ECTS - Construction Planning and Cost Estimating

Construction Planning and Cost Estimating (CE425) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Construction Planning and Cost Estimating CE425 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE399
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saman Aminbakhsh
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To prepare the students to real time tendering process from the start to the end.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Explain the legal framework governing public construction procurement, including Public Procurement Law and Public Procurement Contracts Law.
  • Evaluate and select appropriate standard contract forms based on project characteristics and delivery requirements.
  • Apply conceptual and detailed cost estimation techniques using historical and statistical data, including regression-based methods.
  • Develop a contractor’s bid price by integrating estimated costs, indirect expenses, and long-term markup strategies.
  • Analyze and prepare progress payment calculations based on measured quantities and contractual payment procedures.
Course Content Introduction to construction project management, tendering process, public procurement law, public procurement contract law, tender documents, cost engineering and quantity surveying, contractor`s bid price, progress payments, and taking-over and performance certificates.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Construction Project Management and Industry Structure Lecture notes
2 Project Characteristics, Life-Cycle, and Management Functions Lecture notes
3 Tendering and Procurement Process Lecture notes
4 Public Procurement Law (Law No. 4734) Lecture notes
5 Public Procurement Contracts Law (Law No. 4735) Lecture notes
6 Contract Fundamentals: Project Delivery Systems, Bidding Types, and Contract Types Lecture notes
7 Standard Forms of Contracts: FIDIC and GCCC Lecture notes
8 Claims, Variation Orders, and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Lecture notes
9 Cost Estimating Principles and Cost Components Lecture notes
10 Conceptual and Detailed Estimating Methods Lecture notes
11 Parametric and Probabilistic Estimation Techniques Lecture notes
12 Parametric and Probabilistic Estimation Techniques Lecture notes
13 Finalizing Bid Price and Bidding Strategies Lecture notes
14 Contractor’s Bid Price Analysis and Markup Optimization Lecture notes
15 Progress Payments and Interim Payment Procedures Lecture notes
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Derste dağıtılan not ve dokümanlar/Lecture Notes and Course Handouts
Other Sources 2. Oberlender G. D., Project Management for Engineering and Construction, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, Boston, Mass., 2000
3. Ostwald P. F., Construction Cost Analysis and Estimating, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2001
4. Hinze J., Construction Contracts, McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition
5. Documents, English, Public Procurement Law Contracts Law Regulations / Regulation on Implementation of Works Procurement (www.kik.gov.tr)

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 10
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gains the ability to apply advanced computational and/or manufacturing technology knowledge to solve manufacturing engineering problems.
2 Develops the ability to analyze and define issues related to manufacturing technologies.
3 Develops an approach for solving encountered engineering problems, and designs and conducts models and experiments.
4 Designs and manufactures a comprehensive manufacturing system —including method, product, or device development— based on the creative application of fundamental engineering principles, under constraints of economic viability, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability.
5 Selects and uses modern techniques and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications.
6 Performs research in manufacturing engineering and implements projects involving innovative manufacturing technologies.
7 Effectively uses information technologies to collect and analyze data, think critically, interpret results, and make sound decisions.
8 Works effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and intra-disciplinary teams or individually; demonstrates the confidence and organizational skills required. X
9 Communicates effectively in both spoken and written Turkish and English.
10 Engages in lifelong learning, accesses information, keeps up with the latest developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself.
11 Demonstrates awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, occupational safety, and social issues in the field of Manufacturing Engineering.
12 Effectively utilizes resources (personnel, equipment, costs) to enhance national competitiveness and improve manufacturing industry productivity; conducts solution-oriented project and risk management; and demonstrates awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
13 Gathers knowledge about the health, environmental, social, and legal impacts of engineering practices at both global and local levels when making decisions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 25 25
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 150