Catalog 2015-2016 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HORT 211 Intro to Bidding and Estimating

1 credits
A continuation of HORT 131 Landscape Design and Drafting , this class teaches the basics of bidding and estimating a landscape design project. Concepts such as fixed cost, material markup and profit margin will be discussed, culminating in a landscape design bid package.

Prerequisites: ABED 046  (or equivalent placement score for ENGL 093  or higher) and ABED 040  (or equivalent placement score for MATH 087  or higher)
Quarters Offered: Summer

Global Outcome(s)
This course teaches to the global outcome of Information Literacy.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Develop a working, ongoing relationship with a client
  • Develop a cost estimate for installing a landscape design
  • Create phenology charts for landscape plans
  • Make final presentation to client
  • Compile resources to create a booklet containing supplemental data, costing and phenology charts for the landscape plan