Curriculum subject

Cost Estimating and Standardisation

Subject
Subject code	ERA438 (I)
Subject name	Cost Estimating and Standardisation
Credit points	0 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2014 TE
Study year	3
Semester	Fall semester
Subject type	Mandatory

Subject loads
Lecture	6
Practice	6

General description
Ways of fixing norms, projection and kinds of norms. Methods of quantity surveying and cost estimating. Instructions of building costs classification. Estimation of labour costs. Estimation of material costs. Estimation of transport costs. Overhead and profit of construction company. Value added tax. Practical work using a computer programme for cost estimation.

General aim
The aim is give to students basic knowleges about methods of cost estimating, the classification of building costs, carring out the quantity surveying and norming

Aim
Positively estimated student knows methods of cost estimating, could classify of building costs by Estonian standard of classification of building costs; could carry out the quantity survey of building; understand basics of norming ressources; could estimate the detailed building cost plan with timetable; knows the basics to use the computer programs for cost estimating

Form description
Lectures, practical training, independence work

Literature
Del Pico, Wayne J. 2012. Estimating Building Costs. USA, John Wiley &Sons Koppel, Maano. 1985. Ehituseelarvestamine. TPI. Tallinn Peetrimägi, L., Hamburg, P. 2016. Loengukonspekt aines Normeerimine ja eelarvestamine Ferry,D.J., Brandon, P.S. 1996. Ehituse maksumusplaanimine, Tallinn, Kirjastus Külim Skitmore, M., Marston, V. 2006. Cost modelling. London, Taylor and Francis Tamm, L. 1970 Ehitusnormeerimine, Tallinn, Kirjastus Valgus RATU-kataloogid EKE-NORA ühikhinnete kataloogid Erinevad klassifikaatorid (nt TALO 2000, EVS 885, DIN 271, Maanteeamet, jt)

Current rounds
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