Cost Estimating

Latest Revisions

April 12, 2021 Quantity sheet builder updated for new Estimation Software - with correction for missing first item.

Estimator® Software Guidance

• Project Data Field Information

• Items Requiring Supplemental Descriptions

• Lump Sum and Lump Unit Pay Item Usage for 
  Multi-project and Multi-site Contracts

• Category Codes

• Printing Options

• Consultant File Transfer

Estimating Guidance

• Quantity Rounding

• Quantity Estimating

2018 SPECIFICATIONS

Item Lists

• 2018 Specifications Master Item List

Averaged Price Lists

• 5 Year Average Price List - 2018

• 2 Year Average Price List - 2018

2011 SPECIFICATIONS

Item Lists

• 2011 Specifications Master Item List - English

Averaged Price Lists

• 5 Year Average Price List - English

• 2 Year Average Price List - English

Specification Links

• Active Specifications (Standard Specifications for Construction and General Special Provisions)

Additional Links

• Quantity Sheet Builder for New Estimation Software 

• VTrans Report on Shared-Use Path and Sidewalk Unit Costs - Updated August 2014

• AASHTO Technical Committee on Cost Estimating

• FHWA Guidelines on Preparing Engineer’s Estimate, Bid Reviews, and Evaluation