Changes in the unit price of work for reinforced concrete construction based on building sites

Abstract The unit price of work is the price required to complete each unit of quantity of work that consists of the unit price for the wage of labour, materials, and equipment used. Changes in unit prices are possibly determined by the different sites in which a building is constructed. For budget planners or construction executors, a good understanding of the changes in the unit price of work is required to identify the reasonable amount of budget needed. Given these circumstances, this study was conducted to analyse and identify the pattern of changes in the unit price of work based on the locations of a building in the Province of Aceh. This research focuses on the unit price of reinforced concrete work for the building structure components, as the work that has the most significant proportion of cost in building construction. The pattern of change is described in the form of price indexes by applying the price in Banda Aceh City as a reference for other cities/districts. The analysis results in two patterns of the unit price index, which is below or above of the reference index. This condition follows the pattern of the unit price of materials and wages. The ease of access to a region also determine the changes in the price index.