Table of Contents

List of Figures v

List of Tables  vi

List of Maps    vii

Preface           x

How This Book Is Organized  x

Acknowledgements    xi

About the Author        xii

Introduction     2

Estimate Classification            2

Construction Labor     3

Productivity Basis       4

Estimating Construction Labor Productivity     6

USGC Manhours         7

Typical Construction Manpower Loading       8

Estimated Construction Productivity Form       10

Case Studies   12

Case Study: Three Labor Markets      13

Case Study: Foreign Workforce         15

Eatimating Productivity Change During Ramadam       16

Case Study: Petrochemical Plant        18

Case Study: Offshore Platform           20

Case Study: High-Rise Building           22

Construction Labor Productivity Tables          24

Location Indexes         35

Productivity Adjustment Factors         39

Other Productivity Factors      42

Fps – Project Size        43

Fsh – Construction Schedule  44

Fsr – Additional Safety Requirements 45

Fop – Work in Operating Areas           46

Fhe – Working Height   47

Fes – Excessive Security Requirements         48

Fth – Climate – Temperature/Humidity  49

Climate – Heat Index    50

Fra – Climate – Precipitation     52

Fwc – Climate – Wind Chill       54

Fwn – Climate – Wind   56

Ftv – Travel Time to Construction Site 57

Fec – Level of Construction Activity   58

Fbk – Contractor Backlog        59

Fws – Workforce Supervision            60

Fwk – Work Week       61

Fsd – Shifts Per Day    63

Fpb – Workforce Pay Basis     64

Far – Laydown Area Access 65

Fca – Workforce Catering       66

Fac – Workforce Accommodation       67

Faw – Workforce Congestion 68

Fcv – Crew Loading    69

Fsu – Subcontract Labor         70

Fun – Workforce Organization            71

Fwx – Workforce Experience 72

Fcp – Learning Curve – Process Plants          73

Fcb – Learning Curve – High-Rise Buildings   74

Fwm – Workforce Morale        75

Fwt – Workforce Turnover      76

Fch – Post Construction Start Change Orders            77

Fss – Post Construction Start Stretched Schedule     78

Appendix – Maps         79

Glossary         173

Index   183