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Sample Preliminaries & General Items Takeoff — Block of Flats (Excel)

The preliminaries bill for a 12-month build of six 3-bedroom flats in Port Harcourt: site setup, hoarding, site office and store, temporary power and water, scaffolding, security, supervision staff, insurance, bonds, tests and clean-up. Time-related items are measured in months or weeks so you can see how a programme overrun changes the cost.

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