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What are the difference between the City Cost Indexes (CCI) and the Location Factors?

April 26, 2017CCI city COST difference factors indexes location

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What are the difference between the City Cost Indexes (CCI) and the Location Factors?

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The CCI is broken down by trade (Construction Specification Institute/CSI) division number. At the bottom of each city is the weighted average cost. The average is weighted by giving more value to the more expensive components of a construction and less influence to those trades that are usually the least expensive. The Location Factors are just these weighted averages. If you are concerned with the total building (all trades) then the weighted average is fine. If you are concerned with individual trades and want a more exact replacement plant value or sustainment cost then use the City or Zip cost index.