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Construction cost intelligence across the asset life cycle

BCIS helps construction professionals make better commercial decisions by providing independent construction cost intelligence across the asset life cycle.

Reliable construction and operational cost data supports planning, estimating, benchmarking, bidding and life cycle assessment throughout the project life cycle. It helps organisations respond to changing costs, market uncertainty and greater scrutiny of investment decisions.

BCIS's reliable cost data supports:

Strategic planning, feasibility and business cases

Cost planning, estimating and benchmarking

Bid preparation, procurement and supply chain selection

Project delivery and commercial management

Cost forecasting and market risk management

Operation, maintenance and asset improvement

Refurbishment, replacement and end-of-life planning

BCIS provides construction and operational cost intelligence to support decision-making from project appraisal through to operation, refurbishment and replacement. The service combines capital cost data, operational expenditure data and market intelligence.

Trusted by more than 4,000 subscribing organisations, including:

Supporting construction decision-making

Estimate and plan

Develop cost plans and estimates using construction project data, average prices and cost analyses

Prepare bids

Build more robust tender submissions using independent cost data, benchmarking and market intelligence

Benchmark performance

Compare projects, costs, rates and tender prices using independent market data

Forecast change

Monitor cost movements using indices, forecasting tools and market intelligence to support pricing and risk management

Assess life cycle costs

Understand operational expenditure, maintenance requirements and component replacement costs over time.

Support asset strategy

Evaluate refurbishment, replacement and long-term investment decisions using capital and operational cost data.

Support across the asset life cycle

Appraisal

Assess feasibility and establish early cost advice

Design

Develop cost plans and benchmark design proposals

Procurement

Support tender preparation, bid assessment and supply chain selection

Construction

Monitor cost movements and support commercial management throughout project delivery

Operation

Assess maintenance costs, operational expenditure and asset performance

Refurbishment and replacement

Compare options and assess whole-life implications

BCIS OpX - Operational cost intelligence

Supports operational cost planning with trusted operational expenditure and component cost data.

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BCIS CapX - Capital cost intelligence

Supports capital cost planning with verified construction cost data, market intelligence and forecasting tools.

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BCIS TotX - Full life cycle cost intelligence

Supports whole-life cost planning by combining construction and operational cost intelligence.

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BCIS OpX - Operational cost intelligence

Supports operational cost planning with trusted operational expenditure and component cost data.

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BCIS CapX - Capital cost intelligence

Supports capital cost planning with verified construction cost data, market intelligence and forecasting tools.

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BCIS TotX - Full life cycle cost intelligence

Supports whole-life cost planning by combining construction and operational cost intelligence.

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BCIS OpX - Operational cost intelligence

Supports operational cost planning with trusted operational expenditure and component cost data.

Explore BCIS OpX

BCIS CapX - Capital cost intelligence

Supports capital cost planning with verified construction cost data, market intelligence and forecasting tools.

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BCIS TotX - Full life cycle cost intelligence

Supports whole-life cost planning by combining construction and operational cost intelligence.

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Why BCIS?

  • Independent datasets supported by transparent methodologies
  • Capital and operational cost intelligence across the asset life cycle
  • More than 65 years supporting construction professionals
  • Trusted by more than 4,000 subscribing organisations

Trusted by construction professionals:

Bellway Homes

"The service has had a great impact on our work, with direct improvements on our forecasting, cash flow and decision-making..."

Norse Group

"The comprehensive cost data and analytical tools help us make informed decisions, improving budgeting and project management... BCIS is an indispensable resource, and we highly recommend it to any construction professional..."

exi

"BCIS ensures we can respond to client requests quickly... We also use BCIS to add project analyses to our benchmarking reports... saving us time and ensuring greater accuracy."

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