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  2. Rate base (utility) - Wikipedia

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    The rate base can include: cash, working capital, materials and supplies, deductions for accumulated provisions for depreciation, contributions in aid of construction, customer advances for construction, accumulated deferred income taxes, and accumulated deferred investment tax credits, all dependent on the method that is used in the calculation.

  3. Cost database - Wikipedia

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    The most basic element of a cost estimate and therefore the cost database is the estimate line item or work item. [3] An example is "Concrete, 4000 psi (30 MPa)," which is the description of the item. In the cost database, an item is a row or record in a table (of items) and the description is a column or field for that record.

  4. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation - Wikipedia

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    In August 2023, the Ontario government announced that it was postponing a provincewide property reassessment as it conducts a new review of the accuracy and fairness of the system. In 2022 alone, MPAC added more than $37.8 billion to municipal rolls across Ontario through its assessments of new construction and renovated properties.

  5. Basis of estimate - Wikipedia

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    A pivot table in BOEMax, a Basis of Estimate software package. To create a BOE companies, throughout the past few decades, have used spreadsheet programs and skilled cost analysts to enter thousands of lines of data and create complex algorithms to calculate the costs. These positions require a high level of skill to ensure accuracy and ...

  6. Glossary of construction cost estimating - Wikipedia

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    City cost index - see: Location cost index. RSMeans publishes a city cost index table. [3] Construction is a process that consists of the creation, modification, or demolition of facilities, buildings, civil and monumental works, and infrastructure. Construction cost - the total cost to construct a project. This value usually does not include ...

  7. Chemical plant cost indexes - Wikipedia

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    A cost index is the ratio of the actual price in a time period compared to that in a selected base period (a defined point in time or the average price in a certain year), multiplied by 100. Raw materials, products and energy prices, labor and construction costs change at different rates, and plant construction cost indexes are actually a ...

  8. Value of work done - Wikipedia

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    The value of work done (VOWD) is a project management technique for measuring and estimating the project cost at a point in time. It is mainly used in project environments of the Petroleum industry and is defined as the value of goods and services progressed, regardless of whether or not they have been paid for or received. The primary purpose ...

  9. National Building Code of Canada - Wikipedia

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    In force since November 7, 2000, the Code de construction du Québec [32] consists of the National Construction Code – 2005, amended, and includes Part 10 for existing buildings. The Quebec Code de Construction is not compulsory in the province. Municipalities have the option of adopting the code of their choice, with or without modifications.