Tri-Service Automated Cost Engineering Systems (TRACES)
ACF - Area Cost Factors
ACF is designed to empirically measure the cost of facility vertical construction
at a given location versus a national average. It is not intended for paving and
site work type projects.
ACF is based upon a national average for the United States, and is not related to
any specific city or location. Previous location adjustment factors were based upon
a specific city, resulting in the potential for significant fluctuations in the
ACF.
Thus, ACF is a means by which the Department of Defense (DOD) performs a comparison
of construction costs for facilities by military installations. ACF provides an
overall index, by major military installations (or major cities in other countries
besides the U.S.), that is used for adjusting national unit costs for future budgetary
programming activities.
ACF is used by a Tri-Service team to develop area cost factors for the DOD. It is
not a software generally available for use by others; it is not available for A-E
firms.
The Programming Administration and Execution System (PAX) Newsletters containing
current information concerning area cost factors are published and maintained on
the web page at usace.army.mil/CAEI/Pages/PAX.aspx
Should you need additional information, please contact the TRACES project manager
in charge of ACF.
Download of applications, databases, and documentation is currently available on
AKO/DKO for cost engineers in the Tri-Service Cost Engineering Community of Practice.
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