Form C-700 Construction Project Report - Private Construction Proje

Attachment A
OMB No. 0607-0153: Approval Expires 05/31/2013

C-700

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

FORM
(11-8-2012)

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT REPORT

NOTICE – Your report to the Census Bureau is confidential by law (title 13, U.S. Code). It may be seen only
by persons sworn to uphold the confidentiality of Census Bureau information and may be used only for
statistical purposes. The law also provides that copies retained in your files are immune from legal process.
In any correspondence pertaining to this report,
refer to the control number shown below.

PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
IMPORTANT
Please refer to the Reporting Instructions
on the back of the form.

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DUE DATE:
U.S. Census Bureau
RETURN
1201 East 10th Street
FORM TO
Jeffersonville, IN 47132-0001
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FAX

1–800–845–8245
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VIA INTERNET
OR FOR HELP

www.census.gov/econhelp/cprs

Use your unique User ID and original password.
User ID:
Section A

Password:

(Please correct any error in name and address including ZIP Code, telephone and fax number)

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

The construction project described below is associated with your
organization according to published sources. Please correct any errors or
fill in any blanks in items 1 and 2. If necessary, make your corrections in
item 11, Remarks, or use a separate sheet. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
CONCERNING THIS FORM, PLEASE CALL 1–800–845–8246.

1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Section D SQUARE FEET
8. Based on exterior dimensions, how many square
feet of enclosed floor area (including basements)
will be created by this project?
Exclude nonbuilding projects
Square feet
and existing floor space
that is being remodeled.
If none, enter "0."
Section E

MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION
PROGRESS REPORT

This form will be returned to you EACH MONTH
until the project is completed.

2. PROJECT LOCATION

• Continue with item 9 if project has started; otherwise,
skip to section F.
• Report the value of construction put in place each month.
Include only those construction costs defined in item 5c.
DO NOT include costs reported in items 6 and 7.

Section B OWNERSHIP AND START DATE
3. TYPE OF OWNERSHIP – Mark (X) one box.
Will this project be privately or government owned during construction?
Privately owned

Government owned

4. START DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
When did actual construction work on the
site start, or when do you estimate it will
start? Enter month and year.
Section C

Month and year of actual
or expected start date

• Report costs in the month in which work was done
(including any monthly retainage being withheld
from contractors) rather than in the month in which
payment was made.
• When project is completed, enter month and year in item 10.

9. MONTHLY VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION PUT IN
PLACE ON PROJECT DESCRIBED IN ITEM 1
Month and year
report period

COST ESTIMATES

INCLUDE • Site preparation and outside construction such as sidewalks
and roadways
• Mechanical and electrical installations which are integral parts
of the structure, such as elevators, heating equipment, etc.

(a)

EXCLUDE • Land and pre-existing structures
• Architectural, engineering, and owner’s overhead and
miscellaneous costs – See item 6
• Furniture, furnishings, and other movable equipment – See item 7
• Contingency funds
FOR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES SEE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ON BACK
NOTE: If project is on a "cost plus" basis, enter your best estimate of the final cost.
Construction costs
5a. CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION COST
(Thousands of dollars)
(Amounts to be paid to contractors and
subcontractors)

$

,000.00

5b. OWNER SUPPLIED MATERIALS
AND LABOR
(Construction materials supplied by owner and the
value of work done by project owner’s own
construction employees assigned to the project.)

5c. TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
(Sum of 5a + 5b)

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INCLUDE • All fees for architectural and engineering services except fees for
designing production machinery and equipment. If contractor
was authorized to "design and construct" this project, such cost
should be included in item 5a.
• Cost of design work by owner’s staff
• Project owner’s overhead and office costs
• Interest and taxes to be paid during
construction
Architectural, engineering,
• Fees and other miscellaneous costs
and miscellaneous costs
allocated on owner’s books to this project
(Thousands of dollars)
EXCLUDE • Cost of production machinery and
equipment, land, and furniture and
furnishings – See item 7
$
,000.00

INCLUDE • Production machinery and equipment,
furniture and office equipment.
EXCLUDE • Expenditures for land

$

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6. ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, AND
MISCELLANEOUS COSTS

7. ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF ALL OTHER
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

Value of construction put
in place during month
as defined in item 5c
(Thousands of dollars)
(b)

If construction is complete except for some minor work
or retainage (up to 3 percent of item 5c), you may stop
reporting on this project by entering the completion date
in item 10 and indicating any remarks in item 11.

Other capital expenditures 10. COMPLETION DATE
(Thousands of dollars)

$

,000.00

Enter date when all
construction is
actually completed

Month and year
of completion

NOTE: Be sure to complete section F on the back of the form.

Attachment A

REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR
PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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Section A – PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

Item 5a – Estimate the total amount to be paid to
construction contractors by the project owner for work
done on this project.

Correct any information in items 1 and 2 if necessary.
For the project described in item 1 to be privately owned, it
must be privately owned during construction and involve the
erection of a new structure(s) or improvements to an existing
structure(s) as defined below.

Item 5b – Estimate the total cost of labor by the owner’s
construction employees working on the project, including
supervisory personnel assigned to the project. Include the
total cost of all construction materials supplied by the
owner, including those the owner expects to supply to the
contractor for installation in this project.

For the project described in item 1 to be government owned,
it must be State or local government owned during
construction and involve the erection of a new structure(s) or
improvements to an existing structure(s) as defined below.

Item 5c – Sum of values reported in items 5a and 5b.
This is the value to be reported in item 9, monthly value
of construction put in place.

If the project is only maintenance and repairs, please note so
in item 11, Remarks, complete item 12, and return the form.
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Item 6 – Estimate the total amount of fees which the
project owner has paid or will pay to architectural and
engineering firms for work on this project. Also estimate
the total cost of all other construction items which the
project owner will allocate on his books to this project.
Include the project owner’s overhead and office costs,
interest and taxes paid during construction, the cost of
design work by the owner’s staff, and other miscellaneous
construction fees and costs allocated on the owner’s
books. DO NOT include the cost of production machinery
and equipment, land, and furniture and furnishings.

Section B – OWNERSHIP AND START DATE
Item 3 – As noted, "ownership" for purposes of this survey
depends on the owner during the construction phase.
Check the appropriate box.
Item 4 – The start date is defined as the date that actual
construction work first began on the project described in
item 1. If the project is to start at some future date, please
enter the date, complete item 12, and return the form.

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Item 7 – Estimate the total amount of all capital
expenditures, which you expect to make on this project,
not reported in items 5a, 5b, 5c, and 6. Include production
machinery and equipment, furniture, office equipment
and other movable equipment.

Section C – COST ESTIMATES
"Construction," for purposes of this survey, is defined as the
building of and/or improvements to fixed structures.
This INCLUDES:
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a. New structures, additions, alterations, conversions,
expansions, rebuilding, reconstruction, renovations,
rehabilitations and major replacements (such as the
complete replacement of a roof or heating system).

Item 9 – Report the monthly value of construction put in
place for the costs associated with item 5c. These costs
include:
a. Work done by contractors and/or subcontractors,
including any retainage being withheld until the work is
complete.

b. Mechanical and electrical installations – Plumbing,
heating, electrical work, elevators, escalators, central
air-conditioning, and other similar building services.
c. Outside construction – Clearing and grading of
undeveloped land and the fixed, auxiliary structures
which the project owner builds within the property lines.
Also roadways, bridges, parking lots, utility connections,
outdoor lighting, pools, athletic fields, piers, wharves and
docks, and all similar auxiliary facilities.

b. The cost of any materials installed which were provided
by the owner.
c. The work done by the project owner’s own construction
employees, including supervisory personnel assigned
to this project.
Initially, report monthly values from the start month to
the most current month shown in item 9. Then each
month, when the form is returned to you, report for the
month shown and any revisions which you might have.
When entering monthly data, be sure to report the costs
in the month in which the work was done rather than in
the month in which payment was made.

FOR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES
In addition to a, b, and c, construction INCLUDES:
d. Fixed, largely site-fabricated equipment which is not
housed in a building, primarily for petroleum refineries
and chemical plants, but also including storage tanks,
refrigeration systems, etc.

If the contractor’s bills are for periods other than monthly,
estimate a monthly amount. In each month where there is
no construction, enter a zero.

e. The cost and installation of construction materials placed
inside an industrial building and used to support
production machinery, for example: concrete platforms,
overhead steel girders, and pipes to carry paint, etc.
from storage tanks.

Item 10 – If construction is complete except for some
minor work or retainage (up to 3 percent of item 5c), you
may stop reporting on this project by indicating in item
11, Remarks, and entering the completion date in item 10.

f. The following types of equipment: boilers, overhead
hoists and cranes, and blast furnaces.
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EXCLUDE: The cost and installation of production
machinery not listed above, such as industrial robots,
stamping machinery, printing presses, bottling machines,
packaging equipment, generators, compressors, motors,
computer systems, etc. See item 7.

Section E – MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION
PROGRESS REPORT

Section F – PERSON TO CONTACT REGARDING
THIS REPORT
Item 12 – Enter the name, title, address, telephone and
fax number of the person who can answer questions
about this report.

11. REMARKS

Section F
12a. Name

PERSON TO CONTACT REGARDING THIS REPORT – Please print or type
b. Title

c. Telephone
Area code Number

d. Organization

e. Address

f. Fax
Area code Number

FORM C-700 (11-8-2012)

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