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Construction Management

This course aims to develop skills in construction cost estimation, contract management, and project planning and scheduling. Students will learn to take-off quantities, analyze rates, and estimate costs for building and road projects. They will also learn to develop contract documents, plan and schedule projects using techniques like PERT/CPM, and apply material and equipment management strategies. Upon completing the course, students will be able to estimate costs, schedule projects, prepare contracts, and apply resource management skills to infrastructure projects. Evaluation includes a mid-semester test, end-semester test, and sessional work involving assignments, projects, tutorials and quizzes.

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Construction Management

This course aims to develop skills in construction cost estimation, contract management, and project planning and scheduling. Students will learn to take-off quantities, analyze rates, and estimate costs for building and road projects. They will also learn to develop contract documents, plan and schedule projects using techniques like PERT/CPM, and apply material and equipment management strategies. Upon completing the course, students will be able to estimate costs, schedule projects, prepare contracts, and apply resource management skills to infrastructure projects. Evaluation includes a mid-semester test, end-semester test, and sessional work involving assignments, projects, tutorials and quizzes.

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UCE506 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

L T P Cr
3 1 0 3.
5

Course Objective: This subject aims to develop an understanding of principles and techniques
of estimating construction costs, with emphasis on quantity take-off and pricing elements of
work. It also covers the basic principles, techniques, and practices used as management tools by
contractors to plan, schedule, and control time and costs on building various infrastructure
projects.

Quantity Surveying and Cost Estimation: Definitions, objectives, role and functions of
quantity surveyor, Pre-tender survey, Quantity measurements, Bill of quantities, analysis of rates
for different items of work, Specifications of different works, General and detailed specifications
for different items of work, Estimates and budgets types and their preparation, Estimate of
Buildings and Roads, Building Bye Laws, Taking-off quantities, Methods of measurement, e-
tendering, Bill of quantities, Common schedule of rates for different items of works.
Contracts: Definition, need, importance, types of contracts and their characteristics, procedure
for tendering and contracts, BOT, DBFOT, PPP & HAM financial models, evaluation and
examination of tenders, award of work, Joint Ventures, Concession Agreements, Valuation, its
types, Determination of value of a property, Calculation of standard rent.
Network Techniques: Definitions, functions & characteristics of project planning and principles
of project Planning and Management, Bar milestone charts, Planning and scheduling with
PERT / CPM, Time cost optimization, Probability concepts Allocation of resources and resource
levelling, Updating, controlling and monitoring, Work Breakdown Schedule (WBS), Use of
software Primavera for Project planning & scheduling.
Material & Equipment Management: Importance, scope, objectives and functions,
identification of source and vendor analysis, purchase, procurement procedure, inventory control,
EOQ analysis, Importance, need, functions and principles of equipment management, types of
equipment and their uses, selection, planning and matching of construction plant and equipment
with respect to project specifications.
Account Procedure of PWD Works: Classification of Works, Muster Roll, and Deposit works.
Cash Book, Imprest, temporary Advance, Stores, Indent, Tools and Plants
Experimental Project/assignment/Micro Project:

1. Complete cost estimation of the building or highway project.


2. Development of a contract document for the infrastructure project.

3. Planning & Scheduling of infrastructure project using Primavera.

Course learning Outcomes (CLO):

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:

1. Perform the rate analysis for the various construction activities


2. Estimate the cost for the building and the road projects
3. Perform the project planning, scheduling, time-cost optimization, resource allocation and
project controlling
4. Prepare the contract documents for a given project
5. Apply various material & equipment management techniques in a project

Text Books:
1. Kohli  D. D.; A Text book on Estimating and Costing and Accounts, S. Chand &
Company New Delhi(1994)
2. R.L. Peurifoy, W.B. Ledbetter and C.J. Schexnayder, “Construction planning and
methods”, Fifth editions, McGraw Hill International edition(1996)
Reference Books:
1. Seetharaman S., Construction Engineering and Management, Umesh Publication
Delhi(2001)
2. Punima B. C. and Khandelwal; Project Planning and Control with PERT and
CPM,Laxmi Publication New Delhi(2002)
3. K.K.  Chitkara, Construction project management: planning, scheduling and controlling,
Tata McGraw-Hill.(1998)
4. B. Sengupta and H Guha, “Construction management and planning”, Tata McGraw
Hill(1995)
5. L.S. Srinath, PERT and CPM principles and Application, Third edition, Affiliated east-
west press Pvt Ltd(2001)
6. J. Singh, Heavy Construction-Planning, equipment and method, Oxford & IBH
Publishing Co.  Pvt(1993)
7. Datta B. N. Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering, U.B.S. Publisher(2010)

Evaluation Scheme:

Sr. Weightage
Evaluation Elements
No. (%)
1. MST 30

2. EST 40

3. Sessional (include Assignments/Projects/Tutorials/Quizzes) 30

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