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Sep 07, 2024
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College Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CONST 202 - Quantity Survey and Estimating 4 Credits Learn how to estimate material, labor, and other costs for construction projects.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of CONST 140 , CONST 160 with a 2.0 or higher; strongly recommend CONST 103 .
Course Outcomes
- Recognize the value of the cost estimating process phase in the construction project life-cycle; from the decision to bid a construction building project; to preparing a bid proposal; to being awarded the contract and justifying value to the owner.
- Identify the importance of the cost estimate to devise the basis to create a plan for a construction project management implementation capability once awarded the project through the bidding and negotiation cycle.
- State and identify various scopes of work among the differing construction trades and activities; to have the ability to survey ‘blueprints’ and calculate material quantities; to evaluate and estimate labor & equipment; and demonstrate a working knowledge of the Construction Specifications Index (CSI) MasterFormat coding system.
- Define and explain the importance of working on an estimating team and model the value of teamwork in a bidding project.
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