Teaching Responsibility

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LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture

Module Offerings

5509ICPDQS-SEP-PAR

Aims

Aims of the module are to demonstrate an understanding about tendering process of various construction contracts and to apply methods & techniques of construction estimation to produce estimates in different phases of a building and civil engineering construction contracts.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:• Methods of Tendering & procurement routs: Open, selective, negotiated, competitive, serial, framework, Single-stage and two-stage, Tender evaluation and Tender report • Form of bids (Standard Bidding Documents) and tendering documentation: • Introduction to FIDIC/ CIDA & compilation of tender documents using standard formats • "Tender documentation: Advertisement for Bids, • Information for Bidders, Bid Bond, Bidder qualifications, Invitation, Offer, Acceptance, Award, Securities & Bonds” • Schedule of rates and its application to calculate unit rates: labour/ plants & machinery of civil & building works. • Unit rate preparation for BOQ: Use of BSR/ NRM 2 • Operational & commercial factors to produce estimates • Mark-ups: Profits & overheads • Provisional & Prime cost sum • Introduction to RIBA Plan of work 2013 and stages of tendering Introduction to e-tendering • Software packages for estimation work: MS Excel
Additional Information:A recommended resource list - indicating key reading, virtual and physical learning assistance, is provided to help enable students to undertake self-directed study.

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