Construction Cost Estimating and Control is a 30-hour workforce training course that teaches essential estimating and cost-control practices used throughout the construction industry. Students learn how to perform quantity take-offs, develop labor and material pricing, analyze equipment costs, prepare bids, and apply project cost-control techniques using current industry tools and workflows. The course culminates in a practical estimating project that reinforces real-world estimating and budgeting skills.

Format: In-Person, Live Online, Hybrid
Course Hours: 30 Hours
Duration: Approximately 10 Weeks
CEUs: 3

• Construction quantity take-offs
• Labor and material pricing
• Equipment cost analysis
• Markups, overhead, and pricing strategies
• Construction bid preparation
• Digital estimating workflows
• Cost-data tools and resources
• Risk factors affecting project costs
• Project cost-control techniques

• Perform accurate construction quantity take-offs
• Develop labor, material, and equipment cost estimates
• Apply markups, overhead costs, and pricing assumptions
• Prepare and evaluate construction bids
• Use cost-data tools and digital estimating software workflows
• Identify and analyze risks that impact project budgets
• Support project cost-control and budgeting efforts
• Complete a practical construction estimating project

This course is designed for individuals who want to strengthen their construction estimating and cost-analysis skills, including:

• Future construction estimators
• Project engineers
• Assistant project managers
• Contractors
• Construction professionals seeking cost-estimating experience

Skills gained in this course may support entry-level or advancing roles such as:

• Construction Estimator
• Project Engineer
• Assistant Project Manager
• Preconstruction Assistant
• Construction Coordinator
• Cost Control Assistant

• CD-405 Applied Print Reading for Construction Professionals must be completed before or taken alongside this course
• High school diploma or GED recommended
• Basic math skills recommended
• Computer and internet access are helpful for digital estimating activities
• Students pursuing the full Construction Management Certificate must be at least 18 years of age

Students who successfully complete this course will receive a Bergen Community College Certificate of Completion. This course also applies toward Bergen Community College’s noncredit Certificate in Construction Management.

This course does not directly prepare students for a separate industry certification exam. No exam voucher, certification testing fee, or external certification credential is included with registration.