Standard

 

DDS 204 - Estimating

Course Description

Introduces the essential skills necessary for assessing the expected materials, labor requirements and costs for given structures or products.  Topics include:  blue print reading, material take-offs, price extension and utilization of reference sources.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

 
Blueprint Reading

Class

2
Material Take-Offs

D. Lab

0
Price Extension

P. Lab/O.B.I.

3
Reference Source Utilization

Credit

3
 

 

 

Prerequisite:

 ENG 101, MAT 104

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

BLUEPRINT READING

5

0

10

Scale

  • Identify the scale of a drawing

  • Use the appropriate scale to read and mark off print dimensions

 

 

 
Symbols
  • Identify various plan symbols

 

 

 
Specifications
  • Discuss the legal priorities of drawings over specifications
  • Read specifications
  • Utilize specifications

 

 

 
   

 

 

 
   

 

 

 

MATERIAL TAKE-OFFS

8

0

15

Types

  • Discuss conceptual and detailed estimates

 

 

 

Use

  • Discuss the uses of material take-offs

 

 

 
Materials
  • Determine quantity, type and quality of materials on a drawing
     

PRICE EXTENSION

5

0

5
Overhead
  • Discuss the types of overhead costs
  • Discuss bonding and insurance for construction projects

 

 

 
Labor
  • Discuss factors that affect labor costs

 

 

 
Materials
  • Discuss factors that affect material costs

 

 

 
Pricing
  • Select material and labor prices for a given situation
  • Compute the installed unit cost for a selected construction element

 

 

 

REFERENCE SOURCE UTILIZATION

2

0

0
Subcontractors
  • Identify sources of subcontractors

 

 

 
Material suppliers
  • Identify construction material suppliers

 

 

 
Unit cost data
  • Identify sources of unit cost data

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Cobb, R. & Elliott, D. (1989). Cost Estimating: Concepts & Approaches. Morgantown, WV:  American Association of Cost Engineers.

Cobb, R. & Elliott, D. (1989). Cost Estimating: Techniques & Applications. Morgantown, WV:  American Association of Cost Engineers.

Cobb, R. & Elliott, D. (1989). Cost Estimating: Contingency & Escalation. Morgantown, WV:  American Association of Cost Engineers.

Crespin, V.S., Zeigler, C.D., Brown, B.J., Jr., Strange, L. J.& Frank R. Walker Company (Ed.). (1981). Walker's Manual for Construction Cost Estimating. Chicago: Frank R. Walker.

Dudick, T.S. (1990). Handbook of Product Cost Estimating & Pricing . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Ostwald, Phillip F. (1984).Cost Estimating. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Stewart, R.D. (1985). Cost Estimating with Microcomputers. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Stewart, R.D. (1982). Cost Estimating. New York: Wiley.