historical-cost-analyzer
Historical Cost Analyzer for Construction
Overview
Analyze historical construction cost data for benchmarking, escalation tracking, and estimating calibration. Compare similar projects, identify cost drivers, and improve future estimates.
Business Case
Historical cost analysis enables:
- Benchmarking: Compare current estimates to past projects
- Calibration: Improve estimating accuracy using actual data
- Trends: Track cost escalation and market changes
- Risk Assessment: Identify cost drivers and overrun patterns
Technical Implementation
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional, Tuple
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