Installed project cost calculator
Installed project cost
Sum materials, engineering, labor and contingencies on the same project scope.
Units
I=Ld×cd+Nd×cdamper+Nworker×hlabor×w+Cother
I=Ld×cd+Nd×cdamper+Nworker×hlabor×w+Cother
Calculator
Enter the values you know and leave one box empty. Calculate finds the empty one, the result or any input.
Worked example
Given
- Ld = 210 ft
- cd = 38 $/ft
- Nd = 5 count
- cdamper = 280 $/unit
- Nworker = 3 count
- hlabor = 24 h
- w = 42 $/h
- Cother = 1,800 $
I=210×38+5×280+3×24×42+1800=14,204
Given
- Ld = 55 m
- cd = 200 $/m
- Nd = 3 count
- cdamper = 900 $/unit
- Nworker = 3 count
- hlabor = 24 h
- w = 55 $/h
- Cother = 2,500 $
I=55×200+3×900+3×24×55+2500=20,160
Symbols and units
| Symbol | Meaning | Unit |
| I | installed cost | $ |
| Ld | total duct length | ft |
| cd | installed duct unit cost | $/ft |
| Nd | damper count | count |
| cdamper | unit damper cost | $/unit |
| Nworker | workers | count |
| hlabor | labor hours per worker | h |
| w | hourly wage | $/h |
| Cother | design, contingency and other costs | $ |
| Symbol | Meaning | Unit |
| I | installed cost | $ |
| Ld | total duct length | m |
| cd | installed duct unit cost | $/m |
| Nd | damper count | count |
| cdamper | unit damper cost | $/unit |
| Nworker | workers | count |
| hlabor | labor hours per worker | h |
| w | hourly wage | $/h |
| Cother | design, contingency and other costs | $ |
Results are estimates for study and screening. Check the inputs, units and assumptions before you use them for design, billing or contract decisions.