Form C-700 Construction Progress Reporting Survey for Private Const

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
(8-4-2010)

FORM

C-700

CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS REPORTING SURVEY
PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

(05-09-2019)

DUE DATE:

OMB No. 0607-0153: Approval Expires 04/30/2022
In any correspondence pertaining to this report, refer to the ID.

RETURN TO:
U.S. Census Bureau
1201 East 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132-0001

FAX:
1–800–845–8245

VIA INTERNET
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IMPORTANT
Please refer to the back of
this form for more information
and instructions for
completing the survey.

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NOTICE – Title 13 United States Code (U.S.C.), Sections 131 and 182, authorizes the Census Bureau to conduct this collection. The U.S. Census Bureau is required by Section 9
of the same law to keep your information confidential and can use your responses only to produce statistics. The Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly release your
responses in a way that could identify your business, organization, or institution. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, your data are protected from
cybersecurity risks through screening of the systems that transmit your data. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit
OMB approval number is 0607-0153 and appears at the upper right of this page. Without this approval, we could not conduct this survey. We estimate this survey will take an
average of 10-30 minutes to complete. More information about this estimate and an address where you may write with comments is on the back of this form.

Section A

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

The construction project described below is associated with your organization according to published
sources. Please correct any errors or fill in any blanks in Sections A and B. If necessary, make your
corrections in item 9, Remarks, or use a separate sheet. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS
FORM, PLEASE CALL 1–800–845–8246.
1a. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Section B

1b. PROJECT LOCATION

PERSON TO CONTACT REGARDING THIS SURVEY – Please correct any errors below

2a. Name

b. Telephone

c. Fax

d. Email Address

e. Web Address

Continue with Section C on the next page

Section C

OWNERSHIP, START AND PROJECTED COMPLETION DATES

3. TYPE OF OWNERSHIP – Mark (X) one box.
Will this project be privately or government owned during construction?
Privately owned

Government owned - Please indicate any remarks in item 9 and return the form.
Month and year of actual
or expected start date

4a. START DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
When did actual construction work on the site start, or when do you
estimate it will start? Enter month and year.

Month and year of
expected completion date

4b. PROJECTED COMPLETION DATE
When do you estimate it will complete? Enter month and year.
Section D

COST ESTIMATES

INCLUDE
• Site preparation and outside construction, such as sidewalks and roadways
• Mechanical and electrical installations which are integral parts of the structure, such as elevators, heating equipment, etc.
EXCLUDE
• Land and pre-existing structures
• Architectural, engineering, and owner’s overhead and miscellaneous costs – See item 6
• Movable machinery and equipment, furniture, and furnishings – See item 7
• Contingency funds
FOR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES SEE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ON BACK
NOTE: If project is on a "cost plus" basis, enter your best estimate of the final cost.

Construction costs
(Thousands of dollars)

5a. CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION COST
(Amounts to be paid to contractors and subcontractors)

$

,000.00

5b. OWNER SUPPLIED MATERIALS AND LABOR
(Construction materials supplied by owner and the value of work done by project
owner’s own construction employees assigned to the project.)

$

,000.00

5c. TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
(Sum of 5a + 5b)

$

,000.00

6. ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTS
INCLUDE
• All fees for architectural and engineering services except fees for designing production machinery and equipment.
If contractor was authorized to "design and construct" this project, such cost should be included in item 5a.
• Cost of design work by owner’s staff
• Project owner’s overhead and office costs
Architectural, engineering,
• Interest and taxes to be paid during construction
and miscellaneous costs
(Thousands of dollars)
• Fees and other miscellaneous costs allocated on owner’s books to this project
EXCLUDE
• Cost of production machinery and equipment, land, furniture, and furnishings - See item 7

$

,000.00
Other capital
expenditures
(Thousands of dollars)

7. ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF ALL OTHER CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
INCLUDE: Production machinery and equipment, furniture, and office equipment

$

EXCLUDE: Expenditures for land

,000.00

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Section E

MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS REPORT
This form will be returned to you EACH MONTH until the project is completed.

• Continue with item 8a if project has started.
• Report the value of construction put in place each month.
Include only those construction costs defined in item 5c.
DO NOT include costs reported in item 6 and 7.
• Report costs in the month in which work was done
(including any monthly retainage being withheld from
contractors) rather than in the month in which payment was
made.
• If costs are not available, please leave the value blank.
• When project is completed, enter month and year in item 8b.

Value of construction put
in place during month
as defined in item 5c
(Thousands of dollars)

Month and year
report period

8a. MONTHLY VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION PUT IN
PLACE ON PROJECT DESCRIBED IN ITEM 1A
If construction is complete except for some minor
work or retainage (up to 3 percent of item 5c), you may
stop reporting on this project by entering the completion date
in item 8b and indicating any remarks in item 9.

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Month and year
of completion

8b. COMPLETION DATE
When was all construction actually completed? Enter month and year.

9. REMARKS

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REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR
PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
We estimate this survey will take an average of 30 minutes to complete for your first month of reporting and 10 minutes for subsequent months,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this voluntary collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to: EID CEB Survey Comments 0607-0153, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Room EID-7K081,
Washington, DC 20233. You may email comments to eid.ceb.customer.service@census.gov. Be sure to use "EID CEB Survey Comments 0607-0153"
as the subject.
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EXCLUDE: The cost and installation of production machinery
not listed above, such as industrial robots, stamping machinery,
printing presses, bottling machines, packaging equipment,
generators, compressors, motors, computer systems, etc. See
item 7.

Section A – PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
Correct any information in items 1a and 1b if necessary.
For the project described in item 1a to be privately owned, it
must be privately owned during construction and involve the
erection of a new structure(s) or improvements to an existing
structure(s) as defined below.
For the project described in item 1a to be government owned,
it must be state, local, or federal government owned during
construction and involve the erection of a new structure(s) or
improvements to an existing structure(s) as defined below.
If the project is only maintenance and repairs, please note so in
item 9, Remarks, complete item 2, and return the form.

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Section B – PERSON TO CONTACT REGARDING THIS
SURVEY
Item 2 – Enter or correct the information for the person who
can answer questions about this survey.

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Section C – OWNERSHIP, START AND PROJECTED
COMPLETION DATES

Item 5a – Estimate the total amount to be paid to construction
contractors by the project owner for work done on this project.
Item 5b – Estimate the total cost of labor by the owner’s
construction employees working on the project, including
supervisory personnel assigned to the project. Include the total
cost of all construction materials supplied by the owner,
including those the owner expects to supply to the contractor for
installation in this project.
Item 5c – Sum of values reported in items 5a and 5b. This is the
value to be reported in item 8a, monthly value of construction
put in place.
Item 6 – Estimate the total amount of fees which the project
owner has paid or will pay to architectural and engineering firms
for work on this project. Also estimate the total cost of all other
construction items which the project owner will allocate on the
books to this project. Include the project owner’s overhead and
office costs, interest and taxes paid during construction, the cost
of design work by the owner’s staff, and other miscellaneous
construction fees and costs allocated on the owner’s books. DO
NOT include the cost of production machinery and equipment,
land, furniture, and furnishings.

Item 3 – As noted, "ownership" for purposes of this survey,
depends on the owner during the construction phase.
Check the appropriate box.
Item 4a – The start date is defined as the date that actual
construction work first began on the project described in
item 1a. If the project is to start at some future date, please enter
the date, complete item 2, and return the form.
Item 4b – The projected completion date is defined as the date
the project described in item 1a is expected to be completed.
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Item 7 – Estimate the total amount of all capital expenditures,
which you expect to make on this project, not reported in items
5a, 5b, 5c, and 6. Include production machinery and equipment,
furniture, office equipment, and other movable equipment.

Section D – COST ESTIMATES
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"Construction," for purposes of this survey, is defined as the
building of and/or improvements to fixed structures.
This INCLUDES:
a. New structures, additions, alterations, conversions, expansions,
rebuilding, reconstruction, renovations, rehabilitations and
major replacements, such as the complete replacement of a
roof or heating system.
b. Mechanical and electrical installations – Plumbing,
heating, electrical work, elevators, escalators, central
air-conditioning, and other similar building services.
c. Outside construction – Clearing and grading of undeveloped
land and the fixed, auxiliary structures which the project
owner builds within the property lines. Also, roadways,
bridges, parking lots, utility connections, outdoor lighting,
pools, athletic fields, piers, wharves and docks, and all similar
auxiliary facilities.

Section E – MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
REPORT
Item 8a – Report the monthly value of construction put in place
for the costs associated with item 5c. These costs include:
a. Work done by contractors and/or subcontractors, including
any retainage being withheld until the work is complete.
b. The cost of any materials installed which were provided by
the owner.
c. The work done by the project owner’s own construction
employees, including supervisory personnel assigned
to this project.
Initially, report monthly values from the start month to the most
current month shown in item 8a. Then each month, when the
form is returned to you, report for the month shown and any
revisions which you might have. When entering monthly data,
be sure to report the costs in the month in which the work was
done rather than in the month in which payment was made.
If the contractor’s bills are for periods other than monthly,
estimate a monthly amount. If costs are not available, please
leave the value blank. In each month where there is no
construction, enter a zero.

FOR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES
In addition to a, b, and c, construction INCLUDES:
d. Fixed, largely site-fabricated equipment which is not housed
in a building, primarily for petroleum refineries and chemical
plants, but also including storage tanks, refrigeration systems,
etc.
e. The cost and installation of construction materials placed
inside an industrial building and used to support production
machinery, for example: concrete platforms, overhead steel
girders, and pipes to carry paint, etc. from storage tanks.
f. The following types of equipment: boilers, overhead hoists
and cranes, and blast furnaces.

Item 8b – If construction is complete except for some
minor work or retainage (up to 3 percent of item 5c), you
may stop reporting on this project by entering the completion
date in item 8b and indicating any remarks in item 9.

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