Cost estimates + ABC software

Programme

Part 1. Fundamentals of construction technology

1. Stages of implementing a construction project
2. Estimating methods at different stages
3. State standards and other legislative acts governing cost estimates. Overview of world practice
4. Structure of design and estimate documentation
5. Source technical documents — the basis of cost estimates
6. Current and reliable reference literature for self-education in construction technology

Part 2. Fundamentals of estimating.

1. Resource categories for cost estimates
2. Sources of technical and price information for cost estimates
3. Cost estimate formulas
4. Estimate documents
5. Supporting documents for estimate documentation

Part 3. Estimating software

1. Brief overview of estimating software
2. How estimating software works, using the example of ABC 2024
3. Maximum capabilities of ABC 2024
4. Algorithms for producing estimate documentation
5. Algorithms for producing production reports

Part 4. Practical sessions

1. Preparatory analytical work with technical documentation for construction — design documentation (drawing albums)
2. Preparatory analytical work with Defect lists for repair
3. Forming the technical task for ABC. Developing estimate documentation
4. Producing production reports