| Week | Topic | Related Textbook | Lab./Comments | |
| Starting | Chapters | |||
| 09/04 | Introduction | 1,2 | No Lab on Tuesday 09/05 | |
| 09/11 | Conceptual Methods Bid Documents, Bid Analysis, Cost Control Field Trip (Photographs to be uploaded soon) Note | 3,4 | Notes* Setting up Excel Spreadsheets for Bids |
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| Homework 1: Due 09/27 | ||||
| 09/18 | Estimating Process, Conceptual Estimates Jobsite Planning Site Layout |
7,10,11,15,19 | Tables Lab Problem Excel Sheet preparation |
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| Homework 2: Due 10/04 Informtion for Problem 1 | ||||
| 09/25 |
Material Takeoff Divisions 2,3: Excavation, Concrete, Formwork Division 4: Masonry |
5 | Excel sheet preparation | |
| Homework 3: Due 10/11 | ||||
| 10/02 | Equipment Estimation Sung Lee from Kiewit Divisions 5: Structural Steel |
5 | 10/03: No Lab (Career Day) | |
| 10/09 |
Labor Estimating Labor Equipment Costing Cranes Equipment Ownership and Operating Costs |
8 | Labor Contd. | |
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Lab/Homework 4: Due 10/31 |
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| 10/16 | MDOT Bidding methods Introduction to MERL, Tim Colling, PE (Assistant Director, LTAP) |
- | Historical files for MERL Drawing Files for Project |
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| 10/23 | Revision | - | Labor productivity | |
| 10/30 | Midterm Exam Risk and Uncertainty |
- | No Lab. | |
| 11/06 | Scheduling Time in Contracts, Cash Flow, Time Cost Trade-Offs Integrating Costs and Schedule: Earned Value |
- | Setting up Time-$$ Excel spreadsheets Cash flow plots in Excel |
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| 11/13 | Time Cost Tradeoffs |
Using RiskAmp Analysis | ||
| Homework 5: Due 12/04 | ||||
| 11/27 | Life Cycle Cost Analysis: Highway Design Alternatives Dr. Tom VanDam |
Using RiskAmp on Developed Bid | ||
| 12/04 | Project | |||
| 12/11 | Case Study | |||
| 12/ | Finals | |||