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Assignment E

Title:

Schedules and Presentation

Task 1- P.9.5 (a)

Show how you would deal with each of the following in a Bill of Quantities in reinforcement to be supplied by a nominated supplied and fixed by a main contractor. Ref A 52.1.1.1 Description Supply only of high yield/mild steel reinforcement bars, supplied by SK Limited i. T32, straight in 10m lengths ii. T25, straight in 8m lengths iii. R10, links, 400*400 Main contractors profit on SK Limited, nominated supplier, as above Fixing only of high yield/mild steel reinforcement bars, supplied by SK Limited T32, straight T25, straight, vertical, 6.00-9.00m R10, links QTY UNIT RATE () Total Value ()

800.00 Tns 450.00 Tns 126.00 Tns %

900.00 880.00 1,300.00 1,271,280.00

720,000.00 396,000.00 156,800.00

A52.1.2

E30.1

E30.1.1.1 E30.1.1.1.3 E30.1.1.4

780.00 Tns 496.00 Tns 323.00 Tns

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Task 1- P.9.5 (b)

Show how you would deal with each of the following in a Bill of Quantities in sanitary appliances to be supplied and fixed by a Nominated Sub-Contractor Ref A51.1.1.1 Description Supply and install in place complete bathroom sets from SK Limited, Catalogue reference 123.4ab, white, including all necessary fixtures and fittings as below WC complete with flushing, HD seat, angle valve, flexible and toilet connector WHB complete with pedestal, fixing hooks, angle valves (2), flexible (2) and single lever mixer. Bath tub complete with levelling legs and single lever stainless steel mixer with shower Bathroom wall mounted accessories including towel holder, towel ring, toilet paper holder, WHB soap holder and Bath soap holder. Main contractors profit on SK Limited, nominated subContractor, as above QTY UNIT RATE () Total Value ()

443.00 Nr

125.00

55,375.00

443.00 Nr

125.00

55,375.00

500.00 Nr

150.00

750,000.00

423.00 Nr

75.00

31,725.00

A51.1.2

58,425.00

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Task 1- P.9.5 (c)

Show how you would deal with each of the following in a Bill of Quantities in joinery shelving is required but the designs have not been finalized although the type of work can be identified. Ref A54.1.1 Description Supply and fix joinery shelving to be fixed to gypsum partitioning walls capable to take a minimum load of 25kg, design and material yet to be defined. Approx 1,454 linear metres Page Total Carried Forward QTY 2.00 UNIT PROV RATE () 6,170.00 Total Value () 1,234.00

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Task 2- P.9.6
Give examples of three (3) different methods of tendering that can be used for main contract, sub-contract works or supply packages and explain how these may affect pricing strategies. The three main methods of tendering are: 1. Selective tender 2. Public tendering 3. Tendering by invitation. Selective Tendering Under this system advertisements called Expression of Interest (EOI) are placed in a major metropolitan newspaper, and local paper for rural projects, inviting tenderers to register their interest in tendering for the project. The advertisement should indicate the selection criteria applicable to the project and state that a shortlist will be made from those registering. Registrants are evaluated from which a number of tenderers are then selected by the Principal Consultant and approved by the Project Control Group (PCG). Tender documents are issued to selected tenderers. The number of tenderers in this situation is usually four to six. The PCG may interview some or all of them. Under selective tendering of builders, except if any obvious mistake has been made, it is usual to accept the lowest conforming tender, as the preselection process above should have eliminated any cause for rejection of a tenderers price on any other grounds. This method of tendering is the most commonly adopted for the Departments Capital Works projects over $3-5M range. Public Tender Public tendering is a system by which an invitation to tender is advertised in the press and Builders/Contractors are asked to apply for tender documents. Advertising for registration of tenderers and short listing is not regarded as fulfilling Public tender requirements. Pre-registration of tenderers may be carried out to establish the number of contractors who will be tendering for the issue of tender documents. All applicants registering interest to tender will be issued with tender documents The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted is a condition to be included in both the advertisement as well as tender documentation. This method of tendering is most suitable for small (less than $1M), non-complex and remote area projects where it is difficult to obtain contestable tenders.

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Tender by Invitation Under the system of Invited Tendering, a number of Contractors are chosen from a list of prequalified contractors, such as the contractor supply register (CSR) lists held by the Department of Infrastructure, or through an annual registration and evaluation process that complies with Government guidelines. The selected firms are approved by the selection panel nominated by the Project Control Group (PCG), having regard to the acceptability and capability of the tenderers to satisfactorily carry out the project. The tenderers chosen are then invited to tender for the project and tender documents are issued to them in the normal manner. Under this system, except if any obvious mistake has been made, it is usually obligatory if any tender is accepted to accept the lowest tender as the preselection should have eliminated any cause for rejection of a tenderers price on any other grounds. This method of tendering is suitable for projects where there is a need to expedite the process, remote regional works, construction management type projects, where special expertise is required or where there may be a number of ongoing small individual projects.

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Task 3- M.9.4
From the given Detail Sheet 3, prepare the relevant Bar Bending Schedules for the required reinforcement. From such schedules prepare appropriate Tender BOQs and explain how chosen method of tendering matches the different nature of each project listed below. a) The supply only of all reinforcement and related accessories b) Sub-contract works for the cutting and bending of all the required steel; and c) The main contract package including for the supply, cutting, bending and fixing on site of all the required concrete, formworks and reinforcement. Bar Bending Schedule Member Bar Mark Base Type 1 1 2 3 4 Type and Size Y20 R12 Y20 R12 No. of members 1 1 1 1 No. in each 12 8 11 7 Total No. 12 8 11 7 2.800 2.800 3.000 3.000 Length Shape Total Length 33.600 22.400 33.000 21.000 Total Weight 82.86 19.89 81.38 18.65

Base Type 2

5 6 8 9

R10 R10 R6 R6

2 2 2 2

8 16 8 8

16 32 16 16

1.690 1.625 0.790 1.410

27.040 52.000 12.640 22.560

16.66 32.03 46.77 83.47

Base Type 3

5 6 8 10

R10 R10 R6 R6

1 1 1 1

5 10 8 8

5 10 8 8

1.690 1.625 0.790 1.610

8.450 16.250 6.320 12.880

52.05 10.01 23.39 47.66

Base Type 4

5 6 7 8 10

R10 R10 R10 R6 R6

1 1 1 1 1

5 4 6 8 8

5 4 6 8 8

1.690 1.625 1.130 0.790 1.610

8.450 6.500 6.780 6.320 12.880

52.05 40.04 41.76 23.39 47.66

Bill of Quantity
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REF 9.4a A52.1.1.1 Supply Only

DESCRIPTION

QTY

UNIT

RATE

TOTAL

Supply only of high yield / mild steel Reinforcement bars, supplied by SK Limited (Nominated Supplier) Bent (i) R6 (ii) R10 (iii) R12 (iv) Y20 Straight (i) R6 (ii) R10

0.01 0.03 0.04 0.16

tns tns tns tns

0.02 0.05

tns tns %

A52.1.2

Main contractor s profit on SK Limited, Nominated supplier, as above

9.4b A51.1.1.1

Cutting and Bending of Reinforcement Cutting and bending of reinforcement from SC Limited (Nominated Sub-contractor) Bent (i) R6 (ii) R10 (iii) R12 (iv) Y20 Straight (i) R6 (ii) R10

0.01 0.03 0.04 0.16

tns tns tns tns

0.02 0.05

tns tns

A51.1.2

Main contractors profit on SC Limited, Nominated sub-contractor, as above.

9.4c

Supply, Cut, Bend, Fix of concrete, formworks and reinforcement

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E05.1.0.0.1 In situ concrete, foundations and reinforced E05.7.1.0.1 In situ concrete, walls, thickness 150 mm, and reinforced E20.1.1.3 Formwork for in situ concrete, sides of Foundations, plain vertical and height 250 500mm E20.12.0.1 Formwork for in situ concrete, walls and vertical

2 1

m3 m3

m2

14

m2

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Task 4- D.9.3
Examine and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of Microsoft Excel and AutoCAD for facilitating the estimating, tendering and on-site progress measurements and bills. Microsoft Excel (Spreadsheets) One of the most common sets of activities in the management is planning. Very simply put, planning is setting the direction for something -- some system -- and then guiding the system to follow the direction. There are many kinds of planning in organizations. Common to these many kinds of planning are various phases of planning and guidelines for carrying them out as effectively as possible. Spreadsheets are everywhere. They enable us to quickly perform analysis that would otherwise be difficult or time consuming to prepare. We all use them because we love the flexibility that comes with them and the undue trust we trend to place in the integrity of the analysis that we prepare. Even to drive strategic decision and to deliver operational and financial plans and analyses, most organizations rely heavily on the spreadsheet. Errors happen although. Simplest spreadsheet errors can happen in planning processes. Including an impressive number of press releases by quoted companies, explaining that financial restatement need to be made due to spreadsheet mistakes. Be it budgeting errors, financial statement errors, pricing errors, planning error, fraud or simply bad decision making as a result of poor information, the costs can be significant and the damage to your reputation can be far worse. Beside issues inherent using spreadsheet to the business planning, we should be aware of some key general issues using spreadsheets. To name of few: Sensitivity of the information contained in the spreadsheet and the impact of information in the spreadsheet getting into the wrong hands; Opportunity to use the spreadsheet to perpetrate fraud, for example by inflating budgets, covering up poor performance, manipulating key information on which bonus payments are based; Dependency of the process on the spreadsheet and the impact of loss of the spreadsheet or information contained within the spreadsheet on the business; Reliance on the spreadsheet as a key control over a business critical process; The potential or direct financial loss and damage to the reputation as a result of spreadsheet errors is clearly important. Spreadsheets offer flexibility, but without structure. You can model business scenarios but as business conditions change, goals are revised, accounts products and customers added or deleted, plans and reports must be modified quickly to see the impact changed business
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assumptions. Making such changes in a large, complex and multiple spreadsheet environment requires often an inordinate amount of time and attention, since it isn't always clear what change may be needed or where. And apart from the time consuming aspect, the risk of mistakes and false conclusions of the analysis or simulation, due to forgotten but unnoticed & necessary- changes in formulas, is considerable. In these circumstances the flexible spreadsheet can become a nightmare, given the pressure to deliver response according a strict time schedule. Spreadsheets are going to stay and are not going away, nor should they. They are excellent personal productivity tools. But we should be aware of the real and significant spreadsheet risks across the business as a whole. Spreadsheets in no way respond to the requirements for Enterprise Applications. Spreadsheets are greatly limited because they depend on fallible human users to generate complex formulas and macro routines, they work poorly in collaborative environments and they are unable to access and aggregate data from disparate sources. AutoCAD CAD is an acronym for Computer- Aided Design. CAD allows you to accomplish design and drafting activities using a computer. A CAD software package, such as AutoCAD, enables you to crate designs and generate drawings to document those designs. CAD is a tool that can be used for design and drafting activities. CAD can be used to make rough idea drawings, although it is more suited to creating accurate finished drawings and renderings. CAD can be used to create a 2D or 3D computer model of the product or system for further analysis and testing by other computer programs. The tangible result of CAD activity is usually a drawing generated by a plotter or printer but can be a rendering of model or numerical data for use with another package or manufacturing device. Regardless of the purpose for using CAD, the resulting drawing or model is stored in a CAD file. The file consists of numeric data in binary form usually saved to a magnetic or optical device such as a diskette, hard disk, tape, or CD. Although there are other methods used for design and drafting activities, CAD offers the following advantages over other methods in many cases: Accuracy Productivity for repetitive operations Sharing the CAD file with other software programs Accuracy Since CAD technology is based on computer technology, it offers great accuracy. When you draw with a CAD system, the graphical elements, such as lines, arcs, and circles, are stored in the CAD file as numeric data. CAD systems store that numeric data with great precision. This precision
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provides you with the ability to create designs and drawings that are 100% accurate for almost every case. Productivity for Repetitve Operations It may be faster to create a simple rough drawing, such as a sketch by hand, than it would by using a CAD system. However, for larger and more complex drawings, particularly those involving similar shapes or repetitive operations, CAD methods are very efficient. Any kind of shape or operation accomplished with the CAD system can be easily duplicated since it is stored in a CAD file. In short, it may take some time to set up the first drawing and create some of the initial geometry, but any of the existing geometry or drawing setups can be easily duplicated in the current drawing or for new drawings. Likewise, making changes to a CAD file is generally much faster than creating the original geometry. Since all the graphical elements in a CAD drawing are stored, only the affected components of the design or drawing need to be altered, and the drawing can be plotted or printed again or converted to other formats. As CAD and the associated technology advance and software becomes more interconnected, more productive developments are available. For example, it is possible to make a change to 3D model that automatically causes a related change in linked 2D engineering drawing. One of the main advantages to these technological advances in productivity. Sharing the CAD File with Other Software Programs Of course, CAD is not the only form of industrial activity that is making technological advances. Most industries use computer software to increase capability and productivity. Since software is written using digital information and may be written for the same or similar computer operating systems, it is possible and desirable to make software programs with the ability to share data or even interconnect, possibly appearing simultaneously on one screen. A drawing created with a CAD system such as AutoCAD can be exported to a finite element analysis program that can read the computer model and compute and analyze stresses. CAD files can be dynamically linked to spreadsheets or databases in such way that changing a value in a spreadsheet or text in a database can automatically make the related change in the drawing, or vice versa. Another advance in CAD technology is the automatic creation and interconnectivity of 2D drawing and 3D model in one CAD file. With this tool, you can design a 3D model and have the 2D drawings automatically generated. The resulting set has bi-directional associatively; that is; a change in either the 2D drawings or the 3D model is automatically updated in the other. With the introduction of the new WEB technologies, designers are related professionals can more easily collaborate by viewing and transferring drawings over the Internet. CAD drawings

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can contain Internet links to other drawings, text information, or other related Web sites. Multiple CAD users can even share a single CAD session from remote locations over the Internet. CAD offers many opportunities for increased accuracy, productivity, and interconnectivity. Considering the speed at which this technology is advancing, many more opportunities are rapidly obtainable.

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