Course Title: Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2021

Course Code: BUIL5985C

Course Title: Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5256 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4338

Course Contact Email: vehs@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Auvi Tehzeeb
Teacher
Ph:  +613 9925 4522
Email:  ah.tehzeeb@rmit.edu.au Appointments by email   Thierry DemathieuProgram Manager
Ph: +613 9925 8359
Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Nil

Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to establish the estimated costs associated with the acquisition of materials and labour on building and construction sites, together with the application of relevant overhead costs and margins. Knowledge of physical resource and supplier identification, assessment of the availability of and requirements for skilled labour and application of appropriate codes, regulations and approvals gaining processes is essential.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPCCBC4004A Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects

Element:

1. Read and interpret plans and specifications.

Performance Criteria:

1.1. Appropriate plans and drawings are correctly identified.
1.2. Project plans and specifications are read and understood.
1.3. Levels, heights, gradients and other measurements are interpreted.
1.4. Measurements are made and quantities identified from plans and specifications that conform to standard industry practice.

Element:

2. Identify and calculate labour costs.

Performance Criteria:

2.1. Types and numbers of appropriate on-site personnel are identified and the time required on site is estimated.
2.2. Labour hours for non-contract elements of on-site work are calculated.
2.3. Costs or rates for required on-site work are calculated.

Element:

3. Identify and establish physical resource requirements.

Performance Criteria:

3.1. Physical resource requirements are identified.
3.2. Lists of materials are produced and quantities calculated.
3.3. Quantities are established against project or standard construction contracts.
3.4. Supplier prices for materials and consumables are obtained.
3.5. Plant or equipment requirements are identified and costed.

Element:

4. Develop estimated project costs.

Performance Criteria:

4.1. Appropriate labour rates and material costs are selected and applied.
4.2. Estimates of unit costs are determined and applied as appropriate.
4.3. Costs to the project of WorkCover, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements, seeking approvals, waste management site fees and other statutory or additional costs are identified and applied.
4.4. Company overhead recovery and margins are applied.
4.5. Completed estimated project costs are calculated for inclusion in a tender or bill.


Learning Outcomes


Refer to elements.
 


Details of Learning Activities

You will learn to:

1.    Read and interpret plans and specifications.

2.    Identify and calculate labour costs.

3.    Identify and establish physical resource requirements.

4.    Develop estimated project costs.

 

The total number of scheduled hours of teaching, learning and assessment involved in this course includes all planned activities (face to face classes, lectures, workshops and seminars; workplace visits, online learning and other forms of structured teaching and learning). It also covers the amount of effort necessary to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, observation of work performance, discussions with supervisors and others providing third party evidence and one on one and group assessment sessions with students.

Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through the Learning Hub and may be provided with additional materials in class. Lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. You will also use equipment and software packages in the laboratory for the project work. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts.


Teaching Schedule

 

Session

Lesson Plan

Assessment Due

Session 1

Introduction to – Building cost estimation

-          Assessment Time Management Plan

-          Assessment 2 Template

-          Residential building drawing

 

Session 2

Reading residential building drawing

Excavation (Cut and Fill using Grid spacing method)

-          Class activity

 

Session 3

Extracting information from residential building drawing

Introducing centreline method for volume calculation

Assessment 1 (Online Quiz)

Assessment 1

Session 4

Introduction to labour cost

Introduction to building and construction onsite award

Assessment 2 and 3 handout

Session 5

Estimating labour cost as an employer

Identification of cost centers from given drawing

 

Session 6

Physical resource requirement for residential building foundation

 

Session 7

Preparation of door and window schedule from residential building drawing

Material quantity calculation for wall frame

 

Session 8

Material quantity calculation for masonry works

 

Session 9

Material quantity calculation for wall and floor covering

 

Session 10

Summarising material cost requirement and checking against project or standard construction contracts

Assessment 2 submission due this week

Session 11

Material and labour cost calculation for a residential building project

 

Session 12

Plant and equipment cost calculation for a residential building project

 

Session 13

Identification of subcontractor rate

Cost comparison between employee rate and subcontractor rate

 

Session 14

Regulatory cost calculation for a residential building project

 

Session 15

Summarising labour, plant & equipment and regulatory cost requirement and checking against project or standard construction contracts

 

Session 16

Revision

Assessment 3 submission due this week


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Australian Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works
Building Code of Australia - Vol 1 and 2
Australian Standard 1684 - Timber Framing
Australian Standard 2870 - Slab and Footings
The above mention Australian Standard resources are available from the library at
http://www.saiglobal.com/online/autologin.asp  


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written,oral, practical tasks and activities. You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

 

Assessment 1

Knowledge Quiz – Task 1

Assessment 2

Product Assessment -Task 2

Assessment 3

Product Assessment -Task 3

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element / Performance Criteria Covered Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3
1.1 X    
1.2 X X  
1.3 X X  
1.4 X  
2.1   X  
2.2   X  
2.3   X
3.1   X  
3.2   X  
3.3   X  
3.4    
3.5    
4.1    
4.2    
4.3    
4.4     X
4.5   X X

 

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1 (Knowledge Quiz – Task 1)

Assessment Quiz to be completed by the student and achieve a satisfactory (S) grade. 

Assessment 2 (Product Assessment -Task 2)
Assessment activities are to be completed by the student and achieve a satisfactory (S) grade. 

Assessment 3 (Product Assessment -Task 3) 
Assessment activities are to be completed by the student and achieve a satisfactory (S) grade. 

 

Assessment time management plan

Assessments

Assessment mode

Competency weight

Handout date

Due date

Assessment 1

Online Quiz

S/NYS

Week 3

Week 3-5

Assessment 2

Assignment

S/NYS

Week 3

Week 10

Assessment 3

Assignment

S/NYS

Week 3

Week 16

  

This course is assessed as Competent or Not Yet Competent


Assessment Matrix

 Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element

Performance criteria

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment

      Task 1: Title

Assessment

Task 2: Title

Assessment

Task 3: Title

1. Read and interpret plans and specifications.

1.1. Appropriate plans and drawings are correctly identified.

5,9,13,15,

21,22,23,

33,34,35

 

 

1.2. Project plans and specifications are read and understood.

2,3,4,5,7,

11,13,14,18,

19,20,26,31,

32,36,37

1C

 

1.3. Levels, heights, gradients and other measurements are interpreted.

3,6,8,10,12

17,39,40

2A, 2B, 3

 

1.4. Measurements are made and quantities identified from plans and specifications that conform to standard industry practice.

1,9,13,16

2A, 2B, 3

 

2. Identify and calculate labour costs.

2.1. Types and numbers of appropriate on-site personnel are identified and the time required on site is estimated.

 

1B

 

2.2. Labour hours for non-contract elements of on-site work are calculated.

 

1A, 1B

 

2.3. Costs or rates for required on-site work are calculated.

 

1A, 1B

4C

3. Identify and establish physical resource requirements.

3.1. Physical resource requirements are identified.

 

2A, 2B, 3

 

3.2. Lists of materials are produced and quantities calculated.

 

2A, 2B, 3

 

3.3. Quantities are established against project or standard construction contracts.

 

2A, 2B, 3

 

3.4. Supplier prices for materials and consumables are obtained.

 

 

4A

3.5. Plant or equipment requirements are identified and costed.

 

 

4B

4. Develop estimated project costs.

4.1. Appropriate labour rates and material costs are selected and applied.

 

 

4C, 5A

4.2. Estimates of unit costs are determined and applied as appropriate.

 

 

4A, 4B, 4C

4.3. Costs to the project of WorkCover, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements, seeking approvals, waste management site fees and other statutory or additional costs are identified and applied.

 

 

5B

4.4. Company overhead recovery and margins are applied.

 

 

6

4.5. Completed estimated project costs are calculated for inclusion in a tender or bill.

 

1 - 3

4 - 6

 

To be deemed competent, student must achieve satisfactory (S) results in all Three (3) assessments.  This course is graded as Competent or Not Yet Competent

 

 

Other Information

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  • Relevant
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  • Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course

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