Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
BCIS is a trading name of RICS

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BCIS has been researching the cost of occupying buildings in the UK for over 30 years. Data has been collected on the occupancy and maintenance costs of buildings from subscribers and other sources.

BCIS Building Running Costs Online
BCIS Building Running Costs Online is the definitive independent cost information service for professionals involved in facilities management, maintenance, and refurbishment. Subcribers use the information to help with:

- Benchmarking
- Planning
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Estimating
- Cost Control
- Life Cycle Costing

Building Maintenance Price Book 2008 - The only price book exclusively for building maintenance work, repairs and rehabilitation.  Completely updated annually to include latest significant changes to labour and material costs. Published in March.

Occupancy Cost Plans are available for a variety of building types -
Published twice a year - previous reports have focused on offices, industrial buildings, hospitals and schools. Costs are included for decorations, fabric maintenance, services maintenance, cleaning, utilities, admin costs and overheads.

Reviews of Maintenance, Occupancy and Rehabilitation Costs - Published annually.