RCFE SD Cost Estimator

Project Information

Project Name

Address

City / Jurisdiction

Date

Prepared by

RS Means Quarter

Cost Breakdown — 6 Categories

Category	Notes	Amount	% Total

Cost Distribution

Rate Estimate vs. Assembly Estimate

How to read variance: <10% → rates are well-calibrated. 10–20% → acceptable for SD phase. >20% → review assembly quantities or adjust rates. Over time, assemblies calibrate rates automatically.

Key Metrics

Building SF

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Bedrooms

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Const. / Bedroom

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Const. / SF

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Total Project / SF

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all-in including land

Soft Cost Overrides

These values override the default inputs from Revit Inputs tab.

Professional Services ($)

City Permits & Fees ($)

Site Improvement ($)

Utilities / Connection Fee ($)

Estimate Notes

Space	Group	Description	Code	Unit	Qty/Unit	Unit Cost	Cost/Unit	Mult	Total

Quarterly update: Open RS Means Online → search by Uniformat code → paste Base Cost and Location Factor. Adjusted Cost calculates automatically. These values feed the Assemblies Estimate via code lookup.

Uniformat Code	Description	Unit	Base Cost	Loc Factor	Adj. Cost	Quarter	Notes

Paste quantities from Revit schedules. These values feed the Assemblies Estimate automatically. Building Construction Cost uses the Rate Estimate from the Rates section below.

Building

Total Building SF

Bedrooms

Avg Bedroom SF

Avg Bathroom SF

Spaces

Kitchen SF

Laundry SF

Common Areas SF

Corridors SF

Nurse Station SF

Outdoor / Lobby / Service SF

Site

Total Site SF

Parking Spaces

Building Footprint SF

Land

Land Purchase ($)

Land Value / Assessor ($)

Construction Rates (RS Means Calibrated)

Rate Estimate = Building SF × Rate. Used for go/no-go in Project Summary. Assembly Estimate (bottom-up) is used for validation. Variance is shown in Summary tab.

New Construction ($/SF)

Remodeling ($/SF)

Project Type

New Construction SF

Remodel SF

About This Tool

RCFE SD Cost Estimator is a Schematic Design phase tool for Homekind's RCFE pipeline. It produces ±15–20% estimates suitable for go/no-go decisions, investor summaries, and internal benchmarking across the ~100-property portfolio. All data persists between sessions.

Workflow

Update RS Means Database (Quarterly)

Go to RS Means Database tab
Open RS Means Gordian Online → search by Uniformat code
Update Base Cost and Location Factor for each assembly
Adjusted Cost recalculates automatically
Update the Quarter field (e.g. "2026 Q1")

Enter Revit Quantities

Export room/area schedules from Revit
Go to Revit Inputs tab → paste quantities
Set project type (New / Remo / Mixed) and calibrated rates

Review Assemblies Estimate

Go to Assemblies Estimate tab
Review bottom-up calculation by space
Adjust Qty/Unit or Multiplier as needed
This number validates the Rate Estimate in Summary

Review Project Summary

6-category breakdown with amounts and percentages
Variance between Rate Estimate and Assembly Estimate
Override soft costs (Permits, Prof Services) as needed

Export & Present

Click "Export PDF" for print-ready summary
Use "Download Backup" to save a JSON snapshot of all data
Use "Load Backup" to restore a previous snapshot

Color & Data Convention

Blue text / Blue bg — Editable input

Warm bg / no border — Calculated value (do not edit)

Green border — Cross-sheet formula

Gold badge — Warning / attention needed