Estimating in Building Construction

60 CHAPTER SEVEN

FIGURE 7.3.Standard Crews.

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Review Questions

1. What unit of time is used to measure labor? What does
   it represent?


2. How do climatic conditions influence the amount of
   work actually completed in an hour?


3. Where would you use cycle time to estimate productivity?


4. Where would you use the rate of progress to estimate
   productivity?
   5. What effect can upcoming labor union negotiations
   have on a bid?
   6. Why do many contractors hesitate to bid just before the
   expiration of a union contract?
   7. What effect could an extreme shortage of skilled work-
   ers have on the cost of a project?
   8. How can working conditions on the job site affect worker
   productivity?
   9. How may union work rules affect the pricing of labor?


5. What costs should be included in the labor burden?


6. How do allowances differ from reimbursements?


7. How are vacation, holidays, and sick leave included in
   the labor burden?


8. How can crews be used in the estimating of labor? How
   does this compare with using individual workers?