NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 8820.2H Effective Date: September 27, 2022 Expiration Date: September 27, 2027

Subject: Facility Project Requirements (FPR) (Updated w/Change 1)

Responsible Office: Office of Strategic Infrastructure

Appendix D. Facility Project Construction Cost Estimates

D. 1 Engineering Estimate (EE) for Construction. The EE is typically the construction estimate that is either generated in-house or received from an Architectural/Engineering (A/E) firm that does not account for escalation nor include markups for contingency, SIES, or other burden costs. For a facility project, a comprehensive EE includes but is not limited to the current local costs of the following:

a. Land acquisition (not typically a requirement of most Facility Projects).

b. Environmental and Cultural Resource compliance, protection, and hazardous material mitigation.

c. Construction labor and materials including:

(1) Any required demolition of facilities, foundations, equipment, or systems to clear a site for new construction or areas within an existing building to facilitate repairs or major modifications.

(2) Civil site preparation, utilities, and pavements.

(3) Concrete foundations, structural steel, and carpentry.

(4) Architectural conveyances (lifting devices, elevators, etc.), interior/exterior systems and finishes.

(5) Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning HVAC equipment, systems, and controls.

(6) Plumbing fixtures and systems.

(7) Process systems liquid/gas storage, piping distribution, and controls.

(8) Electrical power distribution, lighting systems, and controls.

(9) Life safety systems and fire detection and suppression systems.

(10) IT communications backbone (internal building cable plant and terminations at signal outlets; not including computer servers or racks).

(11) Physical security systems and access control.

d. General conditions, insurance bonds, and taxes.

e. Prime contractor and subcontractor costs including mobilization/demobilization, supervision, overhead, and profit.

f. Material and equipment tests performed at the construction site or at an offsite location (e.g., hydrostatic pressure testing or weld inspection of piping and vessels, end-to-end wire checks, rotational checks of installed motors).

g. Outfitting items to be purchased and installed under the construction contract (refer to Appendix E).

h. LEED, Green Globes, or ENVISION requirements of the construction contractor.

i. Recordation of as-built conditions by the construction contractor (e.g., delivery of red-lined construction drawings and/or updated BIM models).

j. Third-party commissioning services during construction (purchased from an independent contract).

D. 2 AFPCE for Construction. The AFPCE is the value used to determine the type of facility project in accordance with the Agency-defined cost thresholds (e.g., Local, Minor CoF, Discrete CoF). Calculation of the AFPCE is accomplished by adding percentage amounts of the EE to account for items necessary to produce a functional (complete and usable) project. These items are as follows:

a. Escalation Amount to Midpoint of Construction. A percentage of the total EE to account for the escalation of costs from the time of the estimate to the mid-point of the construction phase. Percentages used for escalation can be based on OMB historical calculations or as directed by FRED.

b. Construction Contingency. A percentage of the escalated total EE (original EE plus the escalation amount to midpoint of construction) to account for unforeseen field conditions, construction package errors and/or omissions, and minor adjustments to the project scope (adjustments should not deviate significantly from the general scope outlined on the NF-1509). A typical construction contingency is 10 percent; however, this value should be adjusted based on the size and complexity of the project, 30 percent final design PDRI scores, and other factors.

c. SIES is an allocation of funds to procure services (typically from independent contracts) that are required to ensure construction contractor conformance to the Government-furnished drawings and specifications. This includes, but is not limited to, construction management, quality assurance inspection, surveying during construction, and review of equipment submittals, shop drawings and requests for information (referred to as "construction administration" services). A typical SIES allocation is 10 percent of the sum total of the escalated total EE and the amount allocated for construction contingency; however, this value should be adjusted based on the size and complexity of the project.

d. Other Burden Costs. An allocation of funds to procure services from independent contracts (e.g., in- house M&O contracts) such as existing utility isolation to facilitate construction contractor tie-ins; drafting services to produce formal as-built drawings from construction contractor-furnished red-line drawings; refurbishing, processing, testing, and/or shipping Government-furnished equipment (GFE) or systems for construction contractor installation; Cultural Resource mitigation; disposal of solid waste or hazardous materials. A typical Other Burden Cost allocation is from 2 percent to 4 percent of the escalated total EE amount; however, this value should be adjusted based on the size and complexity of the project.

D. 3 Other Related Costs. Facility project costs that are not included in the AFPCE but are required for facility operability and functionality. Funding for these items is not included under the CECR Account; hence, local Center funds or Program funds are required. Services, equipment, or systems considered as "Other Related Costs" include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Site-wide Environmental Assessments (EAs) or Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).

b. Site-wide Cultural Resource compliance.

c. Permit actions.

d. Program scheduling.

e. STE.

f. Integrated Systems Tests.

g. Outfitting items not covered under the CoF budget (see Appendix E).

h. Personnel moving costs.

i. Personnel travel required for the project.

j. Temporary housing.

k. Spare parts.

l. Extended warranties.

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