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Now you can quickly and easily estimate the cost of all types of public works projects involving roads, excavation, drainage systems and much more.  This costbook is the first place to turn, whether you're preparing a preliminary estimate, evaluating a contractor's bid, or submitting a formal budget proposal.  It puts at your fingertips accurate and up-to-date material and labor costs for thousands of cost items, based on the latested national averages and standard labor productivity rates.  What's more, the book includes detailed regional cost modifiers for adjusting your estimate to your local conditions.  It features:

Material costs for thousands of items based on current national averages (including allowances for transport, handling and storage).

Labor costs based on the prevailing rates for each trade and type of work, PLUS man-hour tables tied to each unit costs, so you can clearly see exactly how the labor cost was calcuated and make any necessary adjustments.

Equipment costs -- including rental and operating costs.

Square-foot tables based on the cost-per-square-foot of hundreds of actual projects -- invaluable data for quick, ballpark estimates.

With the BNi Public Works Costbook, you'll save yourself time and effort, while protecting yourself from hidden costs, cost overruns, oversights, and hazardous "guesstimates."

By purchasing this book, you will also receive the 2011 edition, on a no-risk free trial basis with no obligation to keep.

Customize this book using your own labor rates!
Customers who purchase this book will be able to go online, enter their own rates for 13 different labor classifications, and have every single cost item completely re-calculated.  The result will be a customized PDF (Adobe Acrobat) version of the book you can download or print.