The installed cost, the weight and the installation man-hours of any process plant component, in seconds. Pick the component, set its size, and Kpex 1G returns the three figures with their AACE Class 5 range — prices current to the latest Kpex Cost Index.
The CAF Location Factor Index to bring a US Gulf Coast cost to any country — used as a separate tool next to the estimator.
Z.5
Kpex Cost Index
Every catalogue price is automatically escalated to the latest month of the Kpex Cost Index; the index itself can be consulted to bring any historical cost to today.
Units
Metric or imperial
Sizes, lengths and weights switch between metric and imperial with one button; prices are unchanged.
Kpex 1G or Kpex 2G
A component in seconds, or a full estimate
Kpex 1G
Kpex 2G
What it answers
How much does this component cost, weigh, and take to install?
How much does the whole project cost — and how sure are we?
Scope
Module A — 741 components, priced one by one
Modules A, B, C, D, E and Z — components, benchmarks, facilities, operating cost, decommissioning and support tools
Installation
The component’s own installation man-hours
Each piece of process equipment with its inside-battery-limits installation (ISBL), measured and explained
Estimates
Single components, AACE Class 5
AACE Class 5 to Class 2 estimates with WBS, revisions and reports
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Go to AACE Estimates → New estimate, pick the class (5 to 2), the facility type and the country. For a quick order of magnitude use Benchmarks → Cost Curves. The in-app navigation guide explains each step.
Every benchmark and estimator has the Metric ⇄ Imperial switch, the country (applies the CAF Location Factor) and the escalation year (Kpex Cost Index). Base values are in USD, normalised to the US Gulf Coast.
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