EP 1110-1-8
(Vol. 7)
31 July 03
Is the equipment contractor
Finished. The methodology in ths pamphlet should
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NO
owned ?
not be used for rental or leased equipment.
YES
Is this land based or marine
Use the methodology found in Chapter 4 for
Land Based Equipment
Marine equipment
equipment?
determining a rate for Marine Equipment.
Is the use of this pamphlet
Use the contractor's actual cost and pricing data to
required in accordance with
NO
determine a rate.
Chapter 1, paragraph 1-1?
YES
Is the piece of
Use the tables in chapter 2
equipment in
for the actual or equivalent
YES
Table 2-1?
piece of equipment.
Use severe rate shown in Table
Is the equipment operating in average
NO
2-2. (Note: if there is no severe
severe or difficult conditions? (see
rate for the piece of equipment
SEVERE
chapter 2, section II for definition)
see guidance in chapter 2,
section II, paragraph 2-4.)
AVERAGE
YES
Is there a piece of equipment in Table
2-1 that is equivalent in size, capacity,
DIFFICULT
horsepower and value to the equipment
for which you are determining a rate?
From Table 2-2 use the arithmetic mean of
the average and severe equipment rates.
NO
(Note: if there is no severe rate for the
piece of equipment see guidance in
Use the equipment rate
chapter 2, section II, paragraph 2-4.)
shown in Table 2-1
Calculate a rate based on the step-by-step
rate computation method shown in Figure 2-
1 or use CHECKRATE
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Figure 1-1. Methodology for Developing an Hourly Ownership and Operating Rate for Construction Equipment
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