Estimation and Scheduling of New Secretariat Block at Constitution Avenue, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract

Construction project are required to be completed within allocated budget and time. Therefore exact estimation is required. In any construction project time, cost and quality are considered as main objectives. If a project is delayed then more financing will be required hence time and cost are interrelated. Estimation is done through engineering and architectural drawings. Building construction estimating is the determination of practical development expenses of any given task. It is finished with the assistance of working drawings. Whereas scheduling is part of project planning. It is the most critical go in arranging procedure of the development undertaking. This project is on the scheduling of a construction building. The project building site is New Secretariat Block which is being under construction since 2007 and it is expected that this building will complete in 2013. The basic purpose behind the construction of new secretariat block is to accommodate all the scattered ministries which were early accommodated in rented offices. When this building will come in functional mode, this will surely save the finance of the government which now a days is being utilized in rents of ministries offices. The New Secretariat Block located on Constitution Avenue, Islamabad, is a 9 storied building with two basements. The total cost of the project was Rs.127,020,3220 according to the estimate and schedule we made, and it also includes the cost of electrical work and plumbing work along with 15% overhead charges and 10% contractor’s bonus.