Brief description of the organization
The City of Hamilton is a municipal organization with a mission to provide high quality cost conscious public services that contribute to a healthy, safe and prosperous community, in a sustainable manner.
Problem area
The City's Facilities capital construction team is looking to enhance our construction cost estimation practices.
Main objectives
Develop a tool/program that can be used to prepare capital construction cost estimates for municipal facilities.
Scope of work
Complete an environmental scan/desktop review of existing resources and tools to help build a new tool for the City's use that is easy to use and provides sufficient backup for the financial budget results.
Deliverables
New process and tool/budget estimate software
Team meeting frequency
Bi-weekly
Skills and training required
- Research and analytical skills
- Project management knowledge
- Software development/ MS Excel macros
- Presentation skills, etc.
Resources required
- Computing resources.
- Historic project data, including cost estimates, existing templates & tools, project management files, etc.