Modeling of construction cost of villas in Oman
Other Title(s)
نمذجة لتكلفة بناء الفيلات في عمان
Joint Authors
al-Muhsin, Muhammad A.
al-Nuaymi, Ali Sad
Source
The Journal of Engineering Research
Issue
Vol. 11, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2014), pp.34-43, 10 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Engineering
Publication Date
2014-03-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Financial and Accounting Sciences
Topics
Abstract EN
In this research, a model for estimating construction cost of villas is presented.
The model takes into account four major factors affecting villa's cost, namely : built up area, number of toilets, number of bedrooms and the number of stories.
A field survey was conducted to collect information required for such model using data collection form designed by the researchers.
Information about 150 villas was collected from six well experienced consultants in the field of villa design and supervision in Oman.
Collected data was analyzed to develop suggested model which consists of two main levels of estimate.
The first level is at the conceptual design stage where the client presents his / her need of space and basic information about the available plot for construction.
The second level of cost estimation is carried out after the preliminary design stage where the client has to decide on the finishes and type of structure.
At the second level of estimation, the client should be able to decide whether to precede for construction or not, according to his / her budget.
The model is general and can be used anywhere and was validated for accepted degree of confidence using the actual cost of the 112 executed villa projects in Oman.
The villas included in this study were owned by clients from both high and low income brackets and had different types of finishing material.
The developed equations showed good correlation between the selected variables and the actual cost with R2 = 0.79 in the case of conceptual estimate and R2 = 0.601 for preliminary estimate.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Muhsin, Muhammad A.& al-Nuaymi, Ali Sad. 2014. Modeling of construction cost of villas in Oman. The Journal of Engineering Research،Vol. 11, no. 1, pp.34-43.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Muhsin, Muhammad A.& al-Nuaymi, Ali Sad. Modeling of construction cost of villas in Oman. The Journal of Engineering Research Vol. 11, no. 1 (2014), pp.34-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-371529
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Muhsin, Muhammad A.& al-Nuaymi, Ali Sad. Modeling of construction cost of villas in Oman. The Journal of Engineering Research. 2014. Vol. 11, no. 1, pp.34-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-371529
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 43
Record ID
BIM-371529