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Catalog 2022-2023 [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 46  (or placement into ENGL 93  or higher) and ABED 40  (or placement into MATH 87  or higher)

Course Outcomes
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

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcome:

  • demonstrate professional knowledge of horticultural skills

Total Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20