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The AACE International Recommended Practices (RPs) are intended to be the main technical foundation of our educational, and certification products and services. The RPs are a series of documents that contain valuable reference information that has been subject to a rigorous review process and recommended for use by the AACE International Technical Board. Available here at any given time free to members and free of charge with non-member registered access for a limited time. Non-members must first set up a user account in our Portal in order to access, to register click here to create a new user account. If you already have a user account, use the link on the right for Non-Members Login to Portal for access. AACE’s RPs are frequently quoted and referred to in all facets of industry.
 

AACE International Recommended Practice (RP) Development Process

AACE International Recommended Practice (RP) Development Guidelines

Q: May I place AACE’s Recommended Practices directly on my company or organization web site?

A: No. Our recommended practices (RPs) are updated frequently and we have a policy that while we will allow complimentary downloads of the recommended practices from our website, we do not authorize them being made available directly from other organizational sites, including our own local sections.

This can be readily remedied by having your company or organization website provide a direct link to the AACE International website for the appropriate recommended practice.

Should you wish to include a link to the RPs, it should be: www.aacei.org/resources/rp.

This will not only assure that all website visitors may have access, but be assured of having the latest version of any recommended practice.
To date, AACE International's RPs include the following documents:
  • 10S-90: Cost Engineering Terminology
    (Rev. December 3, 2012)

  • 11R-88: Required Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering
    (Rev. May 11, 2012)

  • 12R-89: Model Master's Degree Program with Emphasis in Cost Engineering
    (Rev. Nov 1990)

  • 13S-90: Recommended Method for Determining Building Area
    (Rev. Nov 1990)

  • 14R-90: Responsibility and Required Skills for a Project Planning and Scheduling Professional
    (Rev. Sept 19, 2006)

  • 15R-81: Profitability Methods
    (Rev. Jul 16, 2008)

  • 16R-90: Conducting Technical and Economic Evaluations: As Applied for the Process and Utility Industries
    (Rev. Apr 1991)

  • 17R-97: Cost Estimate Classification System
    (Rev. Nov 29, 2011)

  • 18R-97: Cost Estimate Classification System: As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction for the Process Industries
    (Rev. Nov 29, 2011)

  • 19R-97: Estimate Preparation Costs: As Applied for the Process Industries
    (Rev. Jun 19, 1998)

  • 20R-98: Project Code of Accounts
    (Rev. Jan 27, 2003)

  • 21R-98: Project Code of Accounts: As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction for the Process Industries
    (Rev. Jan 27, 2003)

  • 22R-01: Direct Labor Productivity Measurement: As Applied in Construction and Major Maintenance Projects
    (Rev. Apr 26, 2004)

  • 23R-02: Identification of Activities
    (Rev. May 3, 2007)

  • 24R-03: Developing Activity Logic
    (Rev. Mar 26, 2004)

  • 25R-03: Estimating Lost Labor Productivity in Construction Claims
    (Rev. Apr 13, 2004)

  • 27R-03: Schedule Classification System
    (Rev. Nov 12, 2010)

  • 28R-03: Developing Location Factors by Factoring: As Applied in Architecture, Engineering, Procurement and Construction
    (Rev. Oct 19, 2006)

  • 29R-03: Forensic Schedule Analysis
    (Rev. Apr 25, 2011)

  • 30R-03: Implementing Project Constructability
    (Rev. May 20, 2009)

  • 31R-03: Reviewing, Validating and Documenting the Estimate
    (Rev. May 12, 2009)

  • 32R-04: Determining Activity Durations
    (Rev. Jan 14, 2012)

  • 34R-05: Basis of Estimate
    (Rev. Jul 28, 2010)

  • 36R-08: Development of Cost Estimate Plans - As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction for the Process Industries
    (Rev. Jun 12, 2009)

  • 37R-06: Schedule Levels of Detail: As Applied in Engineering, Procurement and Construction
    (Rev. Mar 20, 2010)

  • 38R-06: Documenting the Schedule Basis
    (Rev. Jun 18, 2009)

  • 39R-06: Project Planning - As Applied in Engineering and Construction for Capital Projects
    (Rev. Dec 8, 2011)

  • 40R-08: Contingency Estimating: General Principles
    (Rev. Jun 25, 2008)

  • 41R-08: Risk Analysis and Contingency Determination Using Range Estimating
    (Rev. Oct 27, 2008)

  • 42R-08: Risk Analysis and Contingency Determination Using Parametric Estimating
    (Rev. May 26, 2011)

  • 43R-08: Risk Analysis and Contingency Determination Using Parametric Estimating – Example Models as Applied for the Process Industries
    (Rev. Dec 28, 2011)

  • 44R-08: Risk Analysis and Contingency Determination Using Expected Value
    (Rev. December 4, 2012)

  • 45R-08: Scheduling Claims Protection Methods
    (Rev. Jun 1, 2009)

  • 46R-11: Required Skills and Knowledge of Project Cost Estimating
    (Rev. Jan 16, 2013)

  • 47R-11: Cost Estimate Classification System - As Applied in the Mining and Mineral Processing Industries
    (Rev. July 6, 2012)

  • 48R-06: Schedule Constructability Review
    (Rev. Aug 28, 2009)

  • 49R-06: Identifying the Critical Path
    (Rev. Mar 5, 2010)

  • 52R-06: Time Impact Analysis: As Applied in Construction
    (Rev. Oct 19, 2006)

  • 53R-06: Schedule Update Review: As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
    (Rev. Aug 14, 2008)

  • 54R-07: Recovery Scheduling - As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
    (Rev. Nov 19, 2010)

  • 55R-09: Analyzing S-Curves
    (Rev. Nov 10, 2010)

  • 56R-08: Cost Estimate Classification System - As Applied for the Building and General Construction Industries
    (Rev. Dec 5, 2012)

  • 57R-09: Integrated Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis Using Monte Carlo Simulation of a CPM Model (Rev. Jun 18, 2011)

  • 58R-10: Escalation Principles and Methods Using Indices (Rev. May 25, 2011)

  • 59R-10: Development of Factored Cost Estimates – As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction for the Process Industries (Rev. June 18, 2011)

  • 60R-10: Developing the Project Controls Plan (Rev. Dec 21, 2011)

  • 62R-11: Identification and Qualitative Analysis (Rev. May 11, 2012)

  • 63R-11 Risk Treatment (Rev. Aug 23, 2012)

  • 64R-11: CPM Schedule Risk Modeling and Analysis: Special Considerations (May 2, 2012)

  • 65R-11: Integrated Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis and Contingency Determination Using Expected Value (May 2, 2012)

  • 68R-11: Escalation Estimating Using Indices and Monte Carlo Simulation (Aug 24, 2012)

  • 68R-11: Escalation Estimating using Indices and Monte Carlo Simulation (May 2, 2011)

  • 69R-12: Cost Estimate Classification System - As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction for the Hydropower Industry (Jan 15, 2013)
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