1. Using Square Foot Estimate on RS Means Online, what is conceptual estimate for a 3 story, rigid steel hospital built in Los Angeles. What is the estimated architectural fee? 2. Click on the "Search...

1. Using Square Foot Estimate on RS Means Online, what is conceptual

estimate for a 3 story, rigid steel hospital built in Los Angeles. What is the estimated architectural fee? 2. Click on the "Search Data" tab of RS Means Online and find the ARCHITECTURAL FEES costs data. After studying the appropriate line numbers (linked within the cost data), do you think the amount you listed in Question #1 is a good number for the estimate? Why or why not? 3. Staying in the cost data set, find ENGINEERING FEES. After studying the Structural Engineering minimum and maximum amounts, estimate the cost for the hospital in Question #1. 4. Looking back at your Square Foot Estimate in Question #1, do you think all engineering fees are included in the Architectural Fees line item? If you were providing a conceptual estimate for at this stage in a project, how would you use this number and the cost data for the other engineering disciplines to estimate budget for the architecture and engineering design services? 5. Estimate the cost of a performance bond for the hospital in Question #1. This cost is not included in the conceptual Square Foot Estimate. 6. Without using RS Means Online, calculate the estimated workers' compensation insurance rate for a demolition job in North Carolina? Assume the contractor's EMR = 1.1.  -Use table provided (R013113-60). Page 3, under the "wrecking" column. -Per page 57 of the Mubarak book, example #9, multiply the percentage from the table by the contractor's EMR. 7. The contractor in Question #6 has two crews and each crew has four workers and a foreman that will work full time for three weeks (8 hrs/day, 5 workdays/week). The hourly wage is $30/hr for the works and $33/hr for the foreman. What is the workers compensation insurance cost for the contractor for this job? 8. Use the "Reference Items" tab of RS Means Online to look up the Crews that are available in the Cost Data. What is the crew name and crew make-up for BUILDING DEMOLITION - No foundations - Mixture of types?  9. Using the "Search Data" tab, estimate the cost to demolish 1,000,000 CF of demolition in Raleigh North Carolina. Use non-union (open shop) labor. Include Workers Compensation.