Self-Modeling Tool
This workbook is designed to assist the project teams on developing the projects' cost and schedule estimate considering uncertainty and risks that may affect their projects.
EBASE - Estimates and Bids Analysis System
An PC based application that is used for project development, advertisement, and award of a project. It Generates reports such as Proposal, Summary of Quantities, Item reports, Bid Tabulations and others.
UBA - Unit Bid Analysis
An online application used to compile reports or by-item information using Bid History data supplied by EBASE. This system is limited in the variety of queries available. This data is mostly used as a cost estimating source.
Bid Tabs Pro (OMAN Systems)
A PC based software program using data from EBASE that generates reports or queries. Great flexibility is built into this software. Queries can be by contractor, quantity, county, bid letting dates, and many others. This data is mostly used as a cost estimating source.
HQ Construction Office/Vendors/Contractors/Other Project Teams
Estimators can get information about estimating project items from construction offices, vendors, contractors and other project teams. Trends in construction costs http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/biz/construction/constructioncosts.cfm.
Specialty Groups
Specialty groups are often able to provide guidance in finding cost and schedule information for their areas of expertise.
Bridge Manual
FHWA Cost Trends
The FHWA has established a Highway Construction Cost Increases and Competition Issues web page to share information regarding increasing construction costs.
Urban Planning Office
The Urban Planning Office has created an access based Planning Level Cost Estimating package. Contact Murshed Delwar, Senior Transportation Planning Specialist at the Urban Planning Office, 206.464.1263.
Means
RS Means publishes guides for construction cost estimating. Their heavy civil guide includes highways and roads and can be checked out through the WSDOT library.
Tracer
Earth Tech's TRAnsportation Cost EstimatoR (TRACER) software is a parametric cost estimating tool created to help plan and budget for highway and bridge construction/renovation projects at the pre-design and preliminary design phases.
Benefit-Cost Analysis of Bicycle Facilities
If your community is considering building a new bicycle facility, you can use this tool to estimate costs, the demand in terms of new cyclists, and measured economic benefits (e.g., time savings, increased livability, decreased health costs, a more enjoyable ride).