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1. 2 2 MM ee ctn r Building Functions 100 Utilities Civil Engineering Facilities J 200 Industrial Facilities 300 Administrative Commercial Protective 400 Health Welfare Facilities Facilities 500 Recreational Facilities m 600 Religious Facilities 700 Educational Scientific Information Facilities 7 300 Residential Facilities m 900 Common Facilities Other Facilities Au zi September 2002 17 BCIS Online User Guide i Select from the following studies using the pull down list nY study Cost of the building excluding external works and contingencies and with preliminaries apportioned expressed as a cost per ne gross internal floor area Element cost m Cost of each building element excluding external works preliminaries and contingencies expressed as a cost per m gross internal floor area Element unit rate Cost of each building element excluding external works preliminaries and contingencies expressed as an element unit rate Functional unit Cost of the building excluding external works and contingencies and with prices preliminaries apportioned expressed as a cost per functional unit Group element Cost of each group element excluding external works and contingencies prices and with preliminaries apportioned expressed as a cost per m gross internal floor area ii Select one or more types of work for the m and group element prices studies Other studies are only available2. 18 iii Select the building function you require essen 18 iv Display the Results 5 esistere ito a e Pure o Het Shas a o pies west 18 Ne Rebase tlie Resultszu aces eA seq siepe et eae uie des uod eme 19 vi Display detailed Results ie eere reet ace tae tee race ees a aca 19 vii Calculations for early cost advice insurance reinstatement and depreciated replacement Cost Valuati DD tens d utu doe ab di Be ahaa 19 EacinpA P 21 10 SUES RR a aada a ae aises rt eaa edas aieh 22 11 o P 23 12 DAY WOTKS ii c 24 13 Search M c 25 14 LOSST io CL LE SRM 26 15 Contact Informati n s 27 16 MSLOSSATY sone S E EN E E E A E EE PR 28 17 Terms and C ODGIHOBS Jordi aa E e cedi ec E A eevee 29 September 2002 1 BCIS Online User Guide 1 Introduction Welcome to the BCIS Online service This guide describes how to access the service and how to retrieve information from each section It is not an exhaustive guide and updated information is always available in the on line Help pages throughout the service BCIS continues to develop the service and this guide may not include details of the latest developments BCIS welcomes any comments you have about any aspect of the service We may not always be able to ad
3. It will then divide by the BCIS All in Tender Price Index for the quarter in which the base date of the analysis lies not the project tender price index and divide again by the BCIS location factor for the county in which the building is located Costs embedded in the text are not updated Any costs that are updated change in colour from blue to red Note BCIS is currently using the old pre unitary authority list of local authorities v Display the Results Click on the Results link on the yellow bar to display all levels of analysis or click on the links in the red bar to view either Full or Group Elemental Analyses only A brief summary of each selected project is shown The project title is a link that will take you to further details of the project in a new window The summary information shown on the results page is e Job title e Date for receipt of tenders e Analysis number unique reference e Location September 2002 12 BCIS Online User Guide e Number of storeys primary number of storeys followed by secondary number of storeys in brackets if applicable If there is a basement then this is shown by e Gross internal floor area e Accommodation and design text e Total cost of the building excluding external works and contingencies and with prelims apportioned e Cost per m2 Total cost divided by floor area e Level of analysis available If the costs are shown in green then they are at the original t
4. available free of charge from Adobe www adobe com If you have a firewall it should be set to allow form data through September 2002 3 BCIS Online User Guide 3 Logging On To access BCIS Online open up your internet browser eg Internet Explorer or Netscape and connect to the internet if it is not already connected Enter the following address in the address bar http service bcis co uk Please note that there is no www in the address You will see the BCIS Online service open up in a new window Enter your Login ID and Password and either press return or click on the Login button You will then see the BCIS Online home page with your organisation identified at the top of the page Hint Neither your Login ID or password is case sensitive but you must be careful to enter a number 0 or 1 or letter o or l where appropriate Note By logging into the service you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions under which the service is offered by BCIS including the payment of the subscription fee You give the authority to enter into or extend this contractual relationship to anyone you allow by action or default to use the Login ID and password issued to you by BCIS To set up a shortcut on a PC with Internet Explorer click on the link towards the bottom of the Login page To set up a shortcut on a PC with Netscape Navigator press the Control and D keys September 2002 4 BCIS Online User Guide 4 Site Layout As soo
5. for new build iii Select the building function you require Selecting the categories first and then the individual building functions you require Hint Enter a word to highlight the classes of interest This will redisplay the page showing all the different building functions available in selected categories with those containing your chosen word highlighted Some building functions are headings or sub headings When you select one of these all the codes in the range will be automatically selected although you can deselect those that are not appropriate In addition the average prices studies group some functions together under the headings to improve sample sizes where appropriate For example 760 Libraries includes all libraries ie anything coded 760 to 764 iv Display the Results Once you have selected the building functions you require you can move on to look at the Results or set up rebasing adjust prices to a different date or location using the links in the yellow bar at the top of the page Hint Clicking on the list building function button a second time will clear your selection from the bottom of the page September 2002 18 BCIS Online User Guide y Rebase the Results The Results you have selected will be displayed at the pricing level used when the study was calculated usually the previous quarter and at UK mean location or adjusted to suit your project The Rebase page allows
6. for your company then you will need to choose an ISP for example Pro Net 020 8200 3565 who can arrange connections using a single connection for your office network and other more specialist services Link An area on a web page which when clicked will load a different page or perhaps the same page again with different settings On the BCIS site links appear in various places words in the left hand blue border underlined words in the yellow bar at the top of the page underlined words in text on many pages etc Rebase Rebasing A term adopted by BCIS after a consultation workshop with users of the service to cover the process of changing the pricing level of some costs While it is not a common expression for the process of adjusting pricing level it was chosen as a concise term that does not have any of the connotations of updating or backdating Server A computer that offers a service to other computers Tender Price Studies The group of BCIS Studies which measure differences in tender price level by such as location contract value number of storeys etc URL Uniform Resource Locator a unique name eg for a web page on the Internet September 2002 28 BCIS Online User Guide 17 Terms and Conditions The Building Cost Information Service BCIS is a reciprocal service and subscribers are expected to participate by supplying information Copyright of the information and computer systems is vested with the Royal Institution
7. least 10 by clicking on the category name Note If the costs are shown in grey then they are at the date used when the study was calculated usually last quarter and UK mean location If the costs are shown in red then they have been rebased to a different pricing level the pricing level used is given at the top of the page vii Calculations for early cost advice insurance reinstatement and depreciated replacement cost valuation September 2002 19 BCIS Online User Guide Select the rate you wish to use by clicking on one of the figures in the Results page and then select which calculator you wish to use All of the rates in blue or red are active links to the three cost calculators Additional information such as building area is required before you arrive at the final figure September 2002 20 BCIS Online User Guide 9 Briefing The BCIS Briefing contains BCIS s review ofthe construction economy and background to BCIS forecasts Quarterly Briefing text and pdf A new commentary and forecast every quarter Executive Summary Summary of the Quarterly Briefing Update Six weeks after the Quarterly Briefing this updates both commentary and forecast Five year forecast text and pdf Each summer BCIS produces a long term forecast Economic Background A series of regularly updated extracts from economic reports and statistics Categories of information include The economy e Materials and wages e Construc
8. print the page white area you are viewing You can download data in a variety of formats depending upon the content of the page e Html this is the way that web pages are formatted on the Internet but it can be used in other applications such as word processing e Jpeg graphs and other images can be downloaded in this format e Xml currently only available for analyses this format allows other applications to read and process the information e Comma delimited another format which is suitable for importing into other applications such as spreadsheets Less functional than xml but more widely useable There are sometimes links or buttons on the pages Buttons usually update the same page such as listing the building function codes from the headings you have selected Links usually display more information sometimes by opening up a new browser window Note If you leave the browser for a while currently 20 minutes without doing anything it will close your session with BCIS Please log out as soon as you have finished using the Logoff button at the bottom of the blue menu bar The X button at the top right hand corner of your browser on PCs will also log you off Hint Wait till the red Please wait message disappears from the blue bar at the top of the screen before trying to use a page boxes and lists are often reset at this point Hint Don t forget the slide bar on the right hand side of your browser that indica
9. 4 higher compared with a year ezeker but follows peak n 302001 when the year on year mcrease was 9 3 These figures art based on a sienple se of 32 scheenes for the 4th quarter and 41 schemes for the 3rd quarter and co the mdres could change as the sample axe increase Down the left hand side of the page is a list of the main sections of the service Home Analyses Indices Average Prices Briefing Studies News Dayworks and Search The section you are currently working in is shown in a white block You can move to another part of the service using any of the links in the blue border at any time but if you are in the middle of something such as setting criteria for a search the details will be lost At the top of the page is a yellow bar within the blue border the links shown within this bar are different for each section of the service Click on one of the underlined words to move around within the current section of the service Typically you will work from left to right taking each option listed in turn but this is not always the case September 2002 5 BCIS Online User Guide The name of your organisation and the time you logged in is shown in a blue band across the top of the page On the far right of the bar you will find links to print download and help which are common to all sections of the service Help will bring up a new browser window with help about the page you are viewing Print will use your browser s capability to
10. CIS BCIS Online User Guide online l Introduction mS 2 2 Before IET UMOR 3 35 HUTT CD adsis a M ud Le MIA E LEUR mE SEE uM EVE ue 4 4 Site vl 5 2 Homepage oen o ietsosts e evel leases Rt oodde iui bursts eub es e uius pesada viele 7 Ge Analyses Sec Oase steam tatnbat mm LEDs a a d edd 8 i Select building TUDCUOT eiiie etit eee rre SC E RYS HAS USA YI Pa eA RUE ST Be e SERRA Ue aee uus 8 D Target D IRIIBE cosecha pee sotto rige r teense ed nire soi des qut sess toes HEY DR eea rique 9 iii Refine out selection noscere svi dubi eite DELLI E UE 10 iii Rebase Your Tesullts E 12 v Display the Results 5 cauen eo Svat e UE ted tese Sea Eid Sis Oe bed earte shed bove o cd IgA 12 Vi Download Analy ses cesa tet rad en ge eae ae ae aes 13 vil SLALISUCS dm E 14 PEE DI IR RR cn 15 iSelect the frequency ofthe indices Jen edendi Bedi eh b di reddes 15 Hi Select the Categories ient ect ir eana oT N EEE LAN AEE AEE Y EE UNES NEEE ET OTEA EEES 16 iii Choose individual Bdiees oii oio ode oeste otentsc niet in ossis o pando ch tes 16 iv Select the display that you require aoro c eibi tei e aa osea enin ar addu 16 8 Ayerage PICES EET R P 17 i Select from the following studies using the pull down list sess 18 ii Select one or more types of work for the n and group element prices studies
11. Codes Region level codes will be displayed first of all and you can deselect an entire region or select only some of the region If you select only part of the region a list of the counties Scottish Regions will be displayed with similar options You can make a selection down to district level Each time you change a selection at region or county level the page is redisplayed including an updated count of the number of analyses Hint Use the location criterion only if you are searching for specific projects as you can adjust for the effect of location pricing levels using the Rebase option If you use the location criterion then deselect just the areas that you do not want rather than selecting only those areas that are particularly relevant Client Codes You can select or deselect client codes As this is a hierarchical code you can select all or some of the codes at each level Text Search Enter a search term such as Atrium The service will then search for analyses containing this word You may need to enter variations eg plural terms Updated Cost Enter a range for the completed cost of the project eg all projects over 25million Analyses are coded for specification against each element where practical Select one of the following elements and you can select the form and or type of construction for that element Substructure Services equipment Communications installations Frame Disposal installations Special inst
12. allations Upper floors Space heating and air treatment Site works Roof Ventilating system Drainage Stairs Electrical installation External services External walls Lift and conveyor installations Minor building work Windows and external doors Protective installations Sanitary appliances Internal walls and partitions Wall finishes Ceiling finishes Internal doors Floor finishes Fittings and furnishings September 2002 11 BCIS Online User Guide iii Rebase your results You can adjust all the prices within selected analyses by either date or location factors or both Click Rebase on the yellow bar to make the required selection The pull down list for date adjustment displays the quarterly BCIS All in Tender Price Index including forecasts The default quarter is the current quarter If you have already rebased figures and want to remove the adjustment simply click on No adjustment The pull down list for location displays the regional BCIS factors followed bythe county BCIS factors The default is UK mean location 100 Location factors down to district level can be found under Tender Price Studies in the Studies section of the service If you know the index level you wish to adjust to then you can enter an index figure in the box provided Ensure that the button next to the figure is marked if you wish to use it When adjusting figures the system will multiply costs by the date index selected and then by the location index selected
13. ant Note If you require indices that have been superseded select the superseded tick box in the top right hand corner For example BCIS first published the Tender Price Index on a Ist quarter 1974 base If you would like to retrieve the old indices on this base then you must select superseded indices In most cases but not always the current series will go back as far as the superseded series Click on List Index Series Titles or press return to show all the indices within the categories you have selected iii Choose individual indices Select the indices that you require from the list displayed at the bottom of the page The frequency of the indices is shown in their description iv Select the display that you require e Individual displays one index series after another and shows percentage changes from one period to the next You can display as many series as you like in this format but you will get a faster response with just a few at a time e Group displays indices side by side for easier comparison although viewing may be cumbersome if more than four are selected e Graph displays the first five series that you have selected in a graphical format Hint If you can t see the series you want then look again at the categories you selected and check the frequency Hint If you are looking for old indices try the annual series September 2002 16 BCIS Online User Guide 8 Average Prices Ove
14. cent first Older articles are indexed and can be found through the Search section News relating to BCIS BMI and the BCIS Online service can also be found using the links on the yellow bar September 2002 BCIS Online User Guide 23 12 Dayworks The most recent Daywork rates for a range of trades are listed in this section Clicking on a Daywork rate will take you to historical information on that rate This section also includes details of wage agreements for the main construction trades September 2002 BCIS Online User Guide 24 13 Search To search the service enter your search term in the box Results indicating the number of times that your search term has been found in each section will be returned Click on a blue link to expand the references in that section You should then click on a link to go to that section This search does not go across the content of analyses To search analyses use the text search function from the drop down menu in the Refine option in the Analyses section September 2002 BCIS Online User Guide 25 14 Logging off Please log off from the BCIS system as soon as you have finished by clicking on the logoff button at the bottom of the blue border Logging of in this way will end your session on the BCIS server Clicking on the close Lx button at the top of your Internet Explorer or Netscape browser will also log you off If you are using a Mac click the button in the top l
15. d on at 10 08AM on 24 April 2002 CIS online Home Analyses S Analyses earch Indices r Building Function Categories Average Prices Briefin m 100 Utilities Civil Engineering Facilities 200 Industrial Facilities Studies m 300 Administrative Commercial Protective DO 400 Health Welfare Facilities M Facilities News 500 Recreational Facilities 600 Religious Facilities Dayworks_ 700 Educational Scientific Information Facilities 300 Residential Facilities Search p 900 Common Facilities Other Facilities r all Highlight List Building Functions r C Analysis Number Number Search by Analysis Number i Select building function This is selected in two stages in the Building Function section on the yellow bar First select the main building function category ies appropriate for your project eg 800 Residential Then click List Building Functions and the building functions within that category will be displayed Select whichever are appropriate September 2002 8 BCIS Online User Guide If you are not sure which building function category is appropriate you can enter a word to search in the box select All Categories and press Return This will search all of the categories for the word that you have entered When the building functions are displayed all of them will be listed Any that are shaded grey contain your selected word Some buil
16. ding functions are headings and may select a few connected functions You can deselect any that are not appropriate eg selecting Schools will select Nursery Primary Secondary schools etc If the building function that you have selected is not a common type you may need to think about other building functions that could be used to obtain a range of useful information Selecting Results on the yellow bar will take you directly to a list ofall analyses matching your selected building function for the last eight years However you will get a more targeted selection if you enter some initial details of the building Eight years is the default setting for the maximum age but this can be altered in the Target building section ii Target building At this stage you can enter some initial data about your project to begin the process of matching up relevant analyses A red bar with blue figures shows you at any stage how many analyses are available against the criteria that are either preset or that you have entered The numbers show how many analyses there are in total how many of those are Full Elemental Analyses and how many are Group Elemental Analyses At any time you can click on any of the numbers in the red bar to take you to a list of those analyses in the Results page If you just want to see Full Elemental Analyses just select the figure showing how many there are At any point to check h
17. eft hand corner September 2002 BCIS Online User Guide 26 15 Contact Information To contact BCIS for support with the service or for any other purpose Telephone 020 7695 1500 Fax 020 7695 1501 Email bcis Q bcis co uk for general enquiries support bcis co uk for BCIS Online enquiries Service http service bcis co uk Public web site http www bcis co uk Building Cost Information Service Ltd 12 Great George Street Parliament Square London SWIP3AD A full list of contacts at BCIS can be found in the Home section of the service September 2002 BCIS Online User Guide 21 16 Glossary Browser A piece of software that can access files over the Internet and display them on your screen BCIS Online is optimised for Microsoft s Internet Explorer and can also run on Netscape s Navigator See page 3 for further details Html Hypertext mark up language codes that are used to add format information links and all the other features which you expect from a web page IP address Each computer on the Internet has a number that is used as an address when passing data around the network ISP Internet Service Provider a firm offering connections to the Internet you connect to your ISP either using a modem or with a leased line and the ISP provides the connection to the rest of the world The RICS offers a free you only pay for the telephone call service for individuals If you need an Internet connection
18. ender price level If the costs are shown in red then they have been rebased to a different pricing level the figures used are given at the top of the page If drawings for this analysis are available they will be accessible via a link at the very bottom of the analysis report Hint Make sure you have reduced the number of analyses selected down to manageable proportions before going to the Results page to improve the speed of display Hint The building sub total cost in the analysis summary will only be the same as the building sub total cost in the analysis report if the preliminaries have been spread To show the analysis costs with prelims spread put a tick in the box at the top of the analysis summary page vi Download Analyses To download analyses click on Download in the yellow bar at the top right of your screen To select only one or two analyses click on the Select All button and then select those that you require Alternatively deselect any that you do not require Click Download and you will be prompted first to select the format comma separated xml or html Next you should right click on the text offered Please Right click here to download the file then select save target as and specify the location for the file when prompted by your browser Netscape users will be given the option to save link as after the option to download the file When you download analyses the figures w
19. ill be rebased if you choose html or comma delimited formats but not if you choose xml September 2002 13 BCIS Online User Guide Hint To read an analysis into a spreadsheet select xml format file Make sure you note the name and location of the file downloaded You will need to have downloaded the BCIS Load Analyses spreadsheet Go to Search and enter xml spreadsheet for links to further information and the download Xml format files can also be imported into some cost planning systems vii Statistics The Statistics page displays a summary of the selected analyses including average prices and a scatter diagram September 2002 14 BCIS Online User Guide 7 Indices Overview A number of indices are available for selection either individually or together for comparison These are available at various frequencies eg monthly or annual and can be displayed to and from selected dates and in various formats including as a graph Select your required indices and date range from the Series Selection page Indices can then be displayed in different formats using Individual Group and Graph options 24 BCIS Online Microsoft Internet Explorer CIS online Home pacem Index Series Categories Index Categories Indices g z I BCIS Cost Indices BCIS Output Price Indices A je P verage Prices Brief BCIS Regional Tender Price Indices BCIS Tender Price Indices riefing m I BCIS Trade P
20. imber steel and or brick e Variable tick boxes eg regions Again a red bar will indicate the number of analyses matching the criteria that you have set and will update when you click on Update Search If your criteria return no analyses you may want to enter a broader selection against the criteria that you have entered Criteria that have already been set can be updated by clicking on the blue links Criteria available Age of analysis A pull down list will be displayed allowing you to select a specific year Analyses in or after that year will be selected The default selection is eight years prior to the current year Type of work Further classifications against broad category eg New Build Build behind retained fa ade Number of storeys This allows you to enter or change the number of storeys Floor area Gross internal floor area You can select All for any size of project or select Range and enter figures in the From and To boxes To select all projects under a September 2002 10 BCIS Online User Guide certain area the From box can be left blank To select all projects over a certain area the To box can be left blank Construction Codes BCIS construction codes can be selected or deselected Air Conditioning Specify this if you wish to select only analyses with or without air conditioning Basement Specify this if you wish to select only analyses with or without a basement Location
21. n as you have logged into the service you will be presented with the home page The blue menu bar on the left hand side of the screen will take you to any section of the service and remains in place throughout the service The yellow bar across the top is the functiona lity bar and varies in each section To the right of the function bar is a short yellow bar that remains in place with options to Print Download and request Help You can move between sections of the service using the blue menu bar however if you move in the middle of something such as setting criteria for a search the details will be lost Functionality Bar varies in each section LIBET pm cjs sue musicis tius gt 1 Download Menu Bar p Welcome to BCIS Online Web Based Services Print and Help sections of Analyses indices The Api 2007 update on the BCIS Quarterly Briefing is now available functions are BCIS Budget Report Headlines from the Chancelloc s Budget and how it will impart en always construction dieting available Soules t 20k 2002 is nose av the Service Pagsagu Prices e Aggregate Tax will come intn effect from I April 2002 D aget ETT Access Audit Price Guide is mew available Latest Life Expectancy of Building Components Top Subscribers 2001 News Latest tender price index The ECIS All in Tender Price Index curently shows that tender prices dpped m 402001 down 3 4 e on 3Q2001 The 402001 ndez was 2
22. of Chartered Surveyors RICS The information supplied by BCIS is issued only to and for the use of the subscriber and members of the subscriber s company at the subscription address Access from other addresses whether via a network or otherwise is not permitted without a subscription to cover each site Forwarding information obtained from the service to other addresses is not permitted unless the office receiving the information has a subscription to the service that entitles them to receive that information Only one person can use each subscription at a time ie each subscription is limited to one concurrent user A subscription is for an initial period of one year and can be renewed for a further period of a year BCIS will send a renewal notice in the form of an invoice to the subscriber before the end of subscription period By using the Login ID and password issued to them or allowing that Login ID and password to be used the subscriber accepts the currently published Terms and Conditions of the service and agrees to pay the subscription fee BCIS will take measures that it believes to be appropriate to ensure that only authorised users have access to the system These measures may include periodic changes to passwords restricting the IP addresses that can access the service etc The subscriber can ask BCIS to change the password at any time and must do so if they suspect that the Login ID and password have become known to a third par
23. opt your suggestions but over the years BCIS Online has developed from the feedback received from users As the service is available exclusively to subscribers you will need to enter a Login ID and password each time you access the service unless your organisation subscribes to a corporate package which allows direct login via your intranet Please make sure that anyone within your office who will be accessing the service knows the Login ID and password However our ability to continue to offer the service is compromised if non subscribers have access to the service so please do not pass them on BCIS is a reciprocal service if you have any questions about data collection please contact us September 2002 2 BCIS Online User Guide 2 Before you start Your computer will need a web browser and a connection to the Internet to access BCIS Online The site has been designed for use with Microsoft s Internet Explorer 4 with Service Pack 1 or a later version but you can also use the equivalent version of Netscape s Navigator although the layout will appear slightly different in places If you use an Apple Mac computer BCIS Online is available using Netscape s Navigator 4 7 or Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5 for Mac We recommend that you use a screen resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels to see the site s page layout at its best but a screen area of 800 by 600 pixels is the minimum required You will also need Adobe Acrobat Reader which is
24. ow your new criteria have affected the number of analyses found click on the Update Search button Select the Type of Work from the pull down list of All e New build e Horizontal extension e Vertical extension e Rehabilitation conversion September 2002 9 BCIS Online User Guide You may Refine these categories further in the Refine section Enter the Gross internal floor area The system will convert this into a range from half to twice Again this can be refined further Leave at All to include any size of building Enter the Primary number of storeys as a number or leave as Any If you enter a number of storeys it will be converted into a range where appropriate Select Yes or No for Air Conditioning and Basement or leave as Any if you wish to search all projects However we recommend you start by leaving these set to Any unless this specification is particularly important to your project iii Refine your selection From the Target Building page click on the yellow bar to go to Refine This will allow you to enter further criteria from the pull down menu Click on the list and scroll down to display the full list of options Click on Add Modify criteria to display selection criteria The criteria are set in different ways including Parameters eg floor area ranging from 100nf to 500n e Tick boxes eg construction methods concrete t
25. rice Indices BMI Energy Cost Indices udies BMI Maintenance Cost Indices BMI Maintenance Price Indices ews Construction New Orders Construction Output Daywork ayworks S Construction Plant Hire Association Indices Measured Term Contract Updating Percentages earch I Miscellaneous Indices I Price Adjustment Formula Indices Retail Prices AH List Index Series Titles Settings Type of series Mosttrequent J Include superceded series Statt date January J 1995 End date February J 2006 Select indices in the following stages i Select the frequency of the indices Select either Most frequent All Monthly Quarterly or Annual frequencies from the drop down menu Please note that not all indices are available at all frequencies eg the BCIS All in Tender Price Index is available quarterly and annually but not monthly The Most Frequent will select a monthly index if available or a quarterly or annual if it is not Adjust the range of dates for which you require indices using the pull down lists or leave at the default setting that covers the last few years and extent of forecast information Note that September 2002 15 BCIS Online User Guide these drop down lists give the extreme range for all indices on the system rather than the series you have selected ii Select the categories Then select the category ies that cover the indices you w
26. rview Using the BCIS databank you can view a variety of average prices for a range of building functions and types numerically and graphically These prices can be adjusted for date and location factors and can be used in calculations for early cost advice insurance reinstatement cost assessments and depreciated replacement cost valuations The Select page allows you to select the study you need the type of work and building functions Average prices are then displayed in the Results page From here you can use the Rebase page to adjust the pricing levels and then return to Results for adjusted prices More detailed statistics including graphical representation of the data are available by clicking on any of the blue links for building functions in Results By selecting any of the displayed rates you can use the automatic cost calculators for early cost advice insurance reinstatement cost assessments and depreciated replacement cost valuations zd BCIS Online Microsoft Internet Explorer CIS online Home Analyses Indices Briefing m2 stud z Studies Average Prices Search Study idy News element cost per m2 element unit rate study Dayworks functional unit prices Search group element i Shell only I Fitting out new building Rehabilitation Conversion I Fitting out existing building Horizontal extension Vertical extension AH cdi
27. tes there is more below what you can currently see on screen Note You are not able to use the forward and back buttons on your browser while on the BCIS site These have been disabled to prevent the system losing track of where you are in the selection process Hint Sometimes you have to select further information on a page such as building functions from selected building function categories September 2002 6 BCIS Online User Guide 3 Home page The Home page is updated with current headline news from the service including service developments The Contacts link takes you to another page containing contact details for BCIS and our staff September 2002 BCIS Online User Guide 6 Analyses Section Overview The analyses section allows you to search the BCIS databank of analyses matching relevant ones to your criteria and adjusting figures for location and time factors Analyses can be downloaded and a statistical summary of selected analyses displayed After selecting a building function s you can enter some details of your target building and then Refine your search for relevant analyses using a range of available criteria The Rebase function allows you to adjust prices in your selected analyses The statistics function calculates average price information from your selected analyses Analyses can be printed and downloaded t BCIS Online Microsoft Internet Explorer BG niine Demonstration account logge
28. tion demand e State of trade e Forecasts September 2002 BCIS Online User Guide 21 10 Studies The yellow bar contains Tender Price Studies Contract Percentages etc To look at a particular study click on the link in the yellow bar the first study in the list will have been selected when you enter the section BCIS Tender Price Studies measure differences in pricing level between different categories of building project The section includes e Introduction to the BCIS Tender Price Studies e Location Factors Region County and District e Location Factors Region and County e Regional Trends Regional variations over time e Selection of Contractor e Building Function e Building Height Type of Work e Contract Sum e Site Conditions BCIS Contract Percentages Studies include preliminaries as a percentage of contract sum percentage additions to PC sums and percentage additions to prime cost of dayworks In each case the study shows how the average level of these measures has changed over time The Preliminaries study includes a version split by contract size Select the studies you want from a section and set the range of data Then click on the section title to view the results More detailed results can be viewed by clicking on a quarter or year with a blue link September 2002 22 BCIS Online User Guide 11 News Abstracts of building cost related news items are listed in date order the most re
29. ty BCIS takes care over the information included in the service but BCIS the RICS nor their agents or employees will be under any legal liability in respect of any mis statement error or omission Information published by BCIS does not necessarily represent the policy of BCIS or the RICS nor does any reference to commercial or trade products or methods imply any endorsement of them The BCIS data bank will normally be available 24 hours a day every day of the year but there will be times when the system is not available because of a failure or for planned maintenance BCIS will use its best endeavours to minimise disruption BCIS reserves the right to alter Terms and Conditions after giving appropriate notice This Agreement shall be subject to and construed in accordance with English law 8th May 2000 September 2002 20 BCIS Online User Guide The information in this document is believed to be a true representation of the BCIS Online service Building Cost Information Service BCIS the BCIS Board the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS their servants agents or subcontractors cannot however accept any liability for any errors or omissions in this document This document is a guide for users of the service and is not a specification of the facilities that have been or will be provided BCIS is committed to a policy of continual development of the service and therefore changes will be made This document and the comp
30. uter systems it describes and the information provided as a part of the service are the subject of copyright and licence restrictions which are contained in the Terms and Conditions of your subscription included in this Guide and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of that licence which shall be definitive Copyright BCIS 2002 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be recorded stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the copyright owner September 2002 30 BCIS Online User Guide
31. you to control this adjustment Adjustments can be made for either date or location or both Equally you can select one adjustment from the list while entering a figure for the other Any figure in one of these boxes will only be used if the button is selected The pull down list for date adjustment displays the quarterly BCIS All in Tender Price Index including forecasts The default is the current quarter The pull down list for location displays the BCIS Regional location factors followed by the County location factors The default is UK mean location 100 Location factors at District level can be found in the Studies section of the service If you know the index level you wish to adjust to then you can enter an index figure in the box provided Costs will change in colour from blue to red when they are rebased and you have returned to Results Note In your initial selection with Rebasing off all costs are adjusted to UK mean location Note When adjusting figures the system will multiply costs by the date index selected and then by the location index selected It will then divide by the BCIS All in Tender Price Index used when calculating the study and by 100 to allow for UK mean location of 100 Note BCIS is currently using the old pre unitary authority list of local authorities vi Display detailed Results Display detailed Results for a category including diagrams where the sample size is at
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