Estimating, Costing & Pricing Of Construction Projects & Tenders
Virtual CPD Course

This Course is Validated By:


Legible for :
- 2 Cpd Point – ECSA
- Pending – SACPCMP
Course Overview
 This course is aimed at updating and equipping participants with the necessary knowledge and understanding of the FIDIC core clauses, main and secondary options, contract strategy and structure from the perspective of Contractor and Subcontractor appointment.

Duration: 2 Day
Price: R4999 Per Delegate
Platform: Zoom Meeting
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This Course Includes:
- Course Manual
- Multi Cpd Certificate
Course Outcomes:
- Confidently estimate project time scales and costs
- Identify, assess
- Manage schedule, cost, scope, and resource risks
- Know about Measurements
- Estimation of quantities Costings
- Pricing of tenders
- Cash flow and cost management
- Various facets of estimation and pricing with practical aspects highlighted
Accredidation Details
This course is accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) with 2 CPD Points and Pending the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) CPD hours.
Course Outline
Introduction
- Definitions, importance and uses of estimating,
- costing and pricing
- Competitive bidding in action
- Definitions
Contextual Framework
- Role-players
- Standards, uniformity, types and forms of contracts
- Pricing and contracting strategies
- Available software
General Principles
- Establishment, P&G, securities, insurances and
- escalation
- Pricing data and standard units
- Schedule of quantities (BOQ)
Measurement
- Field investigation
- Units and rules of measurement
- Coding, numbering and the preparation of the SoQ
Quantity Estimating
- Types of estimating
- Accuracy of the estimation
- Using the Schedule of Quantities
- Dayworks and common pitfalls
Client Costing
- Change management
- Accuracy of costing
- Fixed, variable, direct and indirect costs
- Hidden costs and contingencies
Tenderer Pricing
- Site visits and investigation
- Keeping records and collecting information
- Production determination, profits and mark-up
- Time calculation VS client requirement
Contract Completion
- Recording of information
- Cash flow, S-curves and cost management
Who should attend?
- Â Construction Industry Professionals
- Candidates -in- training
- Quality Managers
- Construction & Project Managers
- Contractors
- Design Engineers, Engineers
- Â Local Government Groups
- Environmental Groups
- Community Groups
- Â Regulatory Agencies
- Health and Safety officers
- Health & Safety Representatives
- Construction Health and Safety Agent
- Risk Management Specialists
- Risk Assessors
- Stakeholders in the Construction
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