AKTU Quantity Estimation and Management Lab (BCE553) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year

Course Outcomes: After completion of the course student will be able to:

CO1. Interpret and analyze DSR (Delhi Schedule of Rates), CPWD (Central Public Works Department) specifications.

CO2. Estimate and analyze quantities of various items of work of a building.

CO3. Develop and prepare a Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for a project.

CO4. Utilize and apply MS Project to manage a project.

CO5. Evaluate a complete set of tender documents of a building.

1. Study of DSR, CPWD specifications and NBC.
2. Estimation of quantities for any one of the following: Building/ Septic tank/Water supply pipe line/road/bridge.
3. Preparation of Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for above project.
4. Practice on open source project management software / MS Project/Primavera software for same problem.
5. Study of any full set of tender documents (Institute shall provide the set from ongoing/ completed tenders). NOTE:-
6. Suitable software must be used to complete the above exercises in 8-10 hours.
7. For open source software the following link of FOSSEE may be used apart from other available resources: https://fossee.in

Reference Books

1. FOSSEE: (Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Education), National mission on education through ICT, MHRD, Govt. of India.
2. Dutta, B.N., “Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering”, UBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2003.
3. Srinath, L.S., “PERT and CPM Principals and applications” Affiliated East-West Press Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
4. Patil, B.S., “Civil Engineering Contracts and Estimates” University Press India, Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad –500004.
5. Construction Management by Ojha.
6. Srivastava, U.K., “Construction Planning and Management”, Galgotia Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
7. Construction Technology by Sarkar, Oxford.
8. S V Deodhar and SC Sharma, "Construction engineering and Management", Khanna Publishing House.
9. Delhi Schedule of Rates (latest version).