Quantity Estimation and Construction Management

Measurement units for various building materials, Centreline method, Long and short wall method of estimates, Types of estimates, PWD schedule of rate.

Analysis of rates knowing cost of material, labour, equipment, overheads, profit, taxes etc, Specifications – Preparation of detailed and general specifications, Legal aspects of contracts, laws related to contracts, land acquisition, labour safety and welfare. Different types of contracts, their relative advantages and disadvantages. Elements of tender preparation, process of tendering, pre-qualification of contracts, Evaluation of tenders, contract negotiation and award of work, monitoring of contract extra items.

Project cycle, Organization, planning, scheduling, monitoring, updating and management system in construction, Bar charts, milestone charts, work break down structure and preparation of networks. Network Techniques like PERT & CPM in construction management. Project monitoring and resource allocation through network techniques.

Productivity, operational cost, owning and hiring cost and the work motion study. Simulation techniques for resource scheduling. Construction Equipment for earth moving, earth compaction, Hauling Equipment, Hoisting Equipment, Conveying Equipment, Concrete Production Equipment, Tunnelling Equipment

Budgeting, Cost planning, Direct Cost, Indirect cost, Total Cost Curve, Cost Slope. Time value of money, Present economy studies, Equivalence concept, financing of projects, economic comparison, present worthmethod Equivalent annual cost method, discounted cash flow method, Depreciation and its type, depletion, Arbitration, and break even cost analysis.