CPCCBC4004 - Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
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Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to establish estimated costs associated with the acquisition of materials and labour for building and construction projects. It includes factoring in relevant overhead costs and margins.
This unit of competency applies to estimators, builders, managers and trade contractors within the construction industry responsible for producing estimated costs on various residential and commercial construction projects within their scope of work as a trade contractor or builder.This unit of competency is suitable for those using specialised knowledge to complete routine and non-routine tasks and using their own judgement to deal with predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* estimate project costing from construction drawings, specifications and written information
* list physical resources appropriate for the construction of the project
* produce project cost using an appropriate software program.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* government building and construction regulations
* building and construction standards and codes
* the National Construction Code (NCC)
* organisational policies and procedures
* organisational scope, processes and requirements for using employee and subcontractor labour
* Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) regulations
* construction drawings and specifications
* relevant physical resources and requirements for their operations:
* earth moving and excavation equipment
* hoists and lifting equipment
* mobile cranes
* compressors
* generators
* pumps
* calculating unit costs:
* construction cost per square metre
* laying of foundation per metre
* laying of slabs per square metre
* masonry walls per square metre
* laying of steel tray roofing per square metre
* installation of pipes per metre
* installation of sanitary ware per unit
* tiling per square metre
* painting per square metre
* a range of digitally-based technology and applications to estimate quantities, calculate costs and maintain records
* workplace procedures, workplace safety and environmental requirements.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):