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Developing a comprehensive and detailed budget is one of the first steps toward ensuring the smooth progression of your project. Project directors and facilities managers can use this sample in establishing a detailed budget. The construction budget details out-of-pocket expenses involved in actually building a new facility.
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Sample
New Construction Budget
Urban Child Care Center |
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Assumptions |
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Square Feet |
7,400 |
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Production Overhead |
4.00% |
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General Contractor's Fee |
6.00% |
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Contingency |
7.00% |
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Construction Budget |
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Cost/ |
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Square Foot |
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Permit |
$ 1,875 |
$ 0.25 |
Surveying/Plat |
4,030 |
0.54 |
Grading/Soil Treatment |
32,955 |
4.45 |
Footer/Slab/Concrete |
47,390 |
6.40 |
Masonry |
43,604 |
5.89 |
Utilities |
24,418 |
3.30 |
Storm Sewer |
14,185 |
1.92 |
Framing Lumber |
21,865 |
2.95 |
Roof Trusses |
29,908 |
4.04 |
Roofing |
15,549 |
2.10 |
Gutters |
3,293 |
0.45 |
Metal Studs |
4,352 |
0.59 |
Doors and Windows |
23,340 |
3.15 |
Insulation |
7,007 |
0.95 |
Drywall |
35,413 |
4.79 |
Trim |
16,746 |
2.26 |
Hardware |
8,252 |
1.12 |
Cabinets and Counters |
7,259 |
0.98 |
Appliances |
6,503 |
0.88 |
Painting |
8,683 |
1.17 |
Tile and Ceramic Work |
25,493 |
3.45 |
Ceiling |
18,425 |
2.49 |
Electrical |
51,445 |
6.95 |
Plumbing |
54,020 |
7.30 |
Carpentry |
26,460 |
3.58 |
HVAC |
77,300 |
10.45 |
Misc Labor |
3,455 |
0.47 |
Fire Alarm/Security System |
9,496 |
1.28 |
Sprinklers |
26,085 |
3.53 |
Curb/Driveway |
11,270 |
1.52 |
Landscaping |
5,715 |
0.77 |
Fence |
18,390 |
2.49 |
Trash Removal |
2,080 |
0.28 |
Temp Utilities |
3,865 |
0.52 |
Subtotal |
$690,126 |
$ 93.26 |
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Contingency |
48,309 |
6.53 |
Subtotal |
$738,435 |
$ 99.79 |
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Production Overhead |
$ 29,537 |
$ 3.99 |
Gen Contractor's Fee |
$ 44,306 |
.99 |
Total |
$812,278 |
$109.77 |
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"Sample New Construction Budget." David McGrady. The Enterprise Foundation. 1999. English.
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