Construction Estimating and Scheduling with Lab

Catalog description

This course covers scheduling and resource optimization methods, including short-interval scheduling, Gantt charts, linear and matrix scheduling formats. It explores network techniques like CPM and PERT, including concepts and calculations, with a focus on computer applications. It consists of two hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory. This course introduces principles and procedures for estimating construction costs. Topics include quantity determination, estimate pricing, specification analysis, solicitation of subcontractors and suppliers, risk assessment, risk analysis, and final bidding preparation. The semester project involves computer-based estimating.