Bidding and Estimating - BXKY and EKU Construction Management Course 4 - Spring 2025

BXKY has teamed up with the EKU department of Applied Engineering & Technology to offer a four-class construction management certification.

Course Presenter: ACE Consulting

This is the event page for Course 4 - Bidding and Estimating
This is the event page for those who would like to sign up for this course ONLY. Here is a link to sign up for all 4 Courses at a discounted rate.

Course Description:

A study of estimating construction materials, labor and costs, through reading drawings, calculating work quantities, and costing construction work. Emphasis is placed estimating from a general contractors and subcontractor perspective.

Student Learning Outcomes:

To create a learning situation whereby a student becomes one who can:

A. Perform manual quantity take-offs within accepted levels of accuracy for sample projects.

B. Perform quantity take-offs using a sample project on standardized forms to facilitate review.

C. Exercise judgment in estimating waste factors for materials, using standards on sample project.

D. Address ethical dilemmas and safety concerns within the construction estimating process.

E. Create parametric and analogous estimates to use as order-of-magnitude project assessments.

F. Develop project bid packages utilizing on-screen take-off software and the cost databases to do the following.

G. Identify labor, material, and equipment and estimate costs for project packages.

H. Organize a project into work packages from electronic plans and specifications.

I. Analyze subcontract and material supplier quotes for work packages.

J. Exercise ethical judgment in bid compilation and assessment.

K. Identify safety concerns that affect project bids

Bidding and Estimating - BXKY and EKU...

Date and Time

Friday Mar 21, 2025
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

This course and all other courses run from 1-5pm.

The following 4 courses are available:

Course 1 - March 13 - Scheduling
Course 2 - March 14 - Contract Administration
Course 3 - March 20 - Plan Reading
Course 4 - March 21 - Bidding and Estimating

Location

Classes will be held at the BXKY Center for Education and Training Excellence, 2300 Meadow Drive, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40218

Fees/Admission

Members with BXKY will pay $540 per course.
Non-Members will pay $640 per course.

If you are not a member with the Builders Exchange of Kentucky, you MUST choose the $640 option when registering. If you choose the member option as a non-member, you will owe and be invoiced the $100 remainder.

**PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONS AFTER 3/18/2025 OR NO SHOWS ON THE DAY OF CLASS**

Contact Information

Emily Scharpf
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