U.S. General Services Administration, 2003
The cost estimating methodology and associated tools will ensure that cost-effective and efficient consideration of security as GSA balances all needs in its new construction and modernization programs.
The two new computer based tools will help GSA program managers plan for security related costs. One develops budget level cost estimates for the impact of security for new constructions. The other develops the cost of retrofitting windows in support of GSA’s Glass Fragment Retention for Windows Program. The goal of this effort is to produce preliminary planning methodologies and tools for GSA to develop budget-level cost estimates for the incremental costs of security required by the Interagency Security Committee criteria. To achieve this goal for a budget-level cost estimate, the approach is necessarily simple enough to apply rapidly, yet sophisticated enough to capture the impact of the security requirements on the predicted estimate of cost.
The cost estimating tool provides primary variables including:
- Level of protection
- Explosive threat size and type
- Stand-off distance
- Type of construction
This cost estimating tool extends and enhances the ability of GSA to estimate security related costs for planning purposes. The tool builds on prior studies, taking advantage of the data and methodologies previously developed.
For more information, contact Mr. Bruce Hall at 202-501-1997 or via e-mail at bruce.hall@gsa.gov.
