QUS 305

Construction Economics

  1. An introduction to cost limits and their uses; principles and process of cost control of building design; relationship of cost control systems to the design and construction process, and the parties involved.
  2. The quantity surveyor, functions at each of the pre – contract stages preparation of preliminary (approximate) estimate using functional units, superficial, cubic, story – enclosure, elemental and approximate quantities methods. Elemental and comparative cost planning – preparation of cost plans, cost checking and cost reconciliation.
Course Code
QUS 305
Department
Quantity Surveying
Campus
Sumas University
Level
300 Level, Undergraduate
Instructor
Sumas University Lecturer
Semester
First Semester
Credit
2 Units
Method
Lecture