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Welcome to the levee cost estimating

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tool . This tool helps create cost

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estimates for various construction and

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operation and maintenance activities

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related to levies by factoring in

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project details , construction timing ,

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and location adjustments . These

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estimates are meant as a general guide .

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They are not for funding requests ,

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reimbursements , or final budgets .

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Costs will vary based on levy specific

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conditions . When you arrive at the

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tool site , you will see a security and

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communications authorization agreement

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pop up . Please read the agreement and

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click agree . This will be followed by

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a window explaining the purpose of the

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tool and the cost assumptions . Please

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read and click Confirm . This will

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bring you to the home page of the tool .

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Next , click log in . You will be taken

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to login.gov , where you will need to

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create an account or enter existing

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account details .

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After completing the login.gov login ,

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you will be brought back to the tool

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where you will need to read and agree

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with the security and communications

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authorization pop up in the window

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explaining the purpose of the tool and

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the cost assumptions . Once back on the

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home page , click new cost estimate to

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get started . Enter project information

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including the estimate name , your

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project state .

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Locality setting of urban or rural .

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And midpoint of construction date . The

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midpoint of construction date ensures

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costs are properly escalated in the

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estimate . Once complete , click

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create to begin . Tabs at the top

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organize common levy activities . The

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construction tab covers new levee

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features to be constructed .

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The routine ONM tab includes routine

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operation and maintenance activities

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such as mowing . The non-routine ONM

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tab includes operation and maintenance

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activities that may not be performed

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regularly , such as major

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rehabilitation of relief wells . The

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floodfight tab covers flood fight

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activities . Select only the activities

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relevant to your project . Within each

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activity , enter data into the white

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fields in the top table with the gray

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fields calculating automatically .

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These inputs produce a cost range shown

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in the cost output table . Each

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activity also shows an example point

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estimate to illustrate how labor ,

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production rates , and other factors

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influence costs . If needed , you can

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override the defaults by clicking the

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show cost overrides button and entering

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custom values . For example , if you

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already own the real estate for a

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project , you may want to enter 0 for

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the low and high custom values . This

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should only be used if the overrides

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will produce more accurate estimates .

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Otherwise use the provided ranges as

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your guide . When inputs are complete ,

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open the total cost tab .

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Each sub-tab represents a category of

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levy activity . With

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the summary review providing a

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breakdown of construction costs and

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annual operation and maintenance costs .

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Be sure to click save before leaving an

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estimate . A warning will appear if you

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navigate within the tool without saving .

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Data will be lost if you leave the tool

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without saving . Resource links are

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available at the top right of the page .

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For questions or feedback , contact

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levios@usace.army.mil .