This is a 10-week course that runs from January 16 – March 27, 2023, and covers a foundation skill in construction. Participants should know how to read blueprints and have basic knowledge of estimating. Estimating and Bidding 1 is not a prerequisite of this class.
This online estimating and bidding course is designed to provide you with hands-on estimating and quantity take-off activities associated with Metals, Wood, Doors and Windows, Finishes, Electrical, and Mechanical Estimating. We will also focus on the preparation of work-place ready estimating documents. By the end of this class you should be able estimate the conceptual cost of structural metals, prepare a quantity take off and estate of rough carpentry, prepare a quantity take off of roofing and waterproofing, use unit prices to price doors and windows, prepare a quantity take off and estate various finishes, prepare a quantity take off and conceptual estimate of mechanical systems, and prepare a quantity take off and conceptual estate of electrical systems. This class is 100% online. Students should expect to spend 3-5 hours a week on course work from January 16 – March 27, 2023.
PREREQUISITES: To do well in this course you should already have the following skills:
Modules covered in class include:
Module
Week
Orientation, Estimating Practices and Methods
1
Structural and Miscellaneous Metals Estimating
2
Estimating Carpentry, Part 1
3
Estimating Carpentry, Part 2
4
Estimating Thermal and Protective Systems
5
Estimating Doors and Windows
6
Estimating Finishes
7
Introduction to Electrical Estimating
8
Introduction to Mechanical Estimating
9
Bid Day Operations
10
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this class you should be able to:
Students will also need the following materials:
Students will be provided with a textbook, Estimating in Building Construction, 9th Edition by Steven Peterson and Frank Dagostino, that they may keep. Text books will be mailed out prior to class starting.
The deadline to receive a refund for event registration is (7) seven business days before the event. Cancellations received after the stated deadline will not be eligible for a refund.
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