CCE 6350 - Project Cost Estimating

Introduce a general overview of construction cost estimating. Techniques and procedures used for estimating cost of construction projects, which include cost estimating process; elements of project cost; conceptual and detailed cost estimation methods; risk assessment and range estimating. New and old version of the work breakdown structure applied in building projects besides the WBS used by Department of Transportation is covered. Different computer applications used in building construction cost estimating and infrastructure projects are going to be used during this course. (software used includes: Timberline, R.S. Means, MERL).

Credits: 3 hours