The Whitestone Facility Maintenance And Repair Cost Reference 2009-2010
14th Annual Edition
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MARS 8.5 Facility Cost For ecast System
A Unique Planning Tool
To compete for limited resources, capital asset managers must have a clear and defensible view of funding and staffing needs.
MARS creates a link between your facility assets and a unique library of engineering tasks and service costs to provide detailed budget requirements.
Estimate Deferred Maintenance without Costly Inspections
MARS is used by many government agencies and other large facility owners to estimate deferred maintenance costs based on life cycle principles. In a large scale (3 million square feet) test, MARS estimates were within 10 percent of those from a traditional inspection—for less than half the cost. MARS estimates meet FASAB Standard Number 6, DOE 430.1B, and Executive Order 13327 reporting requirements.
Focus on M&R Investment
Forecast your facility maintenance & repair (M&R) requirements for up to 50 years and then drill down to component level detail, year by year. Also monitor the changing value of your assets as MARS automatically calculates your current facility condition index (FCI) and net value of your capital asset portfolio. Use the included Plant Replacement Value Calculator to refine the FCI calculation.
Forecast Operations Costs
The MARS operations cost module forecasts ten facility operations costs, including: energy, water & sewer, custodial, refuse, grounds, road clearance, pest control, security, telecommunications, and management. Estimates are driven by exclusive Whitestone data for 148 asset types and 234 U.S. and Canadian metropolitan areas.
Each cost is carefully defined for consistency with commercial and government charts of accounts.
Key Features in MARS 8.5
NEW! Recapitalization module calculates capital requirements by asset age and type
User-defined templates assign mission dependency
MARS Workbench creates queries and designs custom reports
Plant Replacement Value Calculator provides default replacement costs
Role-based security manages data access
Project Builder bundles and prioritizes deferred tasks
Used by Many U.S. Federal Agencies
Specialized MARS models range in complexity from nuclear laboratories and launch sites to central utilities.
Missile test and launch facility Vandenberg Air Force Base
MARS 8.5 Facility Cost Forecast System
MARS combines a powerful forecast engine with an extensive engineering and cost database. In addition to managing inventory data and forecasting requirements, MARS provides a flexible platform for custom applications and special studies.
Pre-defined asset models and formatted reports can automate the forecast process, while the MARS Workbench can create custom analysis and reports.
The Whitestone
Facility Maintenance And Repair Cost
Reference 2009 - 2010
Fourteenth Annual Edition
Douglas Abate
Michael Towers Richard Dotz
Luca Romani
Copyright ! Whitestone Research, October 2009
Notes
Maintenance and repair (M&R) is the collection of activities necessary for keeping a building in good working order. Other tasks associated with building operation such as custodial services, landscaping, waste disposal, and the provision of central utilities are not included in our definition of M&R.
For the purposes of this book, M&R activities are divided into three types:
1. Preventative maintenance (PM) and minor repair consists of scheduled tasks that sustain a component's level of service during a prescribed lifetime.
2. Unscheduled maintenance consists of service calls,
emergency response, and other tasks that cannot be individually anticipated.
3. Renewal and replacement consists of component overhaul or major replacement tasks. These tasks extend a component lifetime, and reset the schedule of PM and minor repair tasks.
Size is expressed in gross square feet (GSFT), and includes the entire area within the assets perimeter.
All costs throughout the book are expressed in mid-year 2009 dollars.
Costs for Canadian areas are reported in Canadian dollars, unless noted otherwise.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Whitestone Research Corporation.
Uniformat II reproduced with permission. Copyright ! 1996 American Society for Testing and Materials.
Whitestone Research Corporation Copyright ! 2009. All rights reserved. www.whitestoneresearch.com
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Acknowledgments
Each year, completing this book depends on information, advice, and support from a wide variety of sources. Much of the employment, wage, and price data were provided by federal agencies, and these are credited specifically throughout the book. Many of the models were defined with the generous assistance of a panel of engineers from Jacobs Facilities, Inc. To understand new technologies and discover new data sources, we continue to rely on the patience and expertise of a wide variety of construction trade organizations and professional associations; to validate costs, we had innumerable conversations with manufacturers, wholesalers, and tradesmen. To all these individuals and
organizations, we express our gratitude.
Our knowledge of facilities finance issues has grown greatly with the project support provided by various U.S. federal agencies. The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and
Environment supported basic research addressing the estimation of facility recapitalization costs—due to obsolescence, changes in use, asset safety & code, etc.—not included in this book, but a related topic of importance for capital asset management.1 This office also underwrote much of the research leading to the operations cost forecasting capability of MARS. 2 While originally focused on Defense activities, this capability has been expanded to general commercial practice in later versions of MARS and described in the Whitestone Facility Operations Cost Reference.
We continue to be surprised at the ways in which the data from this book can be used. In 2004, a study for Johnson Controls used Whitestone asset cost profiles to estimate the market for facility M&R (over
$210 billion) in North America. The following year, a study to validate the condition of nuclear weapons sites for the National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, used Whitestone data and the MARS Facility Cost Forecast System to confirm deferred maintenance requirements and forecast future M&R costs. This data is currently being updated as part of a comprehensive model to evaluate the full life-cycle costs for alternative approaches to weapons production and storage.
In 2006, Jacobs Facilities used MARS in an extensive study of life-cycle costs of facility security components for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. That same year, a study done in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory used MARS to demonstrate the M&R cost savings of extending mechanical equipment service life beyond published guidelines.3 Also in 2006, a project for the Battelle Energy Alliance validated over 14,000 detailed M&R tasks and subtasks. All of these efforts have added to our component library and increased our understanding of complex facilities.
Last year, Whitestone launched Brickbits.com, an online life-cycle cost calculator for homeowners. Based on residential housing models developed in MARS, the Brickbits site provides benchmarks for twelve residential costs—from home cleaning to taxes—for zip codes in the U.S. Early in 2008, Whitestone provided life-cycle cost profiles for BIMStorm LAX, a 24-hour rapid design exercise for 420 assets in downtown Los Angeles.4
An ongoing project for the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, demonstrates the utility of Whitestone models for complying with Executive Order 13327—Federal Real Property Asset Management.5 This Order requires improved real property data and asset management plans from major property holding U.S. federal agencies.6
Finally, a recent study of energy retrofits, supported by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), increased our knowledge of the life-cycle costs of a broad collection of energy saving options.7
1Lufkin, Desai, and Janke. “Estimating the Restoration and Modernization Costs of Infrastructure and Facilities,” Public Works Management & Policy, July 2005.
2Janke, Jay and Lufkin, Peter. “Facility Cost Models for Real Property Management,” Military Engineer, October 2005.
3Whitestone Report: Service Life Study has M&R Funding Implications. Santa Barbara: Whitestone Research, July 2006.
4See Tardiff, Michael, “BIMStorm Hits LA” posted at http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek08/0215/0215rc_face.cfm.
5Executive Order 13327, Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 25, page 5897. Washington: Government Printing Office, February 4, 2004.
6Janke, Jay, Executive Order 13327: Moving to Green, the Unwritten Requirements. Presented to the MARS User Conference, June 2006, Santa Barbara, CA.
7Whitestone Report: A Recent Whitestone Study of Energy-Saving Retrofits has Lessons for Other Green Projects. Santa Barbara:
Whitestone Research, January 2009.
Much of the Reference is produced using the MARS Facility Cost Forecast System, a software tool in its eighth version. MARS was designed by Tony Pepitone and continues to evolve under the direction of Richard Dotz and Jonathan Miller. Gage Design provided the cover design. Printing and production assistance was provided by Haagen Printing.
Disclaimer
The information presented in this book is intended to provide reasonable and objective estimates of asset M&R costs and labor requirements. Such estimates should be considered only approximations—points of departure from which local knowledge of M&R practices and costs must be used to produce refined estimates. We encourage the reader to review the definitions and methodologies presented in Chapter 6.
We make no warranty and assume no liability for the accuracy or completeness of the data presented.
About Whitestone Research
Whitestone Research is an employee-owned corporation with principals in economics, computer science, and operations research. Whitestone specializes in applied economic research and software
development for both the public sector and corporate clients. Whitestone also offers cost data products for facility management and capital planning.
Whitestone Consulting Services:
Life-Cycle Cost Studies
Facility Operations Cost Modeling
Capital Planning and Policy Development Index Definition and Benchmarking Economic Impact Studies
National Defense Economics
Whitestone Facility Operations Cost Reference
In its third annual edition, this companion volume to the Whitestone Facility
Maintenance and Repair Cost Reference provides detailed operation cost statistics for 72 asset types in 234 major U.S. and Canadian areas. Data is included for 3 levels of service for 11 operations including: Custodial, Energy, Grounds, Maintenance & Repair, Management, Pest Control, Refuse, Road Clearance, Security, Telecommunications, and Water & Sewer. Also included are unique national and local cost indexes.
MARS 8.5 Facility Cost Forecast System
MARS 8.5 is the most recent version of the Whitestone system for forecasting facility costs. It is a capital asset management and budget tool used by many government agencies, corporations, and large individual facilities. Based on component specific tasks, MARS forecasts provide an unmatched level of detail and credibility. It is a fully configured turnkey system and comes pre-loaded with the models and extensive data library used in The Whitestone Facility Maintenance and Repair Cost Reference and The Whitestone Facility Operations Cost Reference. MARS capabilities include:
Deferred Maintenance Estimation Benchmarking Operations Costs Level of Service Analysis
Restoration and Modernization Forecasts Budget and Staffing Forecasts
MARS is used by many large facility portfolio managers to report deferred maintenance based on component life-cycle cost principles. MARS estimates fall within 10 percent of traditional assessment inspections, at less than half the cost. MARS meets Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) Standard Number 6, U.S. Department of Energy Memorandum 430.1B, and Executive Order 13327 reporting requirements for deferred maintenance, sustainment, operations, and restoration and modernization.
You know what your home is worth, but do you know how much it costs to live there? Brickbits is the first home cost calculator on the web, available for no charge at www.brickbits.com.
Contents
Preface iii
Acknowledgments iv Disclaimer v
About Whitestone Research vi
Chapter 1 Getting Started 3 How to Use This Book 3
Frequently Asked Questions 4
Chapter 2 M&R Cost Profiles 7 Aircraft Hangar 8
Apartments, 1-3 Story 10 Apartments, 4-7 Story 12 Apartments, 24 Story 14 Auto Salesroom 16 Bank, Branch 18 Bowling Center 20 Cafeteria 22 Car Wash 24
Central Plant, Boiler 26
Central Plant, Chilled Water 28 Central Plant, Steam 30 Club, Social 32
Clubhouse, Golf 34 College Auditorium 36
College Dormitory, 50 Room 38 College Lecture Classrooms 40 College Student Union 42 Community Center 44 Court House 46 Data Center, Tier III 48 Day Care Center 50
Electrical Power, Backup 52 Electrical Power, Substation 54 Elementary School 56
Fire Station 58
Greenhouse, Research 64 Guard House 66
Health Club w/Gymnasium 68 Hospital, General 70
Hospital, Research 72 Jail, County 74
Laboratory, Agricultural 76 Laboratory, Electronics 78 Laboratory, General 80 Laboratory, Life Science 82 Laundry, Self-Service 84 Maintenance Shop 86 Manufacturing Plant, Light 88 Manufacturing Plant, Machinery 90 Manufacturing Plant, Process 92 Medical Clinic 94
Mortuary 96 Motel, 18 Units 98 Motel, 40 Units 100 Movie Theater 102 Municipal Building 104 Office Building, 2 Story 106 Office Building, 15 Story 108 Office Park 110
Passenger Terminal 112 Post Office 114
Public Library, 3 Story 116 Public Restroom 118 Pump House 120 Religious Assembly 122 Religious Education 124 Restaurant 126
Restaurant, Fast Food 128 Skating Rink 130
Store, Convenience 132 Store, Department 134 Store, Retail 136 Supermarket 138
Telecom Central Office 140 Visitor Center 142
Warehouse, Dry 144 Warehouse, HAZMAT 146 Warehouse, Self-storage 148
Warehouse, Temperature Controlled 150
Chapter 3 Local M&R Costs 157
3.1 Local Maintenance Cost Indexes, Selected Areas 159 3.2 In-House Shop Rates, Selected Areas 175
3.3 Contract Labor Rates, Selected Areas 197
Chapter 4 M&R Construction Indexes 227 M&R and New Construction Costs 227
M&R Labor and Commodity Costs 227 Using M&R Cost Indexes 227
4.1 National M&R Cost Indexes 229
4.2 Selected M&R-Related Commodity Indexes 230
Chapter 5 Component Data 231 5.1 Components and M&R Tasks 233
A10 Foundations 235 B10 Super Structure 235 B20 Exterior Enclosure 235 B30 Roofing 251
C10 Interior Construction 253 C20 Stairs 257
C30 Interior Finishes 259 D10 Conveying 266 D20 Plumbing 268 D30 HVAC 292
D40 Fire Protection 341 D50 Electrical 343 E10 Equipment 367
G20 Site Improvements 371 G30 Site Mechanical Utilities 373 G40 Site Electrical Utilities 379
5.2 M&R Task Frequencies of HVAC Components by Climate Zone 381
Chapter 6 Definitions and Methods 431 M&R Cost Profiles 434
In-House Shop Rates 438 Contract Labor Rates 438 M&R Construction Indexes 439 Component Data 440
Equipment Costs 440
M&R Labor Requirements 441
Service Lives of Assets and Infrastructure 441
Additional Reading 443
Appendix 1 449
Table A-1: Model Replacement Costs 451
Table A-2: M&R Labor Requirements by Asset Type 452 Table A-3: Uniformat II 453
Table A-4: Service Lives of Assets and Infrastructure 455
Appendix 2 457
Sample Residential Cost Profile 459
Tables
2-1 Summary of M&R Cost Profiles 7 3-1 Comparison of M&R Costs by Area 159 4-1 Maintenance and New Construction Costs 227 4-2 M&R-related Service and Commodity Costs 227 5-1 Areas by Climate Zone 381
6-1 Annual Facility Requirements 433
6-2 Sensitivity of Average Annual M&R Cost Estimates 436 6-3 Service Life Comparison, Selected Equipment 437
6-4 Unscheduled Maintenance Multipliers by Asset System 437 6-5 Estimated Construction Wage Changes, 2009 438
6-6 Average Compensation Insurance Rates, 2009 439 6-7 Equipment Rates, 2009 441
6-8 Average Annual Labor Requirements: 2 Story Office Building 441 A-1 Model Replacement Costs, 2009 451
A-2 Average Annual M&R Labor Requirements by Asset Type, 2009 452 A-3 Uniformat II Classification of Building Elements 453
A-4 Service Lives of Assets and Infrastructure 455
Boxes
4-1 Calculating Rates of Change: DoD Maintenance Expenditures 228
5-1 Calculating Maintenance Task Costs 233
6-1 Example of a Maintenance Task: Membrane Removal & Replacement for a Built-up Roof 440
Figures
5-1 U.S. HVAC Climate Zones 382 6-1 MARS Cost Forecast Model 434 6-2 Comparison of M&R Indexes 439
Chapter 1
Getting Started
How to Use This Book
Frequently Asked
Questions
1. Getting Started
How to Use This Book:
Start at the beginning and work towards the back.
This book is organized around cost profiles for the models shown in Chapter 2. The subsequent chapters present the detailed data—labor rates, material costs, and component life-cycle tasks—that go into these estimates. We suggest you work your way through the book according to your required level of detail.
Everything costs more in New York.
The model cost forecasts shown in Chapter 2 are made for the Washington, D.C. area. Before these forecasts are used for other areas, they should be modified to reflect local labor costs and life-cycles. The local maintenance cost index, shown in Chapter 3.1, is based on a comparison of costs across 234 areas for the same model—the 2 Story Office Building—using Washington, D.C. as a reference point.
A facility is just a collection of assets.
Model costs can be used to approximate the M&R budget for an entire facility. Categorize your facility inventory according to the 72 Whitestone models in Chapter 2, and then multiply the actual total square footage in each category by the appropriate model's estimated cost (expressed in costs per square feet).
Be sure to adjust the costs for your area using the local maintenance cost index.
Don’t hesitate to mix and match.
The model cost forecasts can be used as a point of departure for making more specific estimates. All of the information necessary is provided: adjust for a different area using the local maintenance cost index in Chapter 3.1; substitute different components with the data provided in Chapter 5; or put the entire
forecast in a different base year using the appropriate index from Chapter 4.
Use the right inflation rate.
The costs of roof repairs and HVAC maintenance have not grown at the same rate as milk and eggs, yet many contractors, facility managers, and even cost analysts still use a consumer price index when estimating M&R cost inflation. National-level cost indexes for three types of M&R construction— non- residential, residential, and military—are computed in Chapter 4.
Remember, it’s warmer in Phoenix.
M&R requirements for HVAC equipment vary substantially across areas. More specifically, an air conditioner in Alaska is likely to experience much less demand, and have lower M&R costs, than one in Arizona. This explains the extensive listing of repair frequencies by climate zones shown in Chapter 5.2.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is the lifetime M&R funding requirement for an individual asset?
A model 2 Story Office Building in the Washington, D.C. area will cost an annual average of $3.12 per GSFT or 1.59 percent of replacement cost over a 50-year service life. Average costs for other asset types varied from $87.27 to $0.96 per GSFT. Detailed cost profiles for 72 model assets are shown in Chapter 2.
How can M&R costs be estimated for an actual asset?
The model shown in Chapter 2 can be used as a point of departure for making more specific estimates.
All of the necessary information is provided: adjust for a different area using the local maintenance cost index in Chapter 3.1; substitute different components with the data provided in Chapter 5; or put the entire forecast in a different base year using the appropriate index from Chapter 4.1.
How do M&R costs vary across areas?
An index of local maintenance costs shows New York, NY has the highest average M&R cost in our 234- area sample, at $3.93 per GSFT for a model 2 Story Office Building; San Juan, PR has the lowest rate at
$2.13 for the same asset. For a cost comparison among areas, see Chapter 3.1.
How will regional M&R costs change in 2009?
Labor costs account for over 40 percent of M&R costs. Recent wage agreements indicate that the highest wage increases in 2009, averaging 5.1 percent, will be in the Southwest Pacific. Construction wage changes are summarized by region in Chapter 6.
What will 2009 rates for construction trades be in specific areas?
The Chicago area has the highest average contract labor rates of the 234 areas studied. A contract electrician in Chicago will cost an estimated $80.57 per hour, while a contract plumber will cost an estimated $82.23. A listing of contract labor costs by trade for each area is shown in Chapter 3.3.
What is the inflation rate for commercial M&R costs?
In 2009, M&R costs for commercial and public assets will decrease at an estimated annual rate of 3.6 percent, military facilities costs will decrease by 5.9 percent, and residential assets costs will decrease by 8.2 percent. By comparison, new construction costs will decrease by 3.9 percent and consumer prices by 0.9 percent during the same period. Whitestone M&R construction indexes are shown in Chapter 4.
How are M&R tasks distributed between contract workers and in-house staff?
For estimation purposes, we assume in-house staff members at shop rates shown in Chapter 3.2 perform preventative maintenance, minor repairs, and unscheduled maintenance. We assume major repair and replacement tasks are done by contract workers at rates shown in Chapter 3.3.
What are the labor requirements for M&R?
Labor requirements, like costs, vary by asset type, size, and location. A model 2 Story Office Building in the Washington, D.C. area requires an annual average of 5,394 hours over a 50-year service life. Labor requirements for other asset types are shown in Table A-2 in the Appendix.
How sensitive are Whitestone estimates?
There is no straightforward answer, as estimates of M&R costs for entire assets necessarily vary by location, components, and use. Also important are unscheduled maintenance multipliers, in-house markup rates, and types of utilization. Different values for these factors can change M&R costs substantially, as shown in the discussion of estimate sensitivity in Chapter 6.
Where does Whitestone data come from?
Data sources, key assumptions, and a complete explanation of the MARS forecast model are presented in Chapter 6.
Chapter 2
M&R Cost
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2. M&R Cost Profiles
Aircraft Hangar Washington, D.C.Floor coverings: Vinyl Tile, Carpet, Finished Concrete
Gross Square Feet: 32,000
Exterior: Steel
Height in Ft: 30
HVAC: Heat Pump, Gas Boiler, Unit Heaters
Occupancy: 60
Replacement Cost: $9,170,554
Aircraft Hangar
Capacity: N/A
Components
Uniformat / Component Quantity Units
B20 Exterior Enclosure
Steel, Painted, Exterior, 1st Floor 5952 Sq Ft
Steel, Painted, Exterior, 2nd Floor 5952 Sq Ft
Steel, Painted, Exterior, 3rd+ Floor 5952 Sq Ft
Steel Frame, Painted, Operable Window, 12 sf, 1st Floor 122 Each
Steel 20'x20', Painted, Roll-up Door 5 Each
Steel, Painted, Exterior Door 4 Each
B30 Roofing
Metal Roof 32960 Sq Ft
C10 Interior Construction
Toilet Partitions, Painted Metal, Overhead Braced 8 Each
Steel, Painted, Interior Door 10 Each
Wood, Solid Core, Painted, Interior Door 8 Each
C30 Interior Finishes
Sheetrock, Unstippled, Interior Wall Finish 4760 Sq Ft
Steel, Painted, Interior Wall Finish 7880 Sq Ft
Vinyl, Interior Wall Finish 480 Sq Ft
Carpet, Nylon 20 oz., Low Traffic 2560 Sq Ft
Concrete, Painted Flooring 28160 Sq Ft
Vinyl Sheet Flooring 1280 Sq Ft
Metal, Painted Ceiling 32000 Sq Ft
Sheetrock, Unstippled Ceiling 4800 Sq Ft
D20 Plumbing
Drinking Fountain, Refrigerated 3 Each
Lavatory, Vitreous China 14 Each
Service Sink, Iron, Enamel 1 Each
Shower, Fiberglass 2 Each
Tankless Water Closet 8 Each
Urinal, Vitreous China 3 Each
Circulator Pump, 1/6 HP, Cold Water 1 Each
Circulator Pump, 1/6 HP, Hot Water 1 Each
Pipe & Fittings, 3/4" Copper, Cold Water 1.1 K Ln Ft
Pipe & Fittings, 3/4" Copper, Hot Water 1.3 K Ln Ft
Pipe & Fittings, 2" Copper, Cold Water 1.5 K Ln Ft
Pipe Insulation, Fiberglass, Cold Water 1.4 K Ln Ft
Pipe Insulation, Fiberglass, Hot Water 1.2 K Ln Ft
Water Heater, Gas/Oil, 175 Gph 1 Each
Water Storage Tank, 250 Gal. 1 Each
Backflow Preventer, 2" 1 Each
Pipe & Fittings, 6" Cast Iron 0.7 K Ln Ft
Pipe & Fittings, 10" Cast Iron 0.4 K Ln Ft
Pipe & Fittings, 4" PVC 0.6 K Ln Ft
Roof Drain, 4-6" 9 Each
D30 HVAC
Pipe & Fittings, 4" Steel, Gas 0.8 K Ln Ft
Chemical Feed System 1 Each
Circulation Pump, 5 HP, Hot Water 2 Each
Expansion Tank, 60 Gal. 1 Each
Gas Boiler, 750 Mbh 2 Each
Exhaust Fan, Ceiling, 200-500 Cfm 2 Each
Heat Pump, 10 Ton 1 Each
Suspended Heater, Hot Water, 4,000 Cfm, 180 Mbh 8 Each
HVAC Control Panel 1 Each
D40 Fire Protection
Fire Alarm Control Panel 1 Each
Fire Sprinkler Head 372 Each
Fire Sprinkler System 1 Each
Fire Extinguisher 6 Each
D50 Electrical
Distribution Switch, Fused, <600 V 5 Each
Main Switchgear, <1,200 Amp. 1 Each
Motor Starter, 5-20 HP, <600 V 2 Each
Exit Lighting Fixture, w/ Battery 4 Each
Fluorescent Lighting Fixture, 160 w 75 Each
Incandescent Lighting Fixture, Basic, 100 w 20 Each
Metal Halide Lighting Fixture, High Bay, 1,000 w 41 Each
Receptacle, 120 V, 15 Amp. 160 Each
Wiring Device, Switch 40 Each
Annunciation Panel 1 Each
Fire Alarm Horn & Strobe 6 Each
Heat Detector 6 Each
Manual Pull Station 6 Each
Smoke Detector 64 Each
Distribution of M&R Costs
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
B20 Exterior Enclosure
B30 Roofing
C10 Interior Construction
C30 Interior Finishes
D20 Plumbing
D30 HV AC
D40 Fire Prot ection
D50 Electrical
50-Year M&R Cost Summary
50 Year Total Cost
Annual Cost per
GSFT
Annual Cost as % of Replacement
$4,697,283
$0.63
$1.50
$2.94
0.22%
0.52%
1.02%
Unscheduled Maintenance Renewal & Replacement Total
$0.81 0.28%
PM & Minor Repair $1,297,831
$1,001,551
$2,397,901 Task Type
Thirty Most Costly M&R Tasks
Task Cost*
M&R Task Pct.**
Refinish Metal, Painted Ceiling 13.20 11.4%
Replace Metal Roof 10.83 9.4%
Maintain Metal Roof 8.53 7.4%
Maintain Chemical Feed System 5.81 5.0%
Maintain Suspended Heater, Hot Water, 4,000 Cfm, 180 Mbh 5.42 4.7%
Inspect & Test Gas Boiler, 750 Mbh 4.17 3.6%
Replace Suspended Heater, Hot Water, 4,000 Cfm, 180 Mbh 3.68 3.2%
Refinish Concrete, Painted Flooring 2.92 2.5%
Refinish Steel, Painted, Interior Wall Finish 2.61 2.3%
Replace Batteries & Check Operation, Smoke Detector 2.39 2.1%
Replace Metal Halide Lighting Fixture, High Bay, 1,000 w 2.12 1.8%
Refinish Sheetrock, Unstippled Ceiling 1.98 1.7%
Test Fire Sprinkler Head 1.97 1.7%
Replace Lamp, Metal Halide Lighting Fixture, High Bay, 1,000 w 1.95 1.7%
Repair Metal Roof 1.92 1.7%
Refinish Steel, Painted, Exterior, 3rd+ Floor 1.92 1.7%
Replace Ballast, Metal Halide Lighting Fixture, High Bay, 1,000 w 1.65 1.4%
Maintain Fire Sprinkler System 1.48 1.3%
Maintain Heat Pump, 10 Ton 1.46 1.3%
Refinish Sheetrock, Unstippled, Interior Wall Finish 1.45 1.3%
Replace Carpet, Nylon 20 oz., Low Traffic 1.45 1.3%
Replace Heat Pump, 10 Ton 1.44 1.3%
Refinish Steel, Painted, Exterior, 2nd Floor 1.43 1.2%
Test Gages & Valves, Fire Sprinkler System 1.36 1.2%
Repair Gas Boiler, 750 Mbh 1.17 1.0%
Replace Steel 20'x20', Painted, Roll-up Door 1.15 1.0%
Replace Gas Boiler, 750 Mbh 1.07 0.9%
Repair Metal, Painted Ceiling (2% of Ceiling) 1.04 0.9%
Refinish Steel, Painted, Exterior, 1st Floor .93 0.8%
Replace Fire Sprinkler Head .92 0.8%
*Task cost ($2009) per GSFT over 50 years.
**Percent of total M&R costs.
Note: For alternative locations use the Local Indexes shown in Chapter 3.
2. M&R Cost Profiles
Aircraft Hangar Washington, D.C.Cost per GSFT by System
Exterior Closure Equipment
Roofing Interior Constrution Stairways Interior Finishes Conveying Systems Plumbing HVAC Systems Fire Protection Electrical Total per GSFT
Asset Age
Site Improvements
1 .36 .11 .62 .10 .12 1.31
2 .36 .18 .64 .10 .12 1.40
3 .36 .11 .62 .10 .15 1.34
4 .36 .02 1.60 .18 .64 .10 .12 3.02
5 .01 .57 .05 .01 .18 .63 .11 .52 2.09
6 .36 .18 .64 .10 .15 1.43
7 .36 .14 .82 .10 .12 1.54
8 .36 .02 1.60 .18 .64 .10 .12 3.02
9 .36 .00 .11 .62 .10 .15 1.34
10 1.13 .57 .22 .59 .48 .91 .77 1.58 6.25
11 .36 .11 .62 .10 .12 1.31
12 .36 .02 1.60 .36 .65 .15 .15 3.29
13 .36 .11 .62 .10 .12 1.31
14 .36 .21 .83 .10 .12 1.62
15 .03 .57 .05 .66 .16 2.04 .20 .87 4.59
16 .36 .02 1.60 .18 .64 .10 .12 3.02
17 .36 .13 .62 .11 .12 1.34
18 .36 .22 .18 .64 .10 .17 1.67
19 .36 .11 .62 .10 .12 1.31
20 1.22 .79 .43 2.21 .71 1.36 .76 2.07 9.54
21 .36 .14 .82 .10 .15 1.56
22 .36 .20 .64 .11 .12 1.43
23 .36 .11 .62 .10 .12 1.31
24 .36 .02 1.60 .36 .65 .15 .15 3.30
25 .40 .57 .05 .71 .99 .76 .11 .71 4.29
26 .36 .18 .64 .10 .12 1.40
27 .36 .00 .11 .62 .10 .15 1.34
28 .36 .02 1.60 .21 .83 .10 .12 3.25
29 .36 .13 .62 .11 .12 1.34
30 1.15 .57 .22 1.25 .55 3.10 .85 2.12 9.82
31 .36 .11 .62 .10 .12 1.31
32 .36 .02 1.60 .18 .64 .10 .12 3.02
33 .36 .11 .62 .10 .15 1.34
34 .36 .20 .64 .11 .12 1.43
35 1.20 .57 .05 .01 .66 .63 .11 .52 3.75
36 .36 .02 1.82 .31 .65 .15 .17 3.48
37 .36 .16 .82 .10 .12 1.56
38 .36 .13 .64 .10 .12 1.35
39 .36 .16 .62 .10 .15 1.39
40 1.07 10.83 .63 2.21 .59 1.47 .76 2.26 19.82
41 .36 .18 .62 .11 .12 1.39
42 .36 .16 .64 .10 .15 1.40
43 .36 .16 .62 .10 .12 1.37
44 .36 .02 1.60 .13 .83 .10 .12 3.16
45 .19 .57 .05 .67 .36 2.04 .20 .87 4.95
46 .36 .15 .64 .11 .12 1.37
47 .36 .16 .62 .10 .12 1.37
48 .36 .02 1.60 .31 .65 .15 .15 3.24
49 .36 .19 .62 .10 .12 1.40
50 1.36 .57 .22 1.29 1.12 .86 1.01 1.39 7.83
146.79
7.75 30.62 2.16 26.09 12.61 40.20 9.22 18.13
Total
50-Year Total M&R Cost Profile per GSFT
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