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What is the difference between the direct and indirect cost of the construction project?

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Question added by Mohammed Qaisar I PMP I MCIPS I MBA , Group Procurement Manager (Civil) , Al Ghurair Construction LLC
Date Posted: 2018/02/15
Mohammed Qaisar I PMP I MCIPS I MBA
by Mohammed Qaisar I PMP I MCIPS I MBA , Group Procurement Manager (Civil) , Al Ghurair Construction LLC

Direct Costs: These costs are directly attributable to the work on the project. Examples are team travel, team wages, recognition, and costs of material used on the project etc.

Indirect Costs: Indirect costs are overhead items or costs incurred for the benefit of more than one project. Examples include taxes, fringe benefits, head office administrative, insurance, temporary facilities and janitorial services etc..

khalil shimi
by khalil shimi , Engineering , Sulaiman Faleh Anzi Company

Direct cost:- All costs pertinent to a particular cost object, such as the cost of basic raw materials, packaging materials.

Indirect cost:- All costs which are not attributable to a specific cost object, such as indirect material or indirect overheads  

Rolando Casas
by Rolando Casas , Caddet Engineer - Project Quantity Surveyor , ATLANTIC, GULF & PACIFIC CO. OF MANILA INC

Simple Direct cost is the cost calculated and fixed, means those things that are visible already during the time of Planning and costing. While indirect is the items unforeseen items and or works that were considered as part of miscellaneous operational expenses and other items pop up during the time of project executions. 

Faisal Alam
by Faisal Alam , Deputy Manager - QS , M3M India Pvt. Ltd.

Indirect costs are costs that are not directly accountable to a cost object (such as a particular project, facility, function or product). Indirect costs may be either fixed or variable. ... But some overhead costs can be directly attributed to a project and are direct costs.

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