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Dutch Association of Cost Engineers
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Member of DACE Labour Norm Project team
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• The Dutch Network
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• Authoritative Knowledge Centre
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26th edition: May 2008
Number of pages: 250
Frequency: 18 months
Circulation: 5000
Glossary in English
27th edition: November 2009
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CD ROM
Text and tables
both in English
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Why did we develop these labour norms:
• Standardisation for owners and
contractors
• Planning information
• Cost Control information
• Subcontracting
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Definition of an Unit-rate:
“A price per unit of measurement”
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Where does a labour norm consists of?
• General
description
• Direct hours
• Description of
activity
• Description of
productivity
• Description of
indirect costs
• Description of tariff
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Chapter General
• General description
• Application for all trades
• Schematic overview of direct and indirect costs
• Definitions of direct costs versus indirect costs:
• Site facilities
• Overhead,
• Profit and Risk
• Elements that influence labour norms
• Activities not directly related to installation
• Build-up of hourly labour rate
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Standard build up of Unit rate
DIRECT HOURS
Labour norms (factor = 1.0)
Includes: General allowance Job preparation allowance Personal care allowance Extra man allowance Moving time allowance
Location/ productivity factor
Increased concentration of released gasses 12.6
Height 12.2
Protective clothing 12.7
Dust Temperature and noise development 12.5
Corrected standards (norm)
Waiting time caused by owner
labour rate
DIRECT LABOUR COSTS
labour rate
Site indirect multipliers: To cover indirect costs such as, but not limited to - Site facilities - Overhead - Profit - Risk
INDIRECT COSTS %
TOTAL COSTS
DIRECT LABOUR
Condition factors
Enclosed spaces 12.4
Underground/ low rooms (cellars) 12.3
Site-specific labour norms
Note: These correction factors are only applicable on that part of the work that is executed under these circumstances. See calculation example par. 17.0
Walking distance 12.1
Congestion 12.8
Normal weather conditions 12.9
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Standard Chapter Content per discipline
• Introduction
• Description of activities (preambles)
• Method of measurement
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Chapter Piping
• Installation
• Fittings
• Welding
• Connections
• Valves
• Pressure testing
• Support
• Dismantling
• Material Factors
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Chapter Painting
• Service preparation
• Coating application
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Chapter Insulation
• Hot insulation
• Personnel protection
• Layers
• Materials
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Chapter Scaffolding
• Description of types
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Chapter Electrical & Instrumentation
• Installation
• Factors for dismantling and demolition
• Examples with drawings
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Future
• Expansion
Insulation cold
Equipment rotating maintenance
Civil
Non Destructive Testing
Steel Structure
• Improvements existing disciplines
• Expansion of calculation examples
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