Unit Price Applications
Step-by-step calculations showing how direct costs and markup combine to form a fully loaded unit price.
Example 1: Comprehensive Unit Price Calculation (Tile Installation)
Calculating the final bid unit price for installing ceramic floor tile.
Calculate the final bid unit price for installing one square meter of commercial grade ceramic floor tile given the following data:
Material Cost is per sq meter, Waste Factor is percent, Labor Productivity is sq meters per hour for a crew. Setter makes per hour, Helper makes per hour. Equipment Cost is per sq meter. Markup is percent.
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Example 2: Concrete Pour Unit Price
Calculating the unit price for a cubic meter of cast-in-place concrete.
An estimator is building a unit price for cubic meter of structural concrete.
Material: Ready-mix concrete costs \120.005$1,56015$1,50015$ percent.
Determine the fully loaded bid price per cubic meter.
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Example 3: Rebar Tying Unit Price (Weight-Based)
Calculating unit price based on mass (tons) rather than volume or area.
Reinforcing steel is typically priced per ton.
Material: \1,000.00$1,2801.520$ percent. Calculate the bid unit price per ton.
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Example 4: Converting Lump Sum to a Unit Price
Deriving a unit rate from a total estimated lump sum for a specific scope.
A contractor must install linear meters of chain-link fence.
Total Materials = \12,500$17,600$80010$ percent.
What is the blended unit price per linear meter?
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Key Takeaways
- Unit material cost must always incorporate the specific waste factor for that material before adding it to the assembly price.
- Labor costs must convert crew hourly or daily rates into a unit-based rate using productivity.
- The final markup percentage is applied to the aggregate of all direct unit costs.
- Complex assemblies can be estimated in aggregate and then divided by the primary quantity metric to find a blended unit price.