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Apr 29, 2024
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CONST 200 - Basic Estimating
4.0 Credits
A detailed introduction to the world of construction estimating and bidding. Basic concepts, procedures, and terminology. Quantity take-off and pricing techniques. Scope of work issues and costs associated with the major components of a construction project. Prerequisite: Completion of CONST 141 or department head permission.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Create a process for screening potential clients. [REASON]
- Utilize plans, specifications, and contracts in estimating exercises. [REASON]
- Divide a job into work packages. [REASON]
- Access pricing information. [REASON]
- Perform a quantity survey for excavation and concrete. [REASON]
- Compute estimated costs from pricing and quantity information. [REASON]
- Organize an estimating worksheet to facilitate accuracy and retrieval of information. [REASON]
- Summarize estimated costs in a complete estimate format. [REASON]
- Describe how the estimate is used for cost control. [COMMUNICATE]
- Describe how profit margin targets are determined. [COMMUNICATE]
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