Apply price escalation to CWICR estimates over time. Calculate inflation adjustments, material price indices, and labor rate increases.
npx skills add https://github.com/datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction --skill cwicr-escalation
Construction costs change over time:
Time-based cost escalation using historical indices, projected rates, and category-specific escalation factors.
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional, Tuple
from dataclasses import dataclass
from datetime import datetime, date
from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
from enum import Enum
class EscalationType(Enum):
"""Types of escalation."""
LABOR = "labor"
MATERIAL = "material"
EQUIPMENT = "equipment"
GENERAL = "general"
@dataclass
class EscalationIndex:
"""Escalation index for a period."""
period: str # YYYY-MM
labor_index: float
material_index: float
equipment_index: float
general_index: float
@dataclass
class EscalationResult:
"""Result of escalation calculation."""
base_cost: float
base_date: date
target_date: date
months: int
escalation_rate: float
escalation_amount: float
escalated_cost: float
by_category: Dict[str, Dict[str, float]]
# Historical escalation rates (annual %)
HISTORICAL_RATES = {
2020: {'labor': 2.5, 'material': 1.8, 'equipment': 1.5, 'general': 2.0},
2021: {'labor': 3.2, 'material': 8.5, 'equipment': 2.0, 'general': 4.5},
2022: {'labor': 4.5, 'material': 12.0, 'equipment': 3.5, 'general': 7.0},
2023: {'labor': 4.0, 'material': 5.0, 'equipment': 3.0, 'general': 4.0},
2024: {'labor': 3.5, 'material': 3.0, 'equipment': 2.5, 'general': 3.0},
2025: {'labor': 3.0, 'material': 2.5, 'equipment': 2.0, 'general': 2.5},
}
# Material-specific escalation factors
MATERIAL_ESCALATION = {
'steel': 1.20, # Higher volatility
'lumber': 1.30, # High volatility
'concrete': 0.90, # Lower volatility
'copper': 1.25, # Commodity driven
'aluminum': 1.15,
'plastic': 1.10,
'glass': 0.95,
'default': 1.00
}
class CWICREscalation:
"""Calculate cost escalation over time."""
def __init__(self,
cwicr_data: pd.DataFrame = None,
custom_rates: Dict[int, Dict[str, float]] = None):
self.cost_data = cwicr_data
self.rates = custom_rates or HISTORICAL_RATES
if cwicr_data is not None:
self._index_data()
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_rate(self,
year: int,
category: EscalationType = EscalationType.GENERAL) -> float:
"""Get escalation rate for year and category."""
year_rates = self.rates.get(year, self.rates.get(max(self.rates.keys())))
return year_rates.get(category.value, year_rates.get('general', 3.0))
def calculate_compound_factor(self,
base_date: date,
target_date: date,
category: EscalationType = EscalationType.GENERAL) -> float:
"""Calculate compound escalation factor between dates."""
if target_date <= base_date:
return 1.0
factor = 1.0
current = base_date
while current < target_date:
year = current.year
annual_rate = self.get_rate(year, category) / 100
# Calculate months in this year
year_end = date(year + 1, 1, 1)
if target_date < year_end:
months = (target_date.year - current.year) * 12 + target_date.month - current.month
else:
months = (year_end.year - current.year) * 12 + year_end.month - current.month
# Apply monthly compound rate
monthly_rate = (1 + annual_rate) ** (1/12) - 1
factor *= (1 + monthly_rate) ** months
current = year_end
return factor
def escalate_cost(self,
base_cost: float,
base_date: date,
target_date: date,
cost_breakdown: Dict[str, float] = None) -> EscalationResult:
"""Escalate cost from base date to target date."""
if cost_breakdown is None:
cost_breakdown = {
'labor': base_cost * 0.40,
'material': base_cost * 0.45,
'equipment': base_cost * 0.15
}
months = (target_date.year - base_date.year) * 12 + target_date.month - base_date.month
# Escalate each category
by_category = {}
total_escalated = 0
for category, amount in cost_breakdown.items():
esc_type = EscalationType.LABOR if category == 'labor' else \
EscalationType.MATERIAL if category == 'material' else \
EscalationType.EQUIPMENT if category == 'equipment' else \
EscalationType.GENERAL
factor = self.calculate_compound_factor(base_date, target_date, esc_type)
escalated = amount * factor
escalation = escalated - amount
by_category[category] = {
'base': round(amount, 2),
'factor': round(factor, 4),
'escalated': round(escalated, 2),
'escalation': round(escalation, 2)
}
total_escalated += escalated
total_escalation = total_escalated - base_cost
esc_rate = (total_escalation / base_cost * 100) if base_cost > 0 else 0
return EscalationResult(
base_cost=round(base_cost, 2),
base_date=base_date,
target_date=target_date,
months=months,
escalation_rate=round(esc_rate, 2),
escalation_amount=round(total_escalation, 2),
escalated_cost=round(total_escalated, 2),
by_category=by_category
)
def escalate_estimate(self,
items: List[Dict[str, Any]],
base_date: date,
target_date: date) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Escalate entire estimate."""
escalated_items = []
total_base = 0
total_escalated = 0
for item in items:
code = item.get('work_item_code', item.get('code'))
qty = item.get('quantity', 0)
# Get costs from CWICR
labor = 0
material = 0
equipment = 0
if self._code_index is not None and code in self._code_index.index:
wi = self._code_index.loc[code]
labor = float(wi.get('labor_cost', 0) or 0) * qty
material = float(wi.get('material_cost', 0) or 0) * qty
equipment = float(wi.get('equipment_cost', 0) or 0) * qty
base = labor + material + equipment
breakdown = {'labor': labor, 'material': material, 'equipment': equipment}
result = self.escalate_cost(base, base_date, target_date, breakdown)
escalated_items.append({
'code': code,
'base_cost': result.base_cost,
'escalated_cost': result.escalated_cost,
'escalation': result.escalation_amount
})
total_base += base
total_escalated += result.escalated_cost
return {
'items': escalated_items,
'total_base': round(total_base, 2),
'total_escalated': round(total_escalated, 2),
'total_escalation': round(total_escalated - total_base, 2),
'escalation_rate': round((total_escalated - total_base) / total_base * 100, 2) if total_base > 0 else 0,
'base_date': base_date,
'target_date': target_date
}
def project_future_costs(self,
base_cost: float,
base_date: date,
years_forward: int = 5,
annual_rate: float = None) -> pd.DataFrame:
"""Project costs for multiple future years."""
projections = []
current = base_cost
for i in range(years_forward + 1):
target = base_date + relativedelta(years=i)
year = target.year
if annual_rate is None:
rate = self.get_rate(year)
else:
rate = annual_rate
if i > 0:
current = current * (1 + rate / 100)
projections.append({
'Year': year,
'Date': target,
'Annual Rate': f"{rate}%",
'Projected Cost': round(current, 2),
'Cumulative Escalation': round(current - base_cost, 2),
'Cumulative %': round((current - base_cost) / base_cost * 100, 1)
})
return pd.DataFrame(projections)
def de_escalate_cost(self,
current_cost: float,
current_date: date,
base_date: date,
category: EscalationType = EscalationType.GENERAL) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""De-escalate current cost back to base date."""
factor = self.calculate_compound_factor(base_date, current_date, category)
base_cost = current_cost / factor
return {
'current_cost': round(current_cost, 2),
'current_date': current_date,
'base_date': base_date,
'de_escalation_factor': round(1 / factor, 4),
'base_cost': round(base_cost, 2),
'category': category.value
}
def export_escalation(self,
result: EscalationResult,
output_path: str) -> str:
"""Export escalation to Excel."""
with pd.ExcelWriter(output_path, engine='openpyxl') as writer:
# Summary
summary_df = pd.DataFrame([{
'Base Cost': result.base_cost,
'Base Date': result.base_date,
'Target Date': result.target_date,
'Months': result.months,
'Escalation Rate': f"{result.escalation_rate}%",
'Escalation Amount': result.escalation_amount,
'Escalated Cost': result.escalated_cost
}])
summary_df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='Summary', index=False)
# By Category
cat_df = pd.DataFrame([
{
'Category': cat,
'Base': data['base'],
'Factor': data['factor'],
'Escalated': data['escalated'],
'Escalation': data['escalation']
}
for cat, data in result.by_category.items()
])
cat_df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='By Category', index=False)
return output_path
from datetime import date
# Initialize escalation calculator
esc = CWICREscalation()
# Escalate single cost
result = esc.escalate_cost(
base_cost=1000000,
base_date=date(2024, 1, 1),
target_date=date(2026, 6, 1)
)
print(f"Base Cost: ${result.base_cost:,.2f}")
print(f"Escalated: ${result.escalated_cost:,.2f}")
print(f"Escalation: {result.escalation_rate}%")
projections = esc.project_future_costs(
base_cost=5000000,
base_date=date.today(),
years_forward=5
)
print(projections)
cwicr = pd.read_parquet("ddc_cwicr_en.parquet")
esc = CWICREscalation(cwicr)
items = [
{'work_item_code': 'CONC-001', 'quantity': 150},
{'work_item_code': 'STRL-002', 'quantity': 25}
]
escalated = esc.escalate_estimate(
items,
base_date=date(2024, 1, 1),
target_date=date(2025, 12, 1)
)
base_cost = esc.de_escalate_cost(
current_cost=1200000,
current_date=date(2024, 6, 1),
base_date=date(2020, 1, 1)
)
print(f"2020 equivalent: ${base_cost['base_cost']:,.2f}")
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