Engineering Homework Help

1. Prepare a transmittal letter for your change order proposal using the provided format.

2. Prepare a detailed cost estimate for this change using Means “Bare costs” for material, labor, and equipment. The Means excerpts provided are from 2007. Productivity rates are unchanged, but labor, material, and equipment costs must be adjusted for inflation. Assuming 3%/year inflation, adjust the costs up by (1.03)13 = 1.47. The contract allows for 10% overhead and 8% profit on change orders under $10,000. Use the provided Excel template estimating sheet.

3. Use the provided MS Project schedule to prepare a revised schedule. Create a new task “Change 01” with the duration that you estimate in question 1. Make “Change 01” parallel with the task “Windows and doors.” Make sure that you assign the Standard Calendar to the Change 01 task so that holidays will be taken into account. You can start work on the change the day after the Owner authorizes the change. What is the latest date

that you can receive the Owner’s authorization of the change order without delaying your overall schedule? 4. Explain whether this change causes any changes to the insulation, electrical, plumbing, or HVAC parts of this project. You do not have to include any costs for these items in your estimate, only discuss them and explain how you identified affected items.

5. Will any interior walls or other items have to be moved because of this change? Will this have any effect on the cost or schedule? You do not have to include any costs for these items in your estimate, only discuss them.