FEMA’s Cost Estimating Format (CEF) is a uniform methodology that is applied when determining the cost of eligible permanent work for large construction projects. Skilled FEMA specialists partner with grant applicants to develop clear damage descriptions and scopes of work that capture the work needed to repair, restore or replace facilities damaged as a result of a declared disaster.
Applicants benefit from using the CEF because:
CEF is comprised of eight parts that reflect the proposed costs associated with each large project. The structure of the tool mirrors the applicant-general contractor-subcontractor relationship for eligible work.
The Expert Panel On Cost Estimating provides the historical significance of how CEF became a nationally-recognized method to developing award packages for large projects.
Section 205e(3) of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 directs FEMA to establish a methodology, consistent with industry practices, for estimating the cost to repair, restore, or replace eligible public facilities that are damaged during a major disaster. To accomplish this objective, FEMA is directed to establish an expert panel consisting of industry, State and local representatives to develop cost estimating procedures.The below documents are Federal Emergency Management Agency summary meeting notes from the first meeting of the expert panel on cost estimating for the public assistance program. This meeting was held at the Crystal City Marriott in Arlington, Virginia on June 26 and June 27, 2001.
Attachments to Panel meeting minutes:
Attachments to Panel meeting minutes:
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