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California

Estimating on California construction

The data sources and bid rules an estimate is built against.

4 authorities, 3 statutory, 4 free to read.

StatutoryFree to read

General Prevailing Wage Determinations

California Department of Industrial Relations, Office of the Director — Research Unit

applicable wage rates by county and craftpredetermined increasesdetermination effective dateselectronic certified payroll reporting
StatutoryFree to read

Regulation 1521, Construction Contractors

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration

sales and use tax on construction materialstax treatment of fixtureslump sum versus time and material contractstax on self-manufactured fixturesexempt entity and federal contracts
Common practiceFree to read

California Construction Cost Index (CCCI)

California Department of General Services, Real Estate Services Division

escalation of building construction cost estimatescost trend reporting for state client agencies

Free, Californian, and the conventional escalation reference for state building work, which is why it is preferred here over a generic national index. The DGS page carries its own warning that the underlying ENR index tracks trade labour and material cost rather than the bidding environment, that caveat is encoded as a rule, because using CCCI alone in a hot market understates the bid.

The rest of the California register

Code complianceContract administrationCost controlPlanning and programmeDocument controlSite engineeringAll of California

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