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This course is designed to prepare students to handle the practical tasks the engineer is exposed to in the real life. The topics discussed in readings and course lectures are selected to give the student a comprehensive understanding of the process of generating, bidding, and performing construction contracts components of direct and indirect construction costs, work breakdown, contingency and risk.. This course teaches the methodology, procedures and organizational techniques involved in preparing a competitive bid. Detailed estimates for each major construction discipline are prepared, based upon real construction project documents. Ethical considerations in budgeting and estimating are discussed. The final project is the preparation of a formal competitive bid on a project. A study of methods and operations in managing projects from both the perspective of the constructor and designer. Topics include elements of the construction process, project delivery types and types of construction contracts.
