Course detail

Cost estimating in construction industry

FAST-BVA024Acad. year: 2025/2026

Price creation in construction production. Cost calculation for price creation of construction works and buildings. Costs and Costing. Calculating techniques and methods. Price calculations of construction works, methods. Calculation of overhead and profit. Software support for calculations and calculations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Petr Aigel, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Entry knowledge

Design and technology of construction and works. classification in construction, construction enterprise economy, cost estimating and prices of construction.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BROOK, M. Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work, Routledge, 2017, 5th edition ISBN 978-1-138-68716-5
MARKOVÁ Leonora, Ceny ve stavebnictví I. Studijní opora. Brno, FAST VUT. 2008.
MARKOVÁ Leonora, Ceny ve stavebnictví II. Studijní opora. Brno, FAST VUT. 2008.
SCHNEIDEROVÁ HERALOVÁ, R, VITÁSEK, S., BROŽOVÁ, L., STŘELCOVÁ, I. Oceňování staveb. ČVUT 2020. ISBN 978-80-01-067-48-2

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-EVB Bachelor's 4 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Aigel, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Prices and costs in the building life cycle. Construction classification.
  • 2. Methods of pricing. Software for cost estimating.
  • 3. Cost estimating in construction. Technical and valuation documentation.
  • 4. Detaile itemize cost estimating of construction. Rules.Sorting of building works.
  • 5. Compilation of bill of quantities. Methods of measurement of building and construction work. Specifics.
  • 6. Valuation of bill of quantities by catalog prices. Compilation of itemize cost estimating.
  • 7. Costs.Classification of costs.Calculation in the economic system of the company.
  • 8. Calculation techniques.Přirážková calculation.
  • 9. Calculation methods. Absorption costing. Non-absorbent calculation.
  • 10. Calculation of list price of work. Analysis of calculation.
  • 11. Calculation of firm prices of work. Calculation bases.
  • 12. Calculation of firm price of work. Calculating of costs, profit and risk.
  • 13. Price and cost analysis of contract. Price and cost management.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Aigel, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Theoretical introduction, software support and software work
  • 2. Detailed cost estimating of the building
  • 3. Detailed cost estimating of the building
  • 4. Detailed cost estimating of the building
  • 5. Detailed cost estimating of the building
  • 6. Detailed cost estimating of the building
  • 7. Price and cost analysis
  • 8. Price and cost Analysis
  • 9. Price and cost Analysis
  • 10. Price and cost analysis
  • 11. Evaluation
  • 12. Completion
  • 13. Completion