Building Cost Information Service - Revision history

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	* RICS, [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service].		* RICS, [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service].

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−	BCIS is the [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service] of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It is described by RICS as ‘the leading provider of cost and price information to the construction industry and anyone else who needs comprehensive, accurate and independent data.’	+	BCIS is the [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service] of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It is described by RICS as ‘the leading provider of [[Cost_information\|cost and price information]] to the construction industry and anyone else who needs comprehensive, accurate and independent data.’

	It was established in 1961 to facilitate the preparation of elemental cost plans, where an 'element' is defined as, ‘a major physical part of a building that fulfils a specific function or functions, irrespective of its design, specification or construction’.		It was established in 1961 to facilitate the preparation of elemental cost plans, where an 'element' is defined as, ‘a major physical part of a building that fulfils a specific function or functions, irrespective of its design, specification or construction’.
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	* Benchmarking.		* Benchmarking.
	* Budget.		* Budget.
		+	* Cost information.
	* Cost planning.		* Cost planning.
	* Elemental cost plan.		* Elemental cost plan.

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		+	BCIS is the [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service] of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It is described by RICS as ‘the leading provider of cost and price information to the construction industry and anyone else who needs comprehensive, accurate and independent data.’

−	BCIS is the [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service] of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It is described by RICS as ‘the leading provider of cost and price information to the construction industry and anyone else who needs comprehensive, accurate and independent data.’ It was established in 1961 to facilitate the preparation of elemental cost plans, where an 'element' is defined as, ‘a major physical part of a building that fulfils a specific function or functions, irrespective of its design, specification or construction’.	+	It was established in 1961 to facilitate the preparation of elemental cost plans, where an 'element' is defined as, ‘a major physical part of a building that fulfils a specific function or functions, irrespective of its design, specification or construction’.

	The BCIS [http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline website] was launched in 1997.		The BCIS [http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline website] was launched in 1997.
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	Information is made available online, by data licensing and through publications. It is broken down into five key areas:		Information is made available online, by data licensing and through publications. It is broken down into five key areas:
−	*Construction.	+
−	*Maintenance.	+	* Construction.
−	*Rebuilding.	+	* Maintenance.
−	*Consultancy.	+	* Rebuilding.
−	*Insurance.	+	* Consultancy.
		+	* Insurance.

	BCIS information can be used by clients, consultants, quantity surveyors, contractors and suppliers to help:		BCIS information can be used by clients, consultants, quantity surveyors, contractors and suppliers to help:
−	*Preparing construction budgets.	+
−	*Benchmarking.	+	* Preparing construction budgets.
−	*Preparing cost plans.	+	* Benchmarking.
−	*Preparing insurance quotes.	+	* Preparing cost plans.
−	*Carrying out options appraisals.	+	* Preparing insurance quotes.
−	*Value engineering.	+	* Carrying out options appraisals.
−	*Preparing performance specifications.	+	* Value engineering.
−	*Procurement.	+	* Preparing performance specifications.
−	*Preparing maintenance budgets.	+	* Procurement.
−	*Carrying out market research.	+	* Preparing maintenance budgets.
−	*Forecasting.	+	* Carrying out market research.
−	*Assessing price movements.	+	* Forecasting.
		+	* Assessing price movements.

	BCIS also offers consultancy and research support and publishes survey-based international cost information.		BCIS also offers consultancy and research support and publishes survey-based international cost information.
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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===
−	*BCIS elements.	+
−	*Benchmarking.	+	* BCIS elements.
−	*Budget.	+	* Benchmarking.
−	*Cost planning.	+	* Budget.
−	*Elemental cost plan.	+	* Cost planning.
−	*New Rules of Measurement.	+	* Elemental cost plan.
−	*Quantity surveyor.	+	* International Construction Measurement Standards (ICMS).
−	*RICS.	+	* New Rules of Measurement.
		+	* Quantity surveyor.
		+	* RICS.

	=== External references ===		=== External references ===
−	*[http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline BCIS online].	+
−	*RICS, [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service].	+	* [http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline BCIS online].
		+	* RICS, [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service].

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	*RICS, [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service].		*RICS, [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service].

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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===
		+	*BCIS elements.
	*Benchmarking.		*Benchmarking.
	*Budget.		*Budget.

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−	BCIS is the [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service] of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It is described by RICS as ‘the leading provider of cost and price information to the construction industry and anyone else who needs comprehensive, accurate and independent data.’ It was established in 1961 to facilitate the preparation of elemental cost plans. ~~Its~~ [http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline website] was launched in 1997.	+	BCIS is the [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service] of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It is described by RICS as ‘the leading provider of cost and price information to the construction industry and anyone else who needs comprehensive, accurate and independent data.’ It was established in 1961 to facilitate the preparation of elemental cost plans, where an 'element' is defined as, ‘a major physical part of a building that fulfils a specific function or functions, irrespective of its design, specification or construction’.
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		+	The BCIS [http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline website] was launched in 1997.

	Cost and price information is collected by BCIS from across the UK construction industry, then collated, analysed, modelled, interpreted and made available to the industry to facilitate accurate cost planning.		Cost and price information is collected by BCIS from across the UK construction industry, then collated, analysed, modelled, interpreted and made available to the industry to facilitate accurate cost planning.
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	*Preparing insurance quotes.		*Preparing insurance quotes.
	*Carrying out options appraisals.		*Carrying out options appraisals.
		+	*Value engineering.
		+	*Preparing performance specifications.
		+	*Procurement.
	*Preparing maintenance budgets.		*Preparing maintenance budgets.
	*Carrying out market research.		*Carrying out market research.

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		+	BCIS is the [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service] of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It is described by RICS as ‘the leading provider of cost and price information to the construction industry and anyone else who needs comprehensive, accurate and independent data.’ It was established in 1961 to facilitate the preparation of elemental cost plans. Its [http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline website] was launched in 1997.

−	BCIS is the [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service] of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It is described by RICS as ‘the leading provider of cost and price information to the construction industry and anyone else who needs comprehensive, accurate and independent data.’ It was established in 1961 to facilitate the preparation of elemental costs. Its [http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline website] was launched in 1997.	+	Cost and price information is collected by BCIS from across the UK construction industry, then collated, analysed, modelled, interpreted and made available to the industry to facilitate accurate cost planning.
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−	Cost and price information is collected from across the UK construction industry, then collated, analysed, modelled, interpreted and ~~then~~ made available to the industry to facilitate accurate cost planning.	+

	Information is made available online, by data licensing and through publications. It is broken down into five key areas:		Information is made available online, by data licensing and through publications. It is broken down into five key areas:
		+	*Construction.
		+	*Maintenance.
		+	*Rebuilding.
		+	*Consultancy.
		+	*Insurance.

−	~~• Construction.~~	+	BCIS information can be used by clients, consultants, quantity surveyors, contractors and suppliers to help:
−		+	*Preparing construction budgets.
−	~~• Maintenance.~~	+	*Benchmarking.
−		+	*Preparing cost plans.
−	~~• Rebuilding.~~	+	*Preparing insurance quotes.
−		+	*Carrying out options appraisals.
−	~~• Consultancy.~~	+	*Preparing maintenance budgets.
−		+	*Carrying out market research.
−	~~• Insurance.~~	+	*Forecasting.
−		+	*Assessing price movements.
−	BCIS information can be used by clients, ~~cost~~ consultants, ~~contractors~~, suppliers ~~and so on~~ to help:	+
−		+
−	• Preparing construction budgets.	+
−		+
−	• Benchmarking.	+
−		+
−	• Preparing cost plans.	+
−		+
−	• Preparing insurance quotes	+
−		+
−	• Carrying out options appraisals	+
−		+
−	• Preparing maintenance budgets.	+
−		+
−	• Carrying out market research.	+
−		+
−	• Forecasting.	+
−		+
−	• Assessing price movements.	+

	BCIS also offers consultancy and research support and publishes survey-based international cost information.		BCIS also offers consultancy and research support and publishes survey-based international cost information.
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	= Find out more =		= Find out more =

−	Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki	+	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===
−		+	*Benchmarking.
−	• Benchmarking.	+	*Budget.
−		+	*Cost planning.
−	• Budget.	+	*Elemental cost plan.
−		+	*New Rules of Measurement.
−	• Cost planning.	+	*Quantity surveyor.
−		+	*RICS.
−	• Elemental cost plan.	+
−		+
−	• New Rules of Measurement.	+
−		+
−	• Quantity surveyor.	+
−		+
−	• RICS.	+
−		+
−	~~External references~~	+
−		+
−	~~• [http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline BCIS online]~~.	+

−	RICS, [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service].	+	=== External references ===
		+	*[http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline BCIS online].
		+	*RICS, [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service].

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BCIS is the [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service] of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It is described by RICS as ‘the leading provider of cost and price information to the construction industry and anyone else who needs comprehensive, accurate and independent data.’ It was established in 1961 to facilitate the preparation of elemental costs. Its [http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline website] was launched in 1997.

Cost and price information is collected from across the UK construction industry, then collated, analysed, modelled, interpreted and then made available to the industry to facilitate accurate cost planning.

Information is made available online, by data licensing and through publications. It is broken down into five key areas:

• Construction.

• Maintenance.

• Rebuilding.

• Consultancy.

• Insurance.

BCIS information can be used by clients, cost consultants, contractors, suppliers and so on to help:

• Preparing construction budgets.

• Benchmarking.

• Preparing cost plans.

• Preparing insurance quotes

• Carrying out options appraisals

• Preparing maintenance budgets.

• Carrying out market research.

• Forecasting.

• Assessing price movements.

BCIS also offers consultancy and research support and publishes survey-based international cost information.

= Find out more =

Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki

• Benchmarking.

• Budget.

• Cost planning.

• Elemental cost plan.

• New Rules of Measurement.

• Quantity surveyor.

• RICS.

External references

• [http://service.bcis.co.uk/BCISOnline/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fBCISOnline BCIS online].

RICS, [http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/bcis/about-bcis/ Building Cost Information Service].

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