Cost Estimators

Find information regarding cost estimators under this Yellow Pages® heading. Cost estimators forecast the scope, cost, and duration of construction projects. Cost estimators – also called quantity surveyors – develop cost information that business owners or managers need to make a bid for a contract or decide on the profitability of a proposed new product or project. They also determine which endeavours are making a profit. Quantity surveying is the only profession where personnel are educated and trained in the measurement and estimation of construction costs. Services provided include estimating (pre-feasibility and feasibility), contract management, contract administration, and traditional quantity surveying services.

Regardless of the industry in which they work, estimators compile and analyse data on all of the factors that can influence cost, such as materials, labour, location, duration of the project, and special machinery requirements, including computer hardware and software. Quantity surveying firms provide a full range of services including cost management, feasibility studies, estimates and cost plans, cost monitoring during construction, tax depreciation schedule, building valuation, and many more. Building valuation is done for the purpose of replacement insurance in case of natural disasters or fire loss. Services can be designed to the specific requirements of clients.

Cost estimators also save clients thousands of dollars per year in tax deductions by creating tax depreciation schedules. Another way cost estimators save clients money is to create ‘replacement cost estimates’ to get the most accurate estimates for establishing the insurable value for your property. Types of projects that require the services of cost estimators include construction in civil, commercial, educational, government, health, residential, retail, sporting and tourism development projects. Most cost estimators today use computer systems to enable clients to track, alter, and upgrade costing, monitor cost, quickly and economically.