The direct meaning of project cost is the construction price of the project, and its core contents are investment estimation, design estimation, revision estimation, construction drawing budget, project settlement and final accounts of completion. The main task of project cost is to calculate the direct cost, enterprise management fee, measures fee, fees, profits and taxes included in the project according to the drawings, quotas and list specifications.
Project cost consultation refers to the whole process and dynamic cost management of construction projects entrusted by the society, including feasibility study, investment estimation, project economic evaluation, project budget estimate, budget, project settlement, project completion settlement, project tender base price, tender quotation preparation and review, project cost monitoring and providing relevant project cost information.
According to the different majors involved, the engineering cost consulting industry can be divided into housing construction engineering cost consulting, municipal construction engineering cost consulting, highway construction engineering cost consulting, railway construction engineering cost consulting, urban traffic construction engineering cost consulting and so on.
Development and employment direction of engineering cost personnel
1, cost consulting company: main tasks: software drawing, engineering quantity calculation, quota setting, cost calculation, check with others and determine the price. Overtime is common. Consulting companies need more clients and sometimes recruit interns, which is a good opportunity for newcomers to learn.
2. Construction unit: main tasks: besides consulting company, there are also cost calculation, cost control, progress payment, price settlement with labor service team, visa change calculation and reporting, and possibly contract management. In the construction unit, you can often go to the construction site to see the site, which is conducive to understanding the construction technology. And often contact with various labor teams, so as to understand various subcontracting unit prices.
3. Infrastructure department of a developer, factory or hospital: The main task is similar to that of the construction unit, but the focus has changed from calculation to auditing, such as auditing progress payments and visa changes. In addition, Party A may subcontract several sub-projects in parallel, such as pile foundation, earthwork, waterproofing, doors and windows, external walls, fine decoration, outdoor pipe network, landscape, etc., and the workload is heavy, so experienced cost engineers are generally needed.