Course Title: Estimate costs and prepare basic tendering documentation

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6066

Course Title: Estimate costs and prepare basic tendering documentation

Portfolio: SET

Nominal Hours: 20.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
CIVE5614	City Campus	TAFE	130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv	Face-to-Face	Term1 2008

Course Contact: Tony Skinner Program Coordinator

Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4444

Course Contact Email: tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit covers the competency to apply the fundamental principles and concepts associated with planning, estimating and costing to the preparation and interpretation of tender documents for small, simple projects that would not require Project Management expertise.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

EDX010 - Communicate and apply standard industry procedures and policies in an engineering design office
EDX130 – Use mathematics at technician level

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	EDX030 Estimate costs and prepare basic tendering documentation
Elements:	Plan for estimating and quoting
	Prepare cost estimates for a project from relevant data

Learning Outcomes

Plan for estimating and quoting

Prepare cost estimates for a project from relevant data

Overview of Assessment

This unit will be assessed in the classroom environment using holistic assessment based on typical workplace activities :
• One written assignment (individual)
• A classroom group activity.
• A one hour mid-semester examination.
• A one hour end-of-semester examination.