CCOG for BCT 204C Fall 2024
- Course Number:
- BCT 204C
- Course Title:
- Construction Estimating - Commercial
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Introductory class in construction estimating concentrating on basic commercial estimating techniques. Using plans for a light commercial building, students will learn: how to organize and prepare estimates, quantity take-off and pricing, and the fundamentals of bid assembly. Prerequisites: BCT 102 and BCT 104; or instructor permission Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
- Perform thorough and accurate material takeoffs on commercial construction projects
- Perform thorough and accurate labor estimates on commercial construction projects
- Price materials and labor on commercial construction projects
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Individually demonstrate thorough and accurate material and labor takeoffs by completing two "Mastery Projects"
- Work collaboratively to calculate labor, material quantities, and unit costs
- Individually research and price alternate materials
- Individually complete an accurate job estimation sheet
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes, issues and concepts
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Estimating strategies
- Data analysis
- Purpose, importance and art of estimating
- Fundamentals of bid assembly
- Site and project analysis
- General conditions
- Request for information (RFI)
- Value engineering
- Subcontractor bids
- Coding methodology
- Blueprint reading
Process Skills
- Use a hand held calculator to solve mathematical problems
- Sketch to reveal patterns and meanings through visualization
- Collection and analyze data
- Measure using a scaling ruler
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Documentation
- Working collaboratively
- Data organization