#BU-02-43 Pre-Contract Management for Construction Projects: The Basics
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- Course level: All Levels
About Course
Coventry UniversityDescription
Get to grips with pre-contract management in construction
On this course you will get an introduction to pre-contract management practices for construction projects. You will have the opportunity to explore what constitutes procurement and learn the structure of the project stages (according to the RIBA Plan of Work) and how to estimate their cost.
You will also get the chance to build your knowledge of various procurement options and explore the tendering stage: addressing what elements need to be considered when preparing a Bill of Quantities (BoQ), such as taking off and working up.
What topics will you cover?
- What is procurement?
- Project stages: RIBA plan of work
- Review of procurement strategies: traditional, design and build, management contracting, construction management and partnering
- Tendering: the next important decision – identify/contact suitable organisation to provide the necessary services, expertise and resources
- Bill of Quantities (BoQ): process of preparing BoQ, taking off, working up
Who will you learn with?
Dr Dingayo Mzyece
Dingayo, a Fellow of the HEA, holds the position of Assistant Professor in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management, with over 15 years of experience. His qualifications include a PhD, MSc and BSc
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured gold in the UK Government’s 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and is University of the Year for Student Experience in The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
What Will I Learn?
- Describe exactly what is ‘procurement’
- Discuss the various procurement strategy options available: traditional, design and build, management contracting, construction management and partnering
- Identify the RIBA work stages within the plan of work with an emphasis on understanding the relationship with the cost estimating stages
Topics for this course
Welcome to Pre-Contract Management for Construction Projects: The Basics
Learning at Coventry University
Capturing your thinking
Key components of construction projects
Organising the process
Overview of procurement strategies
It's been helpful in providing the basics of construction management. I've learnt valuable and important tools, techniques and construction principles that I will definitely use in the near future.
These sections and topics improved me so much and the info the give is more useful to someone who wants to work in Construction.
A lot of this is review for me but I do appreciate how he is going really slow and this is really beneficial for people with experience or totally no experience.
It is so nice session for every civil engineering students.
Material Includes
- Official Certificate
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Target Audience
- This course is for students, recent graduates or construction professionals engaged in construction cost and project management, civil and structural engineering, architectural technology, surveying and building services or engineering.