CEE 431 - Construction Contracting

Construction contracting for contractors, architects, and owners; Organization and administration; industry structure; construction contracts, bonds, insurance; Planning, estimating, and control; quantity takeoff and pricing; labor and equipment estimates; estimating excavation and concrete; proposal preparation; scheduling; accounting and cost control. Students use contract documents to prepare detailed estimate. CEE 431 is prerequisite to CEE 531 and CEE 532. We recommend it be taken in the first term towards the M Eng and MSE degrees.

CEE 531 - Construction Cost Engineering

The objective of this course is to provide participants with the skills necessary to understand, direct, and employ important accounting, estimating, and cost control technologies in construction. Topics include cost engineering for construction organizations, projects, and operations; Construction financing; break even, profit, and cash flow analyses; capital budgeting. Equipment cost and procurement decisions; Construction financial accounting, cost accounting, cost control systems, data bases; Cost indices, parametric estimates, unit price proposals, measuring work and settling claims. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing and preceded or accompanied by CEE 431.

CEE 539 - Construction Management Information Systems

Automation of construction engineering and management functions using modern analysis, design, and productivity tools. Modeling and graphical 3D visualization of construction processes and products. Mobile computing and information systems to support field engineering tasks. Students apply computerized systems to solve construction problems and case studies.

Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing.