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Grade A, and why
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Copies of this mod
1 near-identical copy found in the catalogue:
- cwicr-value-engineering — 100% identical, 2 lines differ
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 416 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
CWICR Value Engineering
Business Case
Problem Statement
Projects often exceed budget:
- Where can costs be reduced?
- What alternatives exist?
- How to maintain quality?
- Document VE decisions
Solution
Systematic value engineering using CWICR data to identify cost-effective alternatives, analyze trade-offs, and document decisions.
Business Value
- Cost savings - Identify reduction opportunities
- Quality maintenance - Function-based analysis
- Documentation - VE proposal records
- Client value - Optimize value for cost
Technical Implementation
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional, Tuple
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from datetime import date
from enum import Enum
class VECategory(Enum):
"""Value engineering categories."""
MATERIAL = "material"
METHOD = "method"
DESIGN = "design"
SPECIFICATION = "specification"
SYSTEM = "system"
class VEStatus(Enum):
"""VE proposal status."""
PROPOSED = "proposed"
UNDER_REVIEW = "under_review"
ACCEPTED = "accepted"
REJECTED = "rejected"
IMPLEMENTED = "implemented"
@dataclass
class VEProposal:
"""Value engineering proposal."""
proposal_id: str
title: str
category: VECategory
description: str
original_item: str
proposed_item: str
original_cost: float
proposed_cost: float
savings: float
savings_percent: float
function_impact: str
quality_impact: str
schedule_impact: int
risk_assessment: str
status: VEStatus
@dataclass
class VEAnalysis:
"""Complete VE analysis."""
project_name: str
total_original_cost: float
total_proposed_cost: float
total_savings: float
savings_percent: float
proposals: List[VEProposal]
accepted_savings: float
pending_savings: float
class CWICRValueEngineering:
"""Value engineering analysis using CWICR data."""
def __init__(self, cwicr_data: pd.DataFrame):
self.cost_data = cwicr_data
self._index_data()
self._proposals: Dict[str, VEProposal] = {}
def _index_data(self):
"""Index cost data."""
if 'work_item_code' in self.cost_data.columns:
self._code_index = self.cost_data.set_index('work_item_code')
else:
self._code_index = None
def get_item_cost(self, code: str, quantity: float = 1) -> Tuple[float, Dict[str, float]]:
"""Get item cost breakdown."""
if self._code_index is None or code not in self._code_index.index:
return (0, {})
item = self._code_index.loc[code]
labor = float(item.get('labor_cost', 0) or 0) * quantity
material = float(item.get('material_cost', 0) or 0) * quantity
equipment = float(item.get('equipment_cost', 0) or 0) * quantity
return (labor + material + equipment, {
'labor': labor,
'material': material,
'equipment': equipment
})
def find_alternatives(self,
work_item_code: str,
quantity: float,
max_cost_increase: float = 0) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Find alternative work items that could replace original."""
original_cost, _ = self.get_item_cost(work_item_code, quantity)
if self._code_index is None:
return []
# Get original item category
if work_item_code in self._code_index.index:
original = self._code_index.loc[work_item_code]
category = str(original.get('category', '')).lower()
else:
return []
alternatives = []
for code, row in self._code_index.iterrows():
if code == work_item_code:
continue
# Match by category prefix or similar category
item_category = str(row.get('category', '')).lower()
if category[:4] in item_category or item_category[:4] in category:
alt_cost, breakdown = self.get_item_cost(code, quantity)
if alt_cost <= original_cost * (1 + max_cost_increase):
savings = original_cost - alt_cost
alternatives.append({
'code': code,
'description': str(row.get('description', code)),
'cost': round(alt_cost, 2),
'savings': round(savings, 2),
'savings_pct': round(savings / original_cost * 100, 1) if original_cost > 0 else 0,
'breakdown': breakdown
})
# Sort by savings
return sorted(alternatives, key=lambda x: x['savings'], reverse=True)[:10]
def create_proposal(self,
proposal_id: str,
title: str,
category: VECategory,
description: str,
original_item: str,
proposed_item: str,
quantity: float,
function_impact: str = "Equivalent",
quality_impact: str = "Equivalent",
schedule_impact: int = 0,
risk_assessment: str = "Low") -> VEProposal:
"""Create VE proposal."""
original_cost, _ = self.get_item_cost(original_item, quantity)
proposed_cost, _ = self.get_item_cost(proposed_item, quantity)
savings = original_cost - proposed_cost
savings_pct = (savings / original_cost * 100) if original_cost > 0 else 0
proposal = VEProposal(
proposal_id=proposal_id,
title=title,
category=category,
description=description,
original_item=original_item,
proposed_item=proposed_item,
original_cost=round(original_cost, 2),
proposed_cost=round(proposed_cost, 2),
savings=round(savings, 2),
savings_percent=round(savings_pct, 1),
function_impact=function_impact,
quality_impact=quality_impact,
schedule_impact=schedule_impact,
risk_assessment=risk_assessment,
status=VEStatus.PROPOSED
)
self._proposals[proposal_id] = proposal
return proposal
def update_status(self, proposal_id: str, status: VEStatus):
"""Update proposal status."""
if proposal_id in self._proposals:
self._proposals[proposal_id].status = status
def identify_high_cost_items(self,
items: List[Dict[str, Any]],
top_n: int = 20,
min_percentage: float = 2.0) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Identify high-cost items for VE focus."""
item_costs = []
total_cost = 0
for item in items:
code = item.get('work_item_code', item.get('code'))
qty = item.get('quantity', 0)
cost, breakdown = self.get_item_cost(code, qty)
item_costs.append({
'code': code,
'quantity': qty,
'cost': cost,
'breakdown': breakdown
})
total_cost += cost
# Add percentage and sort
for item in item_costs:
item['percentage'] = round(item['cost'] / total_cost * 100, 2) if total_cost > 0 else 0
# Filter and sort
significant = [i for i in item_costs if i['percentage'] >= min_percentage]
significant.sort(key=lambda x: x['cost'], reverse=True)
return significant[:top_n]
def analyze_material_alternatives(self,
material_type: str,
quantity: float) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Analyze alternative materials by type."""
if self._code_index is None:
return {}
matches = []
for code, row in self._code_index.iterrows():
desc = str(row.get('description', '')).lower()
if material_type.lower() in desc:
cost, breakdown = self.get_item_cost(code, quantity)
matches.append({
'code': code,
'description': str(row.get('description', code)),
'cost': cost,
'material_cost': breakdown.get('material', 0),
'unit': str(row.get('unit', 'unit'))
})
if not matches:
return {}
matches.sort(key=lambda x: x['cost'])
cheapest = matches[0]
most_expensive = matches[-1]
return {
'material_type': material_type,
'quantity': quantity,
'options_found': len(matches),
'cheapest': cheapest,
'most_expensive': most_expensive,
'potential_savings': round(most_expensive['cost'] - cheapest['cost'], 2),
'all_options': matches
}
def generate_ve_analysis(self, project_name: str) -> VEAnalysis:
"""Generate complete VE analysis."""
proposals = list(self._proposals.values())
total_original = sum(p.original_cost for p in proposals)
total_proposed = sum(p.proposed_cost for p in proposals)
total_savings = sum(p.savings for p in proposals)
accepted_savings = sum(
p.savings for p in proposals
if p.status in [VEStatus.ACCEPTED, VEStatus.IMPLEMENTED]
)
pending_savings = sum(
p.savings for p in proposals
if p.status in [VEStatus.PROPOSED, VEStatus.UNDER_REVIEW]
)
return VEAnalysis(
project_name=project_name,
total_original_cost=round(total_original, 2),
total_proposed_cost=round(total_proposed, 2),
total_savings=round(total_savings, 2),
savings_percent=round(total_savings / total_original * 100, 1) if total_original > 0 else 0,
proposals=proposals,
accepted_savings=round(accepted_savings, 2),
pending_savings=round(pending_savings, 2)
)
def export_ve_report(self,
analysis: VEAnalysis,
output_path: str) -> str:
"""Export VE analysis to Excel."""
with pd.ExcelWriter(output_path, engine='openpyxl') as writer:
# Summary
summary_df = pd.DataFrame([{
'Project': analysis.project_name,
'Total Original Cost': analysis.total_original_cost,
'Total Proposed Cost': analysis.total_proposed_cost,
'Total Savings': analysis.total_savings,
'Savings %': analysis.savings_percent,
'Accepted Savings': analysis.accepted_savings,
'Pending Savings': analysis.pending_savings
}])
summary_df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='Summary', index=False)
# Proposals
proposals_df = pd.DataFrame([
{
'ID': p.proposal_id,
'Title': p.title,
'Category': p.category.value,
'Original Item': p.original_item,
'Proposed Item': p.proposed_item,
'Original Cost': p.original_cost,
'Proposed Cost': p.proposed_cost,
'Savings': p.savings,
'Savings %': p.savings_percent,
'Function Impact': p.function_impact,
'Quality Impact': p.quality_impact,
'Schedule Days': p.schedule_impact,
'Risk': p.risk_assessment,
'Status': p.status.value
}
for p in analysis.proposals
])
proposals_df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='Proposals', index=False)
return output_path
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- 11d ago First seen · 416 lines · 27 tokens per session scan A 3b3ec207316a
cwicr-value-engineering is a skill published in the GitHub repository datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction (308 stars, last pushed 20d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 27 tokens to every session and 3,076 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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