ifcos-impl-cost
IFC Cost Management Implementation Guide
Quick Reference
Decision Tree: Choosing a Cost Structure
Need to manage costs in IFC?
├── Creating a cost estimate or budget?
│ └── Create IfcCostSchedule (predefined_type determines purpose)
│ ├── Budget allocation → predefined_type="BUDGET"
│ ├── Cost plan / estimate → predefined_type="COSTPLAN"
│ ├── Preliminary estimate → predefined_type="ESTIMATE"
│ ├── Bid/tender → predefined_type="TENDER"
│ ├── Priced BoQ → predefined_type="PRICEDBILLOFQUANTITIES"
│ ├── Unpriced BoQ → predefined_type="UNPRICEDBILLOFQUANTITIES"
│ ├── Unit rate schedule → predefined_type="SCHEDULEOFRATES"
│ └── Unknown/other → predefined_type="NOTDEFINED"
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