Course Title: Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2020
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: C6162 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology (Civil Engineering Design)
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: vehs@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
M D Tanvir
Teacher
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 labor 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
This course is delivered as cluster with construction projects (BUIL5985C) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
Teaching Schedule
This course is delivered as cluster with construction projects (BUIL5985C) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
This course is delivered as cluster with construction projects (BUIL5985C) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set in the National Training Package. Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course. To successfully complete this course, you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment task detailed under Assessment Tasks:
Assessment 1: Continuous assessment
- Reflective journals based on class and tutorial participation
- Meeting minutes
- Peer review
Assessment 2: Tests
Assessment 3: Project report and presentations
These tasks assess the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
| Assessment | Continuous assessment | Tests | Project report and presentation |
| 1.1 | X | X | X |
| 1.2 | X | X | X |
| 1.3 | X | X | X |
| 1.4 | X | X | X |
| 2.1 | X | X | X |
| 2.2 | X | X | X |
| 2.3 | X | X | X |
| 3.1 | X | X | X |
| 3.2 | X | X | X |
| 3.3 | X | X | X |
| 3.4 | X | X | |
| 3.5 | X | X | X |
| 4.1 | X | X | X |
| 4.2 | X | X | X |
| 4.3 | X | X | |
| 4.4 | X | X | X |
| 4.5 | X | X | X |
Assessment Tasks
This course is delivered as cluster with construction projects (BUIL5985C) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
Assessment Matrix
This course is delivered as cluster with construction projects (BUIL5985C) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
Other Information
This course is delivered as cluster with construction projects (BUIL5985C) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
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