Wheelchair ramp will cost $100,000 a foot

by **mattduke** » Wed 27 Feb 2008, 22:52:56

-- $77,000 for the city's Bureau of Architecture project manager, design and construction fees.

-- $455,000 for the actual construction, plus asbestos removal.

-- $28,000 for a construction scheduling consultant.

-- $3,500 for an electrical consultant.

-- $68,000 for the Bureau of Construction Management to oversee the construction and various consultants.

-- $12,000 for Department of Technology and Information Services oversight.

-- $16,500 for permits and fees. (Yes, believe it or not, the city charges itself.)

-- And as much as $65,000 for bid overruns.

All for a total of: $1,123,000.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... QV90AT.DTL

by **Flowerr** » Wed 27 Feb 2008, 22:55:20

Call the newpaper and tell them you offer to build it for 5000 dollars.

If the newspaper isn't in on the scam, then watch the fireworks.

by **strider3700** » Wed 27 Feb 2008, 23:35:33

A lot of that is waste but don't underestimate the cost of the asbestos removal. I'd be shocked if you can do it legally for under $5000. Having said that the total price is insane.

by **emersonbiggins** » Thu 28 Feb 2008, 01:03:33

Your numbers add up to *only* $725,000. What gives?

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