Seminar on construction project risk and control

An exclusive event on construction project risk and control will be held on 12th & 13th February 2012 in Sheraton Abu Dhabi Hotel & Resort, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The event will focus on how to defend your construction project’s success with the help of key strategic risk management control and methodologies.

The attendee will gain the following knowledge:-

• Can control their projects within interdepartmental risk management standards to gain transparency with one another
• Can control their project’s development and reduce risks
• Manage assets for the inferior outcome of project’s lifecycle with help of recognized and predictable risks
• Become expert on risk-based documents to care for your project’s reliability
• Make better budget control strategies to enhance project control intensity
• Anticipate alternate risk responses to make stronger project continuity
• Meet alternative methods to keep your budget

The following renowned personnel will held the chair :-

Dr Firas A. Zaki
Projects Controls Department Manager for Aljaber Engineering & Senior Vice President Membership/CoP (Elected)
PMI Arabian Gulf Chapter, Qatar

Stephen Hibbert Partner
Patton Boggs LLP, UAE
Head of Arbitration and Major Projects - Middle East for Patton Boggs, and specializes in project risk analysis

Also featuring international presentations by:
Dr. David Hancock
Head of Risk and Value
Transport for London, United Kingdom

Dr. Yasser Abdelghany
Construction Standards and Contracts Engineer - Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Government of British Columbia, Canada

Paper to be presented was co-authored with:

Adel R. Zaki (M.Sc., P.Eng.)
Adjunct Professor
McGill and Concordia University
Vice President, Engineering
SNC Lavalin Inc., Canada


Dr. David Hancock
Head of Risk and Value
Transport for London, United Kingdom

Dr. Yasser Abdelghany
Construction Standards and Contracts Engineer - Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Government of British Columbia, Canada

Paper to be presented was co-authored with:

Adel R. Zaki (M.Sc., P.Eng.), Adjunct Professor
McGill and Concordia University
Vice President, Engineering
SNC Lavalin Inc., Canada

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Software cost estimation with Construction Cost Model

Dr. Barry Boehm developed the Construction Cost Model to be applied with the large majority of software projects. It originates from the spiral model for project planning that defines four quadrants in each turn only one to three for the progress and project management.

The construction cost model includes calibration data, formulas and details of the definitions. This model is utilized to estimate the costs and planning of software projects applying existing components.

Construction Cost Model can be termed as standard for detailed cost estimates and particularly the breakdown of costs in relation to the phases of projects.
Construction Cost Model estimates is more consistent, that the project settings become well known.

This model is intended for creating a precise model of software project cost estimating the number of man months necessary for the development.

For very large projects or detail specific projects, this model performs an Alpha revision. This model is applied for rough order of magnitude estimates of software costs.

This model estimates cost applying one of three different development modes like internal, structured and restricted.

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Home Construction professional for Estimating Software

Construction Cost Estimate (Takeoff) is the heart of your financial plan. It is what your cost control is based upon. Cost Estimate should incorporate all the items to be included in the general contractor’s bid. A standard format is applied to break down the items for preparing the cost estimate. The cost of each item is established from a database of up to date construction cost information.

Accurate cost estimation plays a key role in construction projects that leads to better decision making. There are several methods available to prepare the estimate of a project. These methods are based on the project’s scope, estimating purpose and estimating resources.

Construction estimating software was designed to help you save time, win more bids and make bigger profits. Most construction estimating software takes months to get up-to-speed. Construction estimating software comes complete with a powerful cost database that’s a snap to update. Estimating construction costs has never been easier. If you can use Microsoft Office, you can use our templates for everything from standard floor plans to sub-contractor.

In developing your home construction cost estimate, you will discover that what your home will cost to build will depend on several things:

- The design and specifications: The kind amount, and quality of the things to be included in your home.

- The prices you are able to negotiate for the labor and materials to be used in the construction.

- How long it takes to build the home.

- How successful you are in ordering the correct amounts of materials and in controlling waste and theft.

Estimating Software then allows you to set up your List of sub-contractors and to assign any item in the un-priced Bill of Quantities to a Sub-Contractor ending up with unique Sub-Contract Bills of Quantities to form sub-contract packages to sublet. Construction cost estimating software can prepare and reports, schedules, outgoing tender as well as many other tasks that constitute the daily business functions of a busy contractor.

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Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering Software

Estimator is a Civil Engineering Cost Estimation and Rate Analysis software for Architects, Builders, Contractors, Engineers, etc. With Estimator 2.0 you can prepare various estimates and rate analysis of residential and commercial buildings. You can also prepare Detailed Estimate, Abstract Estimate, Tenders, Measurement Book, Cost Abstract, Labour and Contractor’s Bill, Purchase Order and other site management documents.

Estimating Software serving customers doing highway, utility, tunnel, earthwork, bridges, environmental, paving, dams, wastewater, and pipeline and railroad construction. Estimator is available for the Windows operating environments. This is fast moving software with low cost and high performance.

Free Civil Engineering Software for Estimating:-

NomitechCost Estimating Software for construction management.

ExpertEstimation by Pronamics is elemental estimating software for engineering and construction that allows you full control over your estimates to produce better estimates quicker.

CivilEngineering Software - This is the links to software's which are useful for civil engineers.

Carlson2012 - The industries served by Carlson Software technology include: land surveying, civil engineering, construction/machine control, mining, accident reconstruction & agriculture.

CivilCalculator - Civil Engineering calculation software, performs calculations for hydrology, open channels, culverts, gravity sewer, pressure pipe, traffic, road geometry, Topo surveying, earthwork, pavement, concrete floors and unit conversions.

CostOSEstimating enables Cost Estimators to build cost estimates quickly and accurately. It catches the experience gained from previous estimates and enables the user to quickly build new ones based on previous already estimated items. 

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Material Takeoff Sheet for Excel Sheet

Material takeoff or estimating sheet is the general form of listing and taking off types, sizes and quantities of material required in a bidding process of any construction work. This material takeoff sheet is already complete and ready for printing or entering your information directly into the excel document.

Material Takeoff is a term used in engineering and construction, and refers to a list of materials with quantities and types that are required to build a designed structure or item. This list is generated by analysis of a blueprint or other design document. The list of required materials for construction is sometimes referred to as the Material Takeoff List.

Material Takeoff is the process of analyzing the drawings and determining all the materials required to accomplish the design. We then use the material takeoff to create a bill of materials.

List of Excel sheet for material take off:-

Recover Excel Sheet: MS Excel provides so many features to manage records in that manner, a novice user can easily understand at the very first time. That's why most of the user uses MS Excel for managing records.

Excel Sheet Recovery: Are you unable to use damage MS Excel file? Due to file damage, file can restrict you to open normally or showing partial data inside file. Don't worry! If you are facing this kind of issues.

Repair Excel Sheet: SysTools Excel Recovery Tool is an Excel Record Repair Solution to repair any kind of records like journal records, income and expenditure records, workers attendance sheet etc.

Excel Sheet Reader: Try Excel Sheet Reader if you want to read corrupt Excel file without losing the original format. Software filters the data from corruption and gives you the fresh copy of Excel file. It is completely safe solution. If your Excel file gets damage, you can try this utility.

Recover Excel Sheet Protection Password: Most powerful Excel Password recovery tool quickly & securely recover excel file password and unlock xls protection. In some conditions you were lost or forget your excel protection password and unable to open the file, so you need to get your XLS file password to open it, then try PDS Excel Password Remover program and recover excel sheet protection password.

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Portable Document Format (PDF) Estimate Software

Portable Document Format (PDF) files are a common way files are shared around the industry because they are easy to produce, create a small file size and are readable on most systems. Use Estimating software to calculate takeoffs for PDF files fast and simple. You have one of two choices:-

Do the takeoff by hand looking at the picture. This was slow and often inaccurate. You could easily spend hours doing a simple takeoff, and still have errors that cost you money.

You could buy multiple software programs. First, to convert the PDF to TIF, Then another program to calculate distances and possibly a third program to integrate the answers with Excel.

Portable Document Format (PDF) Estimates can take a lot of time to do by hand, hours lose. Download and begin today PDF Estimates can take a lot of time to do by hand, hours lost.

Download a Fully Functional Trial PlanSwift Professional 14 Day Free Trial:-

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Estimating and Takeoff Tools for Contractors

Estimating takeoff tools to convert printed or digital plans, or on-site measurements, to an accurate BOM based on your products pricing and construction methods. Estimating Takeoff Tools uses cutting edge technology to generate takeoffs directly from your PC screen. Using common digital image file formats, such as .TIF, .CAL, and most CAD files you can see your blue prints directly on your computer screen and use your mouse to quantify lengths, areas, volumes and counts.

Estimating Takeoff communicates with a digitizer for a truly competitive takeoff advantage.  Any construction trade can use this program and is well suited for General Contractors, Subcontractors and Project Managers. You can purchase Estimating Takeoff Tool products and continue to develop new features and enhancements on a continuing basis.

Scale Master Pro XE - Advanced digital takeoff tool with dual LCD displays

Scale Master Pro - Affordable digital takeoff tool with dual LCD displays

Scale Master Pro XE with PC Cable - Advanced Digital Plan Measure with PC Interface

Scale Master Classic - Digital takeoff tool with 72 built-in scales

Scale Master Pro XE PC Interface - Interface your Scale Master Pro XE with your PC

USMP with Smart Takeoff - Complete area takeoff tool and graphic digitizing system with software

Ultra Scale Master Pro - Affordable, versatile and powerful takeoff tool and digitizing system

Smart Takeoff! For USMP - Graphic program for Ultra Scale Master Pro

These Estimating Takeoff tools from Calculated Industries plan measuring tools also know as plan scalars will help you get fast, accurate takeoffs for estimating bidding and layouts.

Takeoff and Estimating software tools are used worldwide and are industry. Some contractors simply need quantity takeoff tools to estimate the volumes and cost of the project. Other contractors will require advanced, non-takeoff related features, such as global positioning system interface, blade control, and site layout and design tools.

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