Const Plan Schd & Estimodeling

Catalog description

This course covers the fundamentals and techniques of planning and scheduling for construction projects, theory and practice of construction project bidding and estimation, and utilization of estimodeling software to prepare estimates from 3D models. Students will prepare estimates, competitive bids, and schedules. Topics include Critical Path Method, cost-time trade-offs, earned value method, lean construction principles and practices, computerized scheduling techniques, proposal preparation, types of estimates, measuring work, quantity takeoffs, direct and indirect costs, labor and equipment costs, and project budgeting.