CE-UY 3503 Cost Estimating

3 Credits

Students learn the classification of work, quantity surveying techniques and basic estimating principles applied to construction projects. Also addressed are contracts; specifications and other construction documents; and the identification and allocation of direct and indirect project costs, overhead and profit. Students are introduced to computer-based estimating techniques and software.

Prerequisite(s): CE-UY 2504 or CE-UY 2513 or CE-UY 2523 or CE-UY 2523 or CE-UY 2533 or permission of the Construction Management Program Advisor

In order to ensure that students are adequately prepared for upper-level Construction Management courses (CE-UY 35xx and CE-UY 45xx), the following prerequisites apply:

1. All CE-UY 25xx courses require CE-UY 1002 or sophomore standing;

2. One CE-UY 25xx course must be completed before enrolling in any CE-UY 35xx or 45xx course;

3. A second CE-UY 25xx course is a co-requisite for a second CE-UY 35xx or CE-UY 45xx course; and

4. CE-UY 2533 is required. (This is only with regard to the minor. It is also required for all BS CE students.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0