Course Name            Estimating Construction Costs               ءاشنلاا هفلك ريدقت 
        Course Information     Course Code     Course No.   Course Level   Credit Hours    Pre-requisites  Co-requisites 
                                   CEE 493       2203-493          4           3(3,0,0)       2203-282       2203-390 
        Course Track               University Requirement      College Requirement      Specialized Core       Elective 
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        Course Description 
        The  course  covers  estimation  in  construction  in  depth  including  the  followings:  Types  of  estimates  – 
        Quantity surveying- Types of bids – Contract Documents – Bonds – Insurance – Project manual – The 
        estimate – Workup sheets and summary sheet – Computers in estimating – Overhead and contingencies – 
        Labour hours and productivity – Labour burden – Pricing labour – Equipment operating and ownership costs 
        – Depreciation – Rental costs – Mobilization – Calculating excavation – New site grades and rough grading 
        - Cross-section method - Average end area – Perimeter and area – Topsoil removal - General and special 
        excavation – Backfilling - Rock excavation - Piles – Asphalt paving – Estimating concrete – Reinforcing – 
        Concrete  finishing  –  Curing  -  Forms  –  Estimating  masonry  –  Concrete  masonry  –  Estimating  tile  – 
        Estimating  wood  –  Doors  and  windows  –  Electrical  works  –  Plumbing  work  –  HVAC  work–  will  be 
        discussed.  
        Course Outcomes 
        After successfully completing this course, the students will be able to: 
           1. Understand  basic  specific  terminology  of  estimating  construction  costs  of  building  and  civil 
              engineering projects. (a) 
           2. Participate and work in group assignments in different areas of estimating including labor, equipment, 
              materials and money. (d, e, g) 
           3. Estimate and analyze labor hours and productivity, labor burden and pricing, owning and operating 
              costs of equipment, excavation of new sites and rough grades. (a, e) 
           4. Estimate concrete works, masonry work, and tiles. (a, e)  
           5. Understand estimation and costs in relation to professional and ethical responsibility in construction. 
              (a, f) 
           6. Use tools and techniques for estimating general and special excavation, concrete and reinforcing, 
              electrical works, plumbing work, and HVAC work. (a, e, k) 
           7. Prepare written reports related to a construction project by using estimation techniques and give oral 
              presentations. (g, k) 
        Assessment Policy      Assignment      15%          Quizzes  30%  Midterms         20%  Project    0% 
                               Participation   5%           Final    30%  Lab              0%    Others    0% 
                               Dagostino, F. R. and Peterson, S. J. (2011). Estimating in Building Construction, 7th 
        Textbook               Edition, Prentice Hall 
                               Peurifoy, R.L. and Oberlender, G.D. (2002). Estimating Construction Costs. McGraw-
                               Hill 
        References             Popescu, C.M., Phaobunjong, K. and Ovararin, N. (2003). Estimating Building Costs. 
                               Marcel Dekker, Inc. 
                               Holm, L., Schaufelberger, J.E., Griffin, D. and Cole, T. (2004). Construction Cost 
                               Estimating: Process and Practices. Prentice Hall 
         
         
         
         
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