{"product_id":"cost-estimating-manual-for-water-william-t-mcgivney-9780471729976","title":"Cost Estimating Manual for Water Treatment Facilities [With CDROM] [With CDROM]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE TO THE READER: \u003c\/b\u003eAll forms and material that were previously on a CD-ROM that accompanied this book have been moved to the following web site: http: \/\/booksupport.wiley.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTested-and-proven techniques for quick, accurate estimates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere is the first manual that guides engineers, planners, and contractors through the process of estimating the cost of building water treatment facilities. Based on more than eighty years of the two authors' collective experience, the \u003ci\u003eCost Estimating Manual for Water Treatment Facilities \u003c\/i\u003enot only enables you to arrive at a dependable estimate, it shows you how to do it quickly with a minimum of information and supporting data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn order to ensure reliability, the authors have compiled and analyzed the results from their own construction cost estimates for more than 500 projects as well as the results from many other engineers and contractors. The manual identifies forty-three treatment processes, nine types of water treatment plants, plus five additional types of advanced water treatment plants. The authors then demonstrate how to calculate costs for each element, accounting for needed mark-ups and allowances in order to arrive at the total plant construction cost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo help you make your own estimates, the manual provides: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamples of cost estimates for different water treatment processes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistorical data from several public agencies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSample tables for 10 mgd and 100 mgd product water flow rates for each type of treatment plant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWebsite access with Excel spreadsheets that enable you to perform estimates using your own data\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow that the \u003ci\u003eCost Estimating Manual for Water Treatment Facilities \u003c\/i\u003eis available, you no longer have to rely on hunches and anecdotal information; you have a proven, scientific method that leads to reliable estimates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susumu Kawamura, William T. McGivney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0471729973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471729976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Susumu Kawamura","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44829299474687,"sku":"9780471729976","price":151.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_719c2139-842d-4b4c-bf74-f061ed8565e4.jpg?v=1708450399","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cost-estimating-manual-for-water-william-t-mcgivney-9780471729976","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}