities of projects and materials;
8 main construction and installation materials consumption table;
9. Other cost estimation table of engineering construction;
10. Summary of investment and capital flows by year.
Three, the contents of the construction drawing budget documents are:
1. cover and content;
2. Title page; Including the administrative and technical person in charge, preparer and qualification certificate number of the project preparation unit;
3. Prepare instructions;
4. Total budget table or budget summary table;
5. Comprehensive budget of individual projects and summary table of project budgets of various professional units;
6. Summary table of project budget and expenses of units such as project expenses, equipment purchase expenses, installation expenses and other project expenses;
7. Labor and material quantity summary table;
8 main construction and installation materials consumption table;
9. List of other expenses of engineering construction;
10. Summary of investment and capital flows by year.
Section 3 Construction Bidding Stage
Twenty-fourth in order to determine and control the project cost in the construction bidding stage, the project cost consultants should do a good job in data collection, preparation of bidding documents and bill of quantities, bidding answering questions, bidding quotation analysis, bidding clarification, participation and assistance to customers in signing construction contracts.
Twenty-fifth engineering cost consulting institutions shall collect and provide the following information according to the agreed requirements:
1. Design and construction drawing documents, including drawings and descriptions;
2 applicable technical and economic standards, norms and procedures;
3. Relevant information listed in Article 17 of these Regulations.
At the same time, the project cost consultants should timely sort out the cost consultation results and reports at this stage and file them, which should include:
1. Related basic cost data;
2. Bidding documents and bill of quantities;
3. Bidding drawings;
4. Reference price or pre-tender estimate;
5. Answer document;
6. Bidding documents;
7. Analysis of tender offer;
8. Request for clarification of documents;
9. Bid evaluation report;
10. Letter of acceptance;
1 1. Construction contract.
Twenty-sixth engineering cost consulting institutions to participate in the bidding work, should assist the client to prepare the bidding documents, and do a good job of engineering cost:
A, engineering cost consulting institutions to participate in the preparation of the tender documents, should negotiate with the client to determine the division of construction blocks of the project subject to tender, the definition of total subcontracting mode, pricing methods, procurement methods of materials and equipment and contract forms.
Two, the project cost consultants should review or determine the measurement and valuation of the project cost involved in the tender documents, which should include:
1. The bill of quantities project of project bidding, including partial projects, measures projects, other projects and sporadic work projects, as well as the list of main materials and the list of materials supplied by the tenderer;
2. The amount of project funds and quality assurance funds for the project subject to tender, and the currency, method and time of payment;
3. The way, amount, time and validity of the performance bond for the project subject to tender.
Three, engineering cost consulting institutions should be based on the technical terms of the project subject to tender provided by the client, in the tender documents clearly related to the engineering cost of construction technology, materials and equipment and other applicable norms and standards, technical requirements and quality grades, as well as the list of engineering drawings and tender instructions.
Four, where the provisions of the state need to implement the bill of quantities valuation norms of the project, the project cost consultant must be clear in the tender documents of the corresponding calculation rules of quantities.
Five, in addition to the above provisions, the project cost consultant may suggest that the client choose the unified calculation rules of the bill of quantities valuation specification, or choose other calculation rules or be compiled by the project cost consultant.
Six, the project cost consultant approved by the client, the preparation of engineering quantity calculation rules should follow the following principles:
1. conforms to the principles of clear definition, reasonable division, accurate calculation and convenient operation;
2 should explain the purpose and scope of application, explain the measurement unit, calculation accuracy, calculation description and calculation basis;
3. Legal units of measurement and calculation methods should be used.