George
Oct 12, 2001, 4:42 PM
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Construction Cost Estimates in Mexico
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The reason for looking for cost information is that I use building cost estimates for estimating the "book" value of commercial buildings for accounting and insurance purposes. In the US and Canada, Marshall & Stevens and the Dodge reports work well, this is the first time I have been asked to work in Mexico. I would use Marshall if only they provided a reliable multiplier for the country.<p>Ideally, what I am looking for is an index that provides a range of per meter construction costs for commercial facilities like a warehouse or car dealership. I am not interested in the individual costs of building components, but what the final costs would be for a finished building on a unit basis. Thanks for your response.<p>
: George, No, I don't believe there is such information compiled. One reason is that wages and material costs vary too much from region to region. For instance, backhoe work can vary as much as $100 pesos per hour within a 50 mile radius of Guadalara. This is due to the age of the machine and what the market will bear.<p>: Material varys even more due to transportation. For instance, sand can cost as little as $200 pesos per dump truck load on the west side of Guad which is located near the sand banks. In Ajijic sand costs nearly $600 pesos due to increase transportation cost. The same kind of thing affects the cost of brick and other building material.<p>: However, steel, lime, and cement are supposedly priced to a national norm. Even so you can sometimes find better prices but be careful to get full tons with good prices.<p>: It sounds as though you are trying to find way to build without using a contractor. If you are fairly fluent in Spanish and understand the building process you can build yourself but most who go this route spend small fortunes "learning".<p>: Personally, I would suggest that you spend whatever it takes for you to learn. I suspect you'll be a better man for the experience.<p>
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