| Title |
Status and Improvement of Standard Estimating System for Reinforced Concrete |
| Authors |
Lee, Do-Hyeon ; Kim, Kyung-Hwan |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_SC.2016.32.10.47 |
| Keywords |
Standard Estimating System ; RSMeans ; Reinforced Concrete Work ; Productivity |
| Abstract |
This study analyzes existing condition of standard estimating system in Korea and suggests improvement directions of it. In order to do it, a comparison for reinforced concrete work has been performed among standard estimating system, RSMeans, and real project data. Standard estimating system provides basic productivity data in domestic construction industry for public projects, and it shows labor quantity for each work item listed. Labor quantity is the basis for calculating construction cost and productivity in a construction project. However, standard estimating system's labor quantity shows a large difference from the actual required. Furthermore, construction project requires categorized items for many works, but standard estimating system does not sufficiently provides them. Thus, for many items that are not on the standard estimating system list, one has to apply another rule that may not be standardized. Therefore, it is suggested that standard estimating system should reflect more categorized work items and realistic production rates. |