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dc.contributor.advisorAllopi, Dhiren-
dc.contributor.authorSaroop, Shian Hemrajen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-10T13:25:31Z
dc.date.available2011-03-31T22:20:05Z
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.other325771-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10321/499-
dc.descriptionSubmitted in fulfilment of the academic requirements for the Degree of Master of Technology: Civil Engineering and Surveying, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2009.en_US
dc.description.abstractInfrastructure project costs are being scrutinised more closely and with greater skill and accuracy as projects have become larger, more complex and more expensive, and clients have become more exacting in their requirements. These and other factors compel engineers to design with greater care and in more detail. However, public planners spend very little time generating alternative project options, often presenting decision-makers with only a few poorly differentiated alternatives borrowed ad hoc from other projects. Even more disturbing is that they often devote the greatest amount of decision making resources to the development of a single decision rather than a variety of options. A systematic and iterative analysis of the cost consequences of different design solutions is commonly suggested for infrastructure projects, but rarely happens. There is a growing need to integrate design and costs. This study concentrates on the issue of cost optimisation of infrastructure projects (particularly at the design stage of the project) and applies construction economics, cost planning, cost optimisation and value engineering techniques to the design of such projects. The methodology proposed in this study for the optimisation of cost and design planning is the Infrastructure Cost Planning Model. This model divides the planning of a project into four stages and utilises twelve Cost Report Forms across these stages. The Cost Report Forms define in a comprehensive, precise and verifiable manner the essential characteristics of a deliverable component. They are used to measure, quantify, verify and audit the different design options. By means of the Cost Report Forms, the Infrastructure Cost Planning Model enables the client to select a combination of alternatives and evaluate a number of possible design options – with their cost implications – at each stage of the design process. This i promotes transparency and accountability, and enables consultants and clients to have greater control over the planning process and overall costs. Two case studies on infrastructure related projects were conducted and confirm that the Infrastructure Cost Planning Model can reduce costs. This study demonstrates that it is possible to overcome the problem of over expenditure by introducing cost effective design decisions prior to the infrastructure design approval process. The Infrastructure Cost Planning Model can improve infrastructure standards and procure design in a cost effective, equitable, competitive and transparent manner. This study contributes to the underdeveloped area of cost planning and forecasting of infrastructure projects. The findings are relevant to the South African government's infrastructure service delivery programme and the general issue of affordable infrastructure services.en_US
dc.format.extent165 pen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCivil engineeringen_US
dc.subjectConstruction projects--Cost effectivenessen_US
dc.subjectConstruction projects--Cost controlen_US
dc.subjectInfrastructure (Economics)en_US
dc.subjectCivil engineering--Estimatesen_US
dc.subjectEngineering economyen_US
dc.titleThe infrastructure cost planning model : an integrated solution to cost effective designen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.dut-rims.pubnumDUT-000269en_US
dc.description.levelMen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/499-
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