Course Code & Number:
CE 454
Course Title:
Contractual Aspects of Construction Works
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
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.
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites:
NONE
Co-requisites:
NONE
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.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Scaffolding/Coaching
Demonstrating
Problem Solving
Inquiry
Oral Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz/Homework
Observation
Presentation (Oral/Poster)