CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING & VALUATIONS
(C201)
COURSE OUTLINE
Gain a general
overview of the Candy estimating system. This course covers
key concepts and will get you up to speed with
essential functions and features.
RECOMMENDED FOR
Estimators, Site Engineers, Site agents, Contract
Managers, Quantity Surveyors
DURATION
2 days in Person or Online (Flexible with Timings and Hours)
PRE-REQUISITES
- Computer literacy and keyboard
proficiency is assumed.
- Knowledge of estimating procedures is required
CURRICULUM
- Importing the Bill of Quantities
- Pricing using plug rates and split rates
- Pricing using worksheets
- Worksheet tools and shortcuts
- Subcontract adjudication
- Mark
up
- Basic
Reports
- Masters
- Post
tender controls
- Task,
cost, and group
codes
- Basic
forecasting
COURSE OUTLINE
Get to grip with Candy’s planning features. Detailed
instruction will be given to produce a working
program. Candidates then continue with planning & controlling the project, recording the as-built program as well as managing the information from the design team as required by the program. Effective reporting on the
project status across all levels of management is also covered.
RECOMMENDED FOR
Planners, Site Engineers, Site agents, Contract
Managers and Estimators
DURATION
2 days in Person or Online (Flexible with Timings and Hours)
PRE-REQUISITES
- Computer literacy and keyboard proficiency is assumed.
- Knowledge of estimating
procedures is required.
- Knowledge of the principles of planning and BarCharts is required.
CURRICULUM
- Create a properly structured program.
- Allocate planning resources and produce histograms for resource analysis and control.
- Produce Long lead and Information schedules for procurement control.
- Do progress updates for the program, comparing current progress with base
program.
- Identify and analyze progress delays.
- Identify and analyze procurement and information delays.
- Produce a proposal program on how to adjust the remainder of the program and minimize the delays.
- Produce the relevant reports for the above-mentioned points.
COURSE OUTLINE
Feel confident using Candy
for valuations and commercial
control. This course is designed to help
the Post Tender commercial team use Candy
Valuations effectively to generate monthly valuations, price variations, and
to manage their contracts “To-date, Remaining and At- completion” Costs &
Allowable. This thorough course covers all the bases.
RECOMMENDED FOR
Quantity Surveyors, Site Engineers, Site agents, Contract
Managers and Commercial Managers
DURATION
2 days in Person or Online (Flexible with Timings and Hours)
PRE-REQUISITES
- Computer literacy and keyboard proficiency is assumed.
- Knowledge of Post Tender procedures is required.
CURRICULUM
- Candy Estimating –Basic recap.
- Post Tender checklist.
- Job setup for Post Tender stage.
- Job Analysis.
- Post Tender checks.
- Value Engineering (or re-modelling).
- Summarizing resources using Cost & Group codes.
- Controlling Labour and Plant using Task Codes.
- Variation Pricing and VO
codes.
- Valuations using calculation sheets.
- Valuation Report Manager.
- Costs& Allowables.
- Valuation management.
- Subcontract Manager.
- Valuation progress using Subcontract Manager.
COURSE OUTLINE
Feel confident handling
all aspects of measuring on our Quantity
Take-off software.
RECOMMENDED FOR
Estimators and Quantity
surveyors
DURATION
1 day in Person or Online (Flexible with Timings and Hours)
PRE-REQUISITES
- Computer literacy and keyboard proficiency is assumed.
- Knowledge of basic measuring principles required.
CURRICULUM
- Create a properly structured program.
- Allocate planning resources and produce histograms for resource analysis and control.
- Produce Long lead and Information schedules for procurement control.
- Do progress updates for the program, comparing current progress with base
program.
- Identify and analyze progress delays.
- Identify and analyze procurement and information delays.
- Produce a proposal program on how to adjust the remainder of the program and minimize the delays.
- Produce the relevant reports for the above-mentioned points.
