Course Description
The principles and techniques of estimating construction costs with emphasis on quantity take-off and pricing elements of construction works will be the focus of this course. Topics will include: direct and indirect construction costs, databases, work breakdown and structure of estimates using CSI uniform and master formats, as well as contingency and risk estimate adjustments for productivity. The second part of the course will concentrate on the concepts and methods of preparing, writing and reading construction specifications with an emphasis on using standards and master guides in the building industry with a focus on Saudi Arabian standards. Automated techniques and specifying will also be applied.
Course ID: BSTC -511
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 3 | 4.50 | 4.5 | BSTC -451 |
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