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适用范围：<p>This practice increases the level of communication, provides an organized approach to cost control during the design of a project, and also provides a means of identifying extraordinary cost items and changes in assumptions between estimates.</p> <p>The users of this practice include owners, developers, contractors, cost professionals, estimators, architects, engineers, specification writers, quantity surveyors, and anyone charged with the responsibility of successfully managing the design of a building and its related site work within a specified project budget.</p> <p>Use this reporting format during the following:</p> <p>Contracting for design cost analysis services,</p> <p>Comparing the current design costs to a previous estimate, and</p> <p>Responding to each design phase.</p> <p>This practice provides a tool for analyzing design options and examining strategies to maintain the project budget.</p><p id="s00002">1.1 This practice covers an arranged method for providing cost analysis during the design phase of a building project.</p> <p id="s00003">1.2 The use of this practice increases the level of communication between the design professional, owner, and the cost professional providing the cost consulting services.</p> <p id="s00004">1.3 The practice establishes a structured method to support design decisions.</p> <p id="s00005">1.4 The practice provides design and cost professionals with a framework for historically tabulating information to be used on relevant future projects.</p>