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

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2022

Course Code: BUIL5985C

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

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

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School: 530T Built Environment and Sustainability

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6162 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology (Civil Engineering Design)

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8311

Course Contact Email: amita.iyer@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Dr. Md Tanvirul Islam
Ph: +61 3 9925 8312
Email: md.tanvirul.islam@rmit.edu.au

Appointment by email

Program Manager
Dr. Amita Iyer
Email: amita.iyer@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 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 VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) 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 VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) 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 VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) 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: Project Proposal Assessment 2: Project Execution and Reporting Assessment 3: Environmental Management Plan  Assessment 4: Knowledge Questions 

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

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element/ Performance Criteria Covered	Project Proposal	Project Execution and Reporting	Environmental Management Plan	Knowledge Questions
1.1	X
1.2	X
1.3	X
1.4	X
2.1	X
2.2	X
2.3	X
3.1	X
3.2	X
3.3	X
3.4	X
3.5	X
4.1	X
4.2	X
4.3	X
4.4	X
4.5	X

Assessment Tasks

This course is delivered as cluster with VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) 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 VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) 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 VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.

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