Instructors   David J.Hanna, PE, M.ASCE Mr. Hanna is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a M.S. degree in Environmental Engineering and a B.S. degree in Marine Engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Mr. Hanna is a Professor at Ferris State University with faculty responsibilities in the Construction Management program. He worked for nineteen years with design build construction firms and with consulting engineering firms. He has had estimating, cost control, contract management, and change order responsibilities on all his projects. Since joining the construction faculty at Ferris State University in 1991, Mr. Hanna has taught construction and construction management courses including Project Management; Value Engineering; Professional Methods in Construction Management; Construction Contracts; and other related construction courses. Mr. Hanna has earned distinction for his teaching from Ferris State University and several professional societies, including the American Schools of Construction. He has conducted Value Engineering studies with significant cost savings results. Harold Johnston, M.S Mr. Johnston is a graduate of Washington State University with a B.S. and an M.S. in Construction Management. He has extensive construction and construction management experience with several large construction firms headquartered in the western United States. He is now a faculty member with the Construction Management program at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, California. He teaches courses in quantity estimating, estimating finance and costs, scheduling, project management and other construction courses. Mr.Johnston has earned distinction for his teaching and has authored two widely used texts on construction cost estimating and construction field administration. Mr. Johnston is a Certified Professional Estimator with the American Society of Professional Estimators. Back to Top

Purpose and Background This seminar presents the basics of construction cost estimating for civil engineers. An emphasis is placed on developing realistic costs and estimating procedures for civil engineering infrastructure projects. Topics covered include: introduction to estimating and estimating bid strategy; bid process for lump sum contracts; bid process for design-build and other types of negotiated price projects; estimating for heavy construction and other types of unit price bid work; elements of value engineering; conceptual estimating; life cycle costing of projects; and estimating for change orders. This seminar will provide the cost estimating background needed for developingrealistic costs on a wide variety of civil engineering infrastructure projects. Back to Top Learning Outcomes Understand the mechanics of construction cost estimating Know the various bid strategies Review the elements of a Bid/No Bid decision Know the factors in pricing site overhead costs Know how to close the bid Know techniques for preparing square foot estimates Know techniques for preparing systems estimates Know techniques for preparing unit price estimates Understand the importance and fallacies of pre-bid communications Know the factors and accuracy of conceptual estimates Know the major phases of a formal Value Engineering effort Know how to construct life cycle cost models Know how to prepare a construction Change Order Back to Top Assessment of Learning Outcomes Throughout the seminar, class exercises, group discussion, calculation and interpretation of materials taught will help assess students’ achievement. Back to Top Who Should Attend This seminar is designed for civil engineers and design engineers, consulting engineers and project managers, construction contractors and constructors, project estimators, owner’s representatives for civil engineering infrastructure projects, contract managers, cost engineers, construction superintendents, regulatory agency project managers, and value engineering program managers. Back to Top Seminar Benefits Determine which bid strategies and procedures apply to different types of construction projects Understand the various estimating requirements for conceptual vs. hard bid estimates Know which estimating approaches are appropriate for different construction delivery systems (design-build, lump sum, unit price, guaranteed maximum price) Know the components and potential impact of conducting a Value Engineering analysis Know the impact of life cycle costing on estimating and pricing change orders Know how to prepare an acceptable change order Back to Top Summary Outline Fundamentals of Estimating • Introduction to estimating • Quantity surveys and takeoffs • Principles of Basic Pricing • Basic Pricing Examples • Computerized estimating • Construction Specifications Institute format Detail Estimating and Bid Process for Lump Sum Contracts • Bonding and site overhead estimating • Bid Strategy and Bid Selection • The Bid/No Bid Decision • Electronic Plan Centers • Preliminary Procedures and Pre-bid Communications • Takeoffs • Pricing the Estimate • Closing the Bid • Overview of Computerized Estimating • Project examples Conceptual Estimating for Design-Build, GMP, and Negotiated Projects • Order of magnitude estimates • Square foot estimating • Systems Estimating • Unit price estimating • Project examples Estimating for Heavy Civil Construction and Unit Price Bids • Bonding and site overhead costs • Bid strategy and bid selection • Decision to bid (Electronic Plan Centers) • Preliminary Procedures • Pre-Bid communications • Pricing the bid • Takeoffs • Closing the bid Value Engineering and Conceptual Estimating • Practical applications of Value Engineering • Preparations of cost models • Function Analysis • Practical creativity skills • VE applications to Risk analysis • VE Case Studies Lice Cycle Estimating for LEED and Sustainability • Life Cycle Costing for LEED rated projects • Life Cycle Costing for Sustainability in construction • Life Cycle estimating procedures • Life Cycle Costing design methodology • LCC Case Studies Estimating for Change Orders • Assessing construction phase costs • Negotiating construction costs • Managing the change order process Back to Top

Locations & Dates Construction Cost Estimating $1,085 M $1,295 NM Baltimore, MD, May 29 - 30, 2008 San Antonio, TX, Sep 25 - 26, 2008

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