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Construction Estimating
MCE-OPD-C-CONEST

Format: Classroom
Dates: 08/21/2026 – 08/21/2026
Times:
08/21/2026 8:15 AM to 08/21/2026 4:30 PM
Price: $350.00
Registration Closes: 08/14/2026 11:59 PM
Instructor: Robert A Nunez

Format: Webinar
Dates: 08/21/2026 – 08/21/2026
Times:
08/21/2026 8:15 AM to 08/21/2026 4:30 PM
Price: $350.00
Registration Closes: 08/14/2026 11:59 PM
Instructor: Robert A Nunez

Contact

Office of Professional Development
919.515.2261
ContinuingEducation@ncsu.edu

Description

This class is part of the Construction Management Diploma program, sponsored by NC State’s Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Department. This program is designed for people engaged in the construction industry, with no formal education or training in construction engineering, who would like to enhance their construction management skills and validate their work experience. You can earn your Construction Project Management Diploma by completing six one-day classes within a one-year period.

Attend and You Will Learn About

  • Go/no-go business decision on each project
  • Rough order of magnitude estimates
  • Estimate for profits
    • Company overhead
    • Profit
    • Contingency
    • Markup
  • Calculating direct costs
    • Labor burden
    • Equipment
    • Materials
    • General conditions
  • Construction productivity
  • Bidding strategy
  • Proposal preparations and value-added proposals
  • Estimating and documenting change orders
Course Notes

Who Should Attend

  • Business owners and managers
  • Facilities managers and project administrators
  • Construction project managers and project engineers
  • City, town, highway project officials and program managers
  • Field engineers and owner representatives
  • Structural and civil engineers, architects
  • Project managers and project engineers
  • Individuals with experience in the construction industry

Attend and You Will Receive

  • A certificate of completion from NC State University

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Subject Areas

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering,

Training Category

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math