Managing Project Budget Expectations through the Monitoring and Reporting of Pipeline Material Costs
Managing Project Budget Expectations through the Monitoring and Reporting of Pipeline Material Costs
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通过监控和报告管道材料成本来管理项目预算预期
DOI:
10.1061/41138(386)147
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发表时间:
2010
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0.1
通讯作者:
G. Simpson
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作者:
T. Matsuura;Steve Duling;B. Spiller;G. Simpson
This paper will discuss the importance of monitoring pipeline material costs in managing project budget expectations for major water transmission pipeline projects. The combined pipeline material and manufacturing cost is the single largest capital cost component for large diameter steel pipeline projects. The communication and sharing of information between engineers, owners, and pipeline manufacturers are keys in establishing and updating accurate budgets for projects developed and constructed over multiple years. Using general construction industry standard cost indexes to predict changes in pipeline material and manufacturing costs may not provide accurate changes for these components due to the volatility and fluctuations in raw material costs associated with the production of steel pipe. This paper will provide an example of a major pipeline project and present historical steel pipe costs and their relationship to the cost of steel, the importance of monitoring these costs, and the differences between actual pipe costs and projections based on cost indexes, thereby establishing the value of monitoring pipeline material costs.