CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Galway
Location: Galway, Ireland
Primary Subject Area: Civil Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: CE468
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 2.5
Contact Hours: 36
DESCRIPTION
The students will learn how to (1) produce and price a Bill of Quantities production for a construction project and (2) carry out a cost-benefit analysis on an engineering project. The first component includes measurement, estimating, Bill of Quantity production / presentation, preliminaries, detailed estimating, editing, tender letter, form of tender, cover letter and use of Buildsoft. The second component includes the present values of costs and benefits of an engineering project, and cost-benefit analysis of private and government projects.