Heavy Civil Cost Data South & Central America
These Cost Books include the complete set of all Cost Book Categories in Drill Down Format covering Heavy Civil & Infrastructure Construction for South & Central America. All costs are based on South & Central American Labour, Fuel, Equipment & Material Costs. Labour Rates in the region range from $5 to $15 per hour with Mexico, Columbia & Argentina having the highest rates. Equipment based production rates are generally comparable to North American. There is a preference to utilize smaller equipment because of lower labour rates resulting in higher manhour factors. Fuel prices are comparable to the United States except for Venezuela, which has some of the lowest fuel prices in the world. Power prices are lower than the United States, particularly in Argentina & Brazil due to the abundance of hydro-electric power. Material costs such as Concrete & Steel are 20-30% less than in the USA. Lumber is more expensive than North America except for Brazil which has some of the lowest lumber prices in the world.
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