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A Allocation of costs is the transfer of costs from one cost item to one or more other cost items. Allowance - a value in an estimate to cover the cost of known but not yet fully defined work. As-sold estimate - the estimate which matches the agreed items and price for the project scope. B Basis of estimate (BOE) - a document which describes the scope basis, pricing basis, methods ...
An OCIP may provide a number of advantages to a construction project owner, including: [6] Lower costs to the property owner as bulk purchase of insurance lowers total cost; OCIP broker and underwriting insurer will enforce stringent safety and loss control procedures; Reduction in time required to obtain insurance certificates for contractors
When a home insurance policy with a $300K dwelling limit already costs nearly $2,200 per year on average, it can be tempting to choose lower coverage limits to save money upfront. But, when you ...
A soft cost to a contractor, such as his administration costs, can be a hard cost to the owner because what the contractor invoices the owner is the owner's direct cost. If the owner employs engineers to overlook construction as the project is executed, this will be a continuing expense during repair if the repair is done after the original ...
Redlining is the practice of denying insurance coverage in specific geographic areas, supposedly because of a high likelihood of loss, while the alleged motivation is unlawful discrimination. Racial profiling or redlining has a long history in the property insurance industry in the United States. From a review of industry underwriting and ...
DIC insurance is commonly used by business owners, especially those with large-scale operations or expensive corporate buildings, to bridge the gap in coverage from their standard insurance policies.
For example, if your coverage limit was up to $200,000, but the cost of rebuilding your home is $250,000, an extended replacement cost endorsement that covers up to 25 percent more than the policy ...
Cost Accounting Standards (popularly known as CAS) are a set of 19 standards and rules promulgated by the United States Government for use in determining costs on negotiated procurements. CAS differs from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in that FAR applies to substantially all contractors, whereas CAS applied primarily to the larger ones.