Costing, Estimation and Procurement Course

Course fee: 36,000/-    Duration: 3 Months

Costing is required to assess the anticipated or probable cost of work and is usually prepared before the construction is taken up. It is indeed calculations or computations of various items of an engineering work. Estimating is the technique of calculating or computing the various quantities and the expected Expenditure to be incurred on a particular work or project.

Costing and Estimation is a 3 months training course for civil engineers. It is intended as a guide for developing and managing project cost for a particular project. This course includes the policies, rules, procedures, and tools to aid in preparing project cost estimates and managing cost throughout project development process and Procurement process. This Costing and Estimation course is aimed to all the civil engineers who wish to be working as costing, estimation or procurement engineers in the infrastructure industry.

Syllabus for Costing and Estimation:

  • Introduction to infrastructure projects – Indian perspective
  • Layout plans showing location of site, evaluation, cross section, site location challenges
  • Design details, Designs and drawings, review
  • Foundation studies, substructure & superstructure
  • Verification of setbacks, internal dimensions
  • Tendering (NIT, RFQ, RFP)
  • Life cycle cost that includes cost of construction & maintenance
  • Quantitative analysis, Rate analysis, Measurement sheet, Abstract sheet
  • BOQ Preparation and Costing
  • Construction schedules
  • Report accompanying the estimate justifying the work
  • Estimate for the Preparatory works like site clearance, construction of site office, mobilization, etc.
  • Protective works, approaches & miscellaneous items
  • Contingencies & departmental charges

Procurement Course Syllabus

  • Material identification
  • Supplier identification
  • Price Negotiating
  • Contract awards
  • Purchasing and sourcing
  • Technical documentation
  • Vendor Management

The following requirements are necessary for Costing and Estimation:

1. Drawings like plan, elevation and sections of important points.
2. Detailed specifications about workmanship & properties of materials etc.
3. Standard schedule of rates of the current year.

After the completion of the course; the students can apply for the following jobs:

  • Costing engineer
  • Tender engineer
  • Contracts engineer
  • Procurement engineer
  • Estimation engineer

Companies Hiring:

  • OEM Companies
  • Independent Contractors
  • EPC Companies
  • O & M Companies
  • Consulting Firms