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Course details

Through a simulated bid closing and submission of a bid, students will apply bidding procedures, the measurement, pricing, and preparation of an estimate summary for specific items of work, construction cost accounting, requests for subcontractor quotations and subcontractor bid analyses.

Prerequisite(s)

  • Completion of All Level 1, 2 and 3 courses.

Credits

1.5

Cost

$426.53 - $435.87 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.

Course offerings

Spring/Summer 2023

Below is one offering of BLDC 3400 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.

CRN 67199

Duration

Tue May 23 - Tue Jun 27 (6 weeks)

  • 6 weeks
  • CRN 67199
  • $426.53
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
May 23 - Jun 27 N/A N/A Online
Instructor

James Iversen

Course outline

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Cost

$426.53

Important information
  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. Departmental approval needed
  3. This course is for students in the Construction Estimating Certificate program, who have completed all of the level 1 to level 3 courses. Approval is required prior to registration; please contact the Program Assistant, Theresa Udevi at theresa_udevi@bcit.ca for approval.
Status

In Progress

This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.

Fall 2023

Below is one offering of BLDC 3400 for the Fall 2023 term.

CRN 43530

Duration

Tue Oct 24 - Tue Nov 28 (6 weeks)

  • 6 weeks
  • CRN 43530
  • $435.87
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Oct 24 - Nov 28 N/A N/A Online
Instructor

TBD

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$435.87

Important information
  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. Departmental approval needed
  3. This course is for students in the Construction Estimating Certificate program, who have completed all of the level 1 to level 3 courses. Approval is required prior to registration; please contact the Program Assistant, Theresa Udevi at theresa_udevi@bcit.ca for approval.
Status

Learning Outcomes

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

  • Evaluate the importance of subcontracting work, subtrades and scope of their work.
  • Select, measure and price appropriate Div. 1 – General Requirements pertaining to temporary site facilities and relevant project-related administrative and procedural requirements.
  • Develop rational head office overhead and profit percentages for inclusion in a bid price.
  • Prepare and submit a competitive Tender for a simulated Bid Closing.
  • Discern relevant information from multiple sources and select the applicable data to include in the Tender price.

Effective as of Fall 2012

Related Programs

Pricing and Bidding (BLDC 3400) is offered as a part of the following programs:

School of Construction and the Environment

  1. Construction Estimating
    Certificate Part-time

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