Course Code & Number
CE 454
Course Title
Contractual Aspects of Construction Works
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Senior
Semester:
Spring
Type of Course:
Elective
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
General information about construction industry. Code of Obligations. Documents in a contract file, types of contracts and contractorship licenses. Public Procurement Law: Tendering process for construction works, control regulations, general and technical specifications of public construction works. Documents kept at site. Progress payments by unit price and percentage methods. Settlement of disputes. Time value analysis of money: comparison of alternatives, replacement and benefit/cost analysis.
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to prepare the students to understand contractual issues of construction projects and be able to analyze comparison of alternatives and cost/benefit cases of civil engineering issues.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Point out contractual issues of construction projects;
2. Prepare interim and final progress payments of contracted construction projects;
3. Recognize expressions of “time value of money”, and use them for cash-flow evaluations;
4. Apply “time value of money” expressions to analyze comparison of alternatives and cost/benefit cases in civil engineering.