Empirical Analysis of Man-hour Data to Support a Cost-Plus Pricing Approach for Estimating BIM Service Costs

  • Koo, Bonsang (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Ghang (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Chung-woon (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Shin, Byungjin (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • 발행 : 2015.10.11

초록

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a nascent technology in Korea, and currently lacks formal guidelines to assist Architectural and Engineering (AE) firms in estimating BIM service fees, while also allowing government agencies to allocate budgets for the rendered BIM services. This research provides a method to estimate costs for BIM services based on the cost-plus pricing framework. The approach requires a generalized estimate of the man hour per floor area data to calculate the direct labor costs. Man-hour data were collected from forty five projects that have implemented BIM. Interpolation of the man-hours was performed to develop a general reference table for 'Type 2' (i.e., public schools and office buildings, etc.) projects. By providing an objective approach for estimating the costs of BIM services, it allows clients and AE firms to agree upon a fair cost for BIM related services, and thus expedite its adoption in Korea.

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과제정보

This research was supported by a grant (15-AUDP-C067817-03) from the Architecture & Urban Development Research Program funded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Korean government.