GSA Form 3474: Project Cost Comparison Summary

GSA Form 3474, Project Cost Comparison Summary, is a one-page General Services Administration form dated 2-81, and GSA hosts it in its forms library. GSA's page lists a current revision date of 02/1981 and no authority or regulation.

The sheet sets a project's construction cost side by side in five columns: Budget, Concept Estimate, Tentative Design Estimate, Pre-bid Cost Estimate and Bid Analysis, each with its own date. The rows break the Construction Cost (ECCA) (Level 2) into 12 numbered elements, from foundations to sitework, followed by design contingency, escalation, progressive cost, target cost, the difference from target, cost per square foot and gross floor area. It prints no instructions, signature line, OMB number or privacy statement.

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Top of page 1 of GSA Form 3474: Project Cost Comparison Summary, as printed by GSA

What's on GSA Form 3474

Header

Project, project number, sheet number, location and estimator.

Five estimate columns

Budget, Concept Estimate, Tentative Design Estimate, Pre-bid Cost Estimate and Bid Analysis, each with a Date line.

Elements 01 to 06

Foundations, substructure, superstructure, exterior closure, roofing and interior construction.

Elements 07 to 12

Conveying systems, mechanical, electrical, general conditions and profit, equipment and sitework.

Schedule, contingency and escalation

A schedule contract date box, a design contingency row printed with 0 in the pre-bid and bid analysis columns, and escalation to the scheduled contract date.

Totals and remarks

Progressive cost, target cost, difference from target cost, cost per SF and gross floor area in SF for each column, then a Remarks area.

How to complete GSA Form 3474

1
Identify the project
Enter the project, project number, location, estimator and sheet number in the header.
2
Date each estimate
Each of the five columns has its own Date line for the budget or estimate shown below it.
3
Enter element costs
Enter the cost of each element, rows 01 to 12, in the column for that estimate.
4
Add the schedule rows
Enter the schedule contract date, design contingency and escalation to the scheduled contract date.
5
Compare with the target
Enter the progressive cost, target cost and difference from target cost. The progressive cost and difference cells under Budget are shaded.
6
Area and remarks
Enter the cost per SF and gross floor area for each column, and add any remarks at the bottom.

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Where it goes

The form prints no address, routing or signature, and does not say which office uses it.

Edition

The footer reads GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION and GSA FORM 3474 (2-81). GSA's page lists a current revision date of 02/1981.

Instructions

The PDF prints no instructions, and it does not expand the abbreviation ECCA in the Construction Cost (ECCA) (Level 2) heading.

Who fills out GSA Form 3474?

The estimator
The header has an Estimator line for the person who prepares the comparison.
The project it covers
The Project, Project No. and Location lines identify the construction project being estimated.
Projects that need several sheets
A Sheet No. line at the top right numbers each sheet.
No signer or recipient printed
The form has no signature line and no TO or FROM block, so it does not say who reviews or receives it.

The form does not name an office or a signer. Its header blocks show these roles and details.

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The agency’s own page for Form GSA3474.
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Questions about Form GSA3474

Who issues GSA Form 3474?

The footer reads GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION and GSA FORM 3474 (2-81). GSA hosts it in its forms library.

What estimates does GSA Form 3474 compare?

Five columns: Budget, Concept Estimate, Tentative Design Estimate, Pre-bid Cost Estimate and Bid Analysis, each with a date.

Which cost elements are on the form?

Rows 01 to 12: foundations, substructure, superstructure, exterior closure, roofing, interior construction, conveying systems, mechanical, electrical, general conditions and profit, equipment, and sitework.

Who signs GSA Form 3474?

The form has no signature line. The header has an Estimator line, and the form names no reviewer or recipient.

Are there instructions for GSA Form 3474?

The PDF prints none, and GSA's page lists no authority or regulation for it.

GSA Form 3474: Project Cost Comparison Summary