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The tool calculates [[Capital_Expenditure_(CapEx)|capital expenditures]] detailed in a bill of quantities. The tool is part of a wider initiative by the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) and SKAT to develop cost-effective boreholes.
===Downloads==* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/t0nrzc95h7e6fhs/Borehole%20costing%20model.xls BOREHOLE COSTING MODEL V2.8 BETA]* [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/_ressources/documents/default/1-362-2-1341324451.pdf Borehole Costing Model v2.8: Quick Start Guide]=
==Key documents==*[http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/361 Borehole Costing Model V2.8 BETA on RWSN website]*[http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/362 Borehole Costing Model v2.8: Quick Start Guide]
===Key documents=== * Fonseca, C., Dubé, A. and Verhoeven J., 2011. [http://www.washcostircwash.infoorg/pageresources/1473 cost-based-decision-support-tools-water-and-sanitation Cost-based decision support tools for water and sanitation]. (WASHCost working paper 4). The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
* Heath, T. et al., 2009. [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/361 Borehole Costing Model V2.8 BETA]. St Gallen, Switzerland: , Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN), Skat Foundation