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Measurement, Estimation and Costing of Building Works

Building Technology · Level 6  ·  6 Chapters

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Chapters

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Measure the building works
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Carry out tendering process
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3
Record project variations
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Prepare payment valuations
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Prepare project appraisals
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6
Costing construction projects
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What Measurement, Estimation and Costing of Building Works covers: 26 main topics in 6 chapters

1. Measure the building works

  1. 1.1 Interpretation of working drawings
  2. 1.2 Taking off of building elements
  3. 1.3 Working up process
  4. 1.4 Abstracting
  5. 1.5 Preparation of billing papers
  6. 1.6 Compilation of bill of quantities

2. Carry out tendering process

  1. 2.1 Types of clienteles
  2. 2.2 Methods of tendering:
  3. 2.4 Invitation of bids
  4. 2.5 Bid evaluation
  5. 2.6 Awarding of tender

3. Record project variations

  1. 3.1 Variations
  2. 3.2 Methods of valuing variations
  3. 3.3 Day works
  4. 3.4 Contract rates
  5. 3.5 Star rates
  6. 3.6 Pro-rata rates

4. Prepare payment valuations

  1. 4.1 Payment certificates:
  2. 4.2 Final payment certificate

5. Prepare project appraisals

  1. 5.1 Appraisal items
  2. 5.2 Assessment of appraisal items
  3. 5.3 Appraisal reports

6. Costing construction projects

  1. 6.1 methods of estimation
  2. 6.2 Specification preparations
  3. 6.3 Rate schedule preparation
  4. 6.4 Bill of quantities

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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