CE 413 – Estimation and Specification I: Introduction (General and phases of construction of the project, the engineer & construction, the construction industry, contract types , performance bond, contractor types, Roles of Engineer and Contractors in construction economy). Project Planning and Scheduling (General information, construction activities, methods of scheduling: project network analysis (CPM): 1. the activity-on-arrow (AOA) type commonly called arrow diagramming. the activity –on-node (AON) type commonly called precedence diagramming, The time-grid diagram method, PERT, Gantt (bar-chart) diagram, Resource allocation, Computer program (Microsoft Project Management OR Primavera program)). Estimating of Quantities in Civil Works (General, purposes of estimate, types of estimate, Detailed estimate, Quantity estimate (of construction materials), Road works, Irrigation works). Selection of Construction Equipment and Equipment Cost (Introduction, standard and special types of equipment, owing and operating costs, depreciation and methods of depreciation). Earthmoving Materials and Operations (Introduction, production of earthmoving equipment, soil volume-change characteristics).