0/F6	Construction budget calculator
This form can be used to calculate the client’s total budget requirement and can be downloaded from the companion website – architecture.com/RIBAJobBook.
It includes the following headings and has a cell to input a figure against the inputs (in red below) and cells that calculate the output figures.
Overall budget:	Input	
Estimated fees 		
Other professional fees (inc. VAT if applicable):	Input	
Statutory fees (inc. VAT if applicable):	Input	
Expenses (inc. VAT if applicable):	Input	
Total fees:	Calculation	
Overall budget – fees (gross construction budget):	Calculation	
Construction VAT (20%):	Calculation	
Contingency (20%):	Calculation	
Net construction budget:	Calculation	
Estimated construction cost range (ex VAT):		
Assumed cost per sq m – lower range:	Input	
Assumed cost per sq m – upper range:	Input	
Total assumed area (in sq m):	Input	
Total construction cost – lower range	Calculation	
Total construction cost – upper range	Calculation	
Balance construction budget – estimated construction cost (ex VAT)		
Lower range:	Calculation	
Upper range:	Calculation