Piping (Home Office) Labor Hour Estimating

Warning
This Excel Worksheet or Workbook "Tool" is locked and password protected. The user may only enter date in the "yellow" cells. Ot
cells on this "Tool" includes locked "cells" that contain complex math formulas. Care should be taken to learn where these cells are a
if the spreadsheet is ever unlocked that the cells with the formulas are not disturbed. Disturbing or altering these cells may render th
"Tool" unable to function properly.

Introduction
This WorkBook "Tool" is part of a suite of 6 "Tools" that are intended to aid the Piping Engineering Lead (Senior Supervisor or whate
he or she is called) who has the responsibility to make estimates, schedules, control the work, the hours, report the progress and
prepare & files the Final Job Report. These "Tools" are: (1) Piping Engineering & Design Scope of Work, (3) Piping Labor Hour
Estimating Forms, (3) Piping Control Level Schedule, (4) Physical Percent Complete Status Report, (5) Design Change Notice and
"Janus" Historical Data Log. These 5 WorkBook Tools are intended to be used as a "Set" and will bring value to your effort only if you
fact use all of them.

Authors note: The information used in this example Labor Hour Estimate is pure fiction created by the author and any resemblance t
real persons, projects, companies or places is coincidental.

#1
Study these instructions and all three of the WorkSheets of this WorkBook. If you have any questions about anything here please
contact me via E-mail (jopennock@[Link]) and I will help you.

#2
Make a Copy of the complete WorkBook and save it to your Project data base.

#3
The Prerequisite for the use of this tool is a completed and approved Scope of Work (SOW). Without an approved SOW it is not
possible to develop a Labor Hour Estimate because there is no definition of what is to be done.

#4
Start with the "Estimate Detail" sheet and enter the Project Number in the cell provided in the upper left corner. This number (and
others) will be transferred to the Estimate Summary sheet automatically

#5
Fill in the quantity of deliverables and activities. Use your "Approved" SOW for all the activities and deliverables. Start with the "Def
hours and adjust up or down depending on the complexity that is expected.

#6
You can fill out almost the whole Estimate by only entering a value in the "Quantity" column. You do not need to enter a value in the
"Hours" column. The program automatinally uses the "Default" value.

#7
If you are not comfortable with the results using the "Default" value then you can enter a greater or lesser value in the "Hours" colum

#8
When you have finished entering all the required data on the Estimate Detail sheet, look at the Summary sheet and finish the heade
information (yellow cells). You will notice that all the Totals and Percantages have been transferred for you.

#9
Your next step will be the creation of your CLS (Control Level Schedule). To prepare for that collect the Operation Number/Activity C
totals (example: the 251 A total, thew 251 B total, etc).

#10
At the end of the project collect the "actual" numbers for the number of deliverables and the hours it took to do the work. This histori
data will help you with the estimate for your next project.

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me Office) Labor Hour Estimating

nd password protected. The user may only enter date in the "yellow" cells. Other
complex math formulas. Care should be taken to learn where these cells are and
the formulas are not disturbed. Disturbing or altering these cells may render the

at are intended to aid the Piping Engineering Lead (Senior Supervisor or whatever
e estimates, schedules, control the work, the hours, report the progress and
re: (1) Piping Engineering & Design Scope of Work, (3) Piping Labor Hour
e, (4) Physical Percent Complete Status Report, (5) Design Change Notice and (6)
are intended to be used as a "Set" and will bring value to your effort only if you in

abor Hour Estimate is pure fiction created by the author and any resemblance to
ental.

ets of this WorkBook. If you have any questions about anything here please
I will help you.

o your Project data base.

d and approved Scope of Work (SOW). Without an approved SOW it is not

here is no definition of what is to be done.

oject Number in the cell provided in the upper left corner. This number (and
heet automatically

your "Approved" SOW for all the activities and deliverables. Start with the "Default"
exity that is expected.

ering a value in the "Quantity" column. You do not need to enter a value in the
"Default" value.

Default" value then you can enter a greater or lesser value in the "Hours" column.

on the Estimate Detail sheet, look at the Summary sheet and finish the header
Totals and Percantages have been transferred for you.

ol Level Schedule). To prepare for that collect the Operation Number/Activity Code
.

or the number of deliverables and the hours it took to do the work. This historical
ect.

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 Piping Group Time Charge Codes
Piping Sub-Group Operation Number & Name (*)

Acitivity
Activity Grouping 250 251 252 253

Code
PEL PME PDG PMC
Work Assignment, Work Assignment, Work Work Assignment, Work Work Assignment, Work
Planning, Status Report review, Meetings, Status review, Meetings, Status review, Meetings, Status
Meetings w/ Department, Reports, Emp.. Perform. Reports, Emp.. Perform. Reports, Emp.. Perform.
Project & Client, Emp.. Review, P&ID Reviews Review, P&ID Reviews Review, P&ID Reviews
Perform. Reviews,
Technical Direction,
Supervision A P&ID Reviews

SOW, Labor Hour Specifications, Specifications, Establish Mat'l Take-Off

Estimate, Control Level Standards, Develop Standards, Plot Plan Data Base, Define
Schedule, Collect, CCC, Vendor Data SQ Developm't, Vendor Data Material "Bump" Criteria,
Review and Disseminate CK SQ CK, Heat Tracing
Project Design Basis B Client Criteria, Criteria, Field Trips
Coordinate Vendor SQ
CK, Field Trips

Transpositions, Vessel Preliminary MTO & RFQ

Orientations, Model
Index, Drawing Index,
Preliminary Design C Layout Studies,

Model Reviews SP Item Activities, Model 2D CADD, 3D CADD, Intermediate MTO and
Reviews, Manual Drawings, POR, Model Reviews
Revise Exist.
Detailed Design D Dwgs.,Model Reviews,

Construction Work Line List Manual Isometrics, Final MTO, PO

Packages (CWP) CADD Isometrics, Piping Supplements, Shortage
Plans, Piping Sections, Reports, Overage
Isometric Index, Tie-In Reports,
Index, Tie-In List, Tie-In
Isos., Heat Tracing
Deliverables E Isometrics, Heat Tracing
Index, Demo Dwg's,

Services F CADD Coordinator

(*) Definition of Piping Sub-Group Numbers & Names

250 - PEL = Piping Engineering Lead (See Company Job Description)
251 - PME = Piping Material Engineer (See Company Job Description)
252 - PDG = Piping Design Group (See Company Job Description)
253 - PMC = Piping Material Control (See Company Job Description)
254 - PSE = Piping Stress Engineering (See Company Job Description)

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g Group Time Charge Codes
Piping Sub-Group Operation Number & Name (*)
254
PSE
Work Assignment, Work
review, Meetings, Status
Reports, Emp.. Perform.
Review, P&ID Reviews

Specifications,
Standards, Define Pipe
Stress Analysis Criteria,
Pre-Eng. Pipe Supports
Vendor Data SQ CK

Model Reviews, Pipe

Stress Analysis, Hanger
Data Sheets, Joint Data
Sheets, Review & Sign
Isometrics

Expansion Joint Dwgs,

Spring Hanger Dwgs,
Strut Dwgs.

Description)
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Description)
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 PIPING ENGINEERING AND DESIGN __ SUMMARY OF HOME OFFICE LABOR AND COST ESTIMATE & FINAL REPORT

PROJECT NAME: Temple Refinery Upgrade PROJECT MANAGER: Al Demming

CLIENT: ACME Products, LLC PREPARED BY (LPE): A. R. Tennyson EST. LINE COUNT: 900

LOCATION: Anywhere, APPROVED BY: A. G. Patterson EQUIV. ISO. COUNT: 2160

PROJECT NO.: 2011-106 FINAL REPORT BY: EST. TIC: ($MM) $200MM

PLANT TYPE: Refinery REV.: 0 1

CONTRACT TYPE : EPCM (EPC, EPCM, etc.) DATE: 08/01/11 FINAL ISO COUNT : 0

PIPING ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE ESTIMATE APPV'D BUDGET FINAL REPORT

ESTIMATED
ESTIMATED BUDGET ACTUAL
ESTIMATED LABOR TRAVEL & % OF
OPER. No. GROUP % OF TOTAL COMPUTER LABOR LABOR % OF TOTAL
HOURS LODGING TOTAL
EXPENSES $ HOURS HOURS
EXPENSES $

251 PIPE MATERIAL ENGR. 772 2.79% $500.00 0

252 PIPING DESIGN 15340 55.45% $6,000.00 0

253 PIPE MATERIAL CONTROL 3800.5 13.74% 0

254 PIPE STRESS ENGR. 5624 20.33% $1,000.00 0

SUB TOTAL TECHNICAL LABOR HRS = 25536.2 $0.00 $7,500.00 0 0

250 LPE, DEPT. & STAFF 2127 7.69% 0

ALL TOTAL LABOR HOURS 27663.6 100 % 0 100 % 0 100 %

REMARKS: HRS/ISO= 12.81 HRS/ISO= #VALUE! HRS/ISO = #VALUE!

 PIPING ENGINEERING & DESIGN HOME OFFICE LABOR, EXPENSE ESTIMA

PROJECT NO.
PLEASE NOTE Only the yellow boxes
2011-106

251. . . . P I P I N G M A T E R I A L E N G I N E E R I N G

SPECIFICATIONS SPEC NO. QUANTITY HOURS

B PIPING MAT'L LINE CLASS NOTES & DATA Review Existing 1 4.00

B INDIVIDUAL LINE CLASS SPECS Review Existing 22 5

B PURCHASE (PIPE, VALVES, FITTINGS, ETC.) 52001 to 52010 10

B TESTING, CLEANING, PASSIVATING 0

B SP ITEM - SPEC, LIST, & DATASHEETS 52024 20 4

B ISULATING,PAINTING,COATING,LINING 0

B WELDING / NDE 0

TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIFICATIONS AND HOURS 53

ACTIVITIES

B PROJECT COMMODITY CATLAOG

E LINE LIST / INDEX - DEVELOP & MAINTAIN EST. LINE COUNT 900

SUB-TOTAL ACTIVITY MAN HOURS

A SUPERVISION 10%= 70.2 AJUSTMENT

252--PIPING MATERIAL ENGINEERING TOTALS - HRS

 2011-106

252 . . . . P I P I N G D E S I G N

ACTIVITY NUMBER HOURS

DRAWINGS/DOCUMENTS SCALE SIZE OF PER

( DWG. SIZE= A - B - C - D - E ) (OPTIONAL) (OPTIONAL) ITEMS ITEM

C TRANSPOSITION LAYOUTS (NON CAD) 1 40

C LAYOUTS, STUDIES, VESSEL ORIENTATIONS 20 20

C LOCATION CONTROL PLANS (LCP) 3 40

C PLOT PLANS (SITE AND/OR UNIT) 3 80

C PIPING INDEX ( PLANS, MODEL, TIE-IN ) 2

B DRAWING /VENDOR PRINT SQ. CK. VARIOUS VARIOUS 200

D PIPING PLAN DRAWINGS ( 2D/MANUAL) 0

D 3D MODELING - EQUIPMENT 250

D 3D MODELING - PIPE LINES 710

B PIPING STANDARD & DETAIL DRAWINGS 0

E HEAT TRACE DRAWINGS (PIPING ONLY) 0

E DEMOLITION DRAWINGS ( NON-CAD) 0

E ISOMETRICS (NEW LINES & TIE-INS) N/A 300

E PIPING PLAN DRAWINGS (REV EXIST'G) 60 20

E PIPING PLAN - AS-BUILTS * 0

E EXTRACT PLAN DRAWINGS - 3D 25 10

E EXTRACT ISOMETRICS - 3D 1800

SUB-TOTAL DRAWING QUANTITIES AND LABOR HOURS 3374

SPECIFICATIONS SPEC NO. QUANTITY HRS. PER.

B DESIGN, LAYOUT & DRAWING 0

B SHOP FABRICATION 51025 1

B FIELD FABRICATION 51026 1

B TIE INS 51045 1

B GEOGRAPHIC COLOR CODE 0

B HEAT TRACING 0

SUB-TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIFICATIONS AND LABOR HOURS

ACTIVITY QUANTITY HRS. PER.

B DESIGNER FIELD TRIPS DAYS / HOURS 0

E TIE IN LIST No TIE-INS/ HRS PER 30

F CAD COORDINATOR WEEKS / HOURS 17
ISOMETRIC
E ISOMETRIC DRAWING LIST/INDEX
COUNT = 2100

SUB-TOTAL ACTIVITY LABOR HOURS

A SUPERVISION 10%= 1394.5 AJUSTMENT=

251 - PIPING DESIGN TOTALS - DWGS, SPECS, LABOR HOURS

 2011-106

253 . . . . P I P I N G M A T E R I A L C O N T R O L

ACTIVITIES QUANTITY HRS. PER.

B MATERIAL MANAGEMENT CRITERIA, P&ID REVIEW 60

C MAT'L TAKEOFF (PRELIM) & RFQ PER EQIV. ISO 2100

D MAT'L TAKEOFF (INTERMEDIATE) & PO PER EQIV. ISO 2100 0.5

E MAT'L TAKEOFF (FINAL,MANUAL) & SUPPL. PER ISO 550 0.5

E MAT'L TAKEOFF (FINAL, DOWNLOAD) & SUPPL. PER ISO 1800

PER RFQ/PO,
E MATERIAL OVERAGE?SHORTAGE REPORTS.
ETC 0

SUB-TOTAL ACTIVITY MAN HOURS

A SUPERVISION 10%= 345.5 AJUSTMENT=

253 - PIPING MATERIAL CONTROLS TOTAL - LABOR HRS

 2011-106

254. . . . P I P E S T R E S S E N G I N E E R I N G

SPECIFICATIONS SPEC NO. QUANTITY HOURS

B ANALYSIS 54001 1

B PRE ENG & ENG SUPPTS 54040 1

B COMPONENTS (EXP JTS, STRUTS, ETC) 0

B OTHER 0

TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIFICATIONS AND MAN HOURS

ACTIVITIES QUANTITY HOURS

HRS. PER LINE
D STRESS ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES
ACTUAL 500
HRS. PER
E STRESS ANALYSIS PRODUCT DRAWIBGS PRODUCT 10
ACTUAL
SUB-TOTAL ACTIVITY LABOR HOURS

A SUPERVISION 10%= 504 AJUSTMENT=

254 - PIPE STRESS ENGINEERING TOTAL -LABOR HRS

 2011-106

250 . . . . L E A D P I P I N G E N G I N E E R

ACTIVITIES NUMBER HOURS

B LPE FIELD TRIPS - PRELIM. JOB SITE SURVEY DAYS 26 4

E CONSTRUCTION WORK PACKAGE PREP EACH 17

PEOPLE
X TRIPS - CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT WEEKS x 40 PEOPLE 0
HRS
X TRIPS - PIPE FAB SHOP SURVEY ( INSPECT./QUALIFY) DAYS 0
Q.A. AUDIT
A DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT REVIEWS
ACTIVITIES
DAYS 35 2

A TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES DAYS 130 2

PEOPLE
A TECHNICAL AIDE WEEKS x 40 WEEKS 26
HRS
B FRONT END PLANNING (SCOPE, EST, ETC)

A SUPERVISION / COORDINATION / MEETINGS 10%= 193.4 AJUSTMENT=

250 - LEAD PIPING ENGINEER & STAFF -TOTAL LABOR HRS

"X" = Activity that is required but will be handled under a different budget.
PROJECT OR JOB TOTAL
R, EXPENSE ESTIMATE DETAIL

OTE Only the yellow boxes are for data entry

ESTIMATE NOTES:

DEFAULT LABOR HRS

TOTAL LABOR
20 4
HRS
20 110

5 50

20 0

8 80

20 0

20 0

244

LABOR HRS

8
0.5 450

458

70.2

772 2.8%
 ESTIMATE

DEFAULT

HRS LABOR HRS

TOTAL LABOR
HRS
100 40

40 400

120 120

100 240

20 40

1 200

141 0

6 1500

4 2840

40 0

4.25 0
 15 0

8.25 2475

40 1200

20 0

20 250

1 1800

11105

DEFAULT HRS NOTES:

10 0

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 0

10 0

30

DEFAULT HRS

8 0

1 30
40 680

1 2100

2810

1394.5

15340 55.5%
 ESTIMATE NOTES:

DEFAULT HRS
TOTAL LABOR
3 180
HRS
0.5 1050

1 1050

1 275

0.5 900

80 0

3455

345.5

3800.5 13.7%
 ESTIMATE NOTES:

DEFAULT LABOR HRS

TOTAL LABOR
20 20
HRS
20 20

10 0

20 0

40

DEFAULT LABOR HRS

10 5000

8 80

504

5624 20.3%
 TECH. TOTAL 25536.20

ESTIMATE NOTES:

DEFAULT LABOR HRS

TOTAL LABOR
8 104
HRS
20 340

40 0

8 0

8 70

8 260

40 1040

120

193.4
FLWB 2127 7.7%

PROJECT OR JOB TOTAL 27663.6 100 %

PIPING ENGINEERING & DESIGN FINAL REPORT DETAIL

The area below is to be used only at the

end of the project to record the historical
2011-106 actual data.

FINAL

QUANTITY LABOR HRS

TOTAL
LABOR HRS

LABOR HRS

ACTUAL.
LINE No. =

0
 2011-106

FINAL

SCALE NUMBER AVG. HOURS

SIZE OF OF PER LABOR

DRAWINGS DRAWINGS DRAWING HRS

TOTAL
LABOR HRS
#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!
0 #DIV/0! 0

QUANTITY HRS

0 0

QUANTITY HRS
0

0
2011-106

FINAL

QUANTITY LABOR HRS

TOTAL
LABOR HRS

0
2011-106

FINAL

QUANTITY HRS
TOTAL
LABOR HRS

0 0

HRS

0
 0

2011-106

FINAL

LABOR HRS
TOTAL
LABOR HRS

0 100 %