Laos People’s Democratic Republic Government Sector Building Construction Cost Estimating

Abstract

          Laos People’s Democratic Republic Building Construction are ongoing development, which cost estimating are most important stage in determining the construction budget. The preliminary data gathering, and the government sectors interview were found the discrepancy between construction cost bidding with government sector cost appraisal and bring to the question about construction cost estimating principle. This paper is purpose of study the government sector building construction cost estimating by gather from document, law, regulation and interview the people’s who related with government sector cost estimating that consist of education institution sector and government sector. the result is shown the government sector unit price is not regularly improved in the country economy situation. A lot of construction materials products were imports from overseas make the defined unit price are effect in short period and The government sector unit price is not included of decorate work, transition work, pile work and other special work, it made the real construction unit price discrepancy from forecasting scope, thus the government sector cost inspection were limited. Although cost estimating was considered by the republic works and transport sector, but the last decision on construction cost is up to the owner and other organization consideration criteria. In addition, the fix cost type of contract using still a cause that affect to add more unpredictable condition in construction cost estimating process. Finally, the lack of building work quantity measurement standard between professional, government sector and educational institute, it causes variety of cost estimating criteria selection.