SRQ774 – Construction Measurement and Estimating T1-2023 Assignment Brief

SRQ 774 – CONSTRUCTION MEASUREMENT and ESTIMATING

Unit Chair, Lecturer & Tutor: Reza Taban

ASSIGNMENT 1 BRIEF
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. This document is to be read in conjunction with the Unit Guide for this unit.
2. It is the responsibility of each student to confirm submission requirements including
dates, time and format.
3. Extension or Special Consideration may be considered for late submission. It is the
responsibility of each student to understand Deakin's regulations regarding late
submission and Special Consideration for assessment. You do not require Special
Consideration for an assignment extension (for more information, please Click here).
However, you must request an extension prior to the submission time (for more
information, please Click here).
4. You will be required to complete Assignment 1 on an individual basis and the Assignment
carries 20% weighting for the final mark of this Unit.
5. All assignments must be submitted electronically through CloudDeakin. Assignments
submitted in any other way will not be marked.
6. Unless otherwise stated, all assignments submitted through CloudDeakin must be in
Portable Document Format (pdf).
7. You may refer to publications, but you must write in your own “voice” (for details, please
Click here) and cite the references using the Deakin Harvard Referencing Style (please
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able to verify your source if you are requested to do so later on. The library provides
workshops and advice on citations and referencing.
8. The University regards plagiarism as an extremely serious academic offence. Submission
through CloudDeakin includes your declaration that the work submitted is entirely your
own. Please make full use of the ‘Check Your Work’ folder in the Dropbox tab on
CloudDeakin.
9. If you are not clear about the requirements of the assignments, please seek your tutor’s
help as soon as possible.
10. Before starting your assignment, please read the University document, Study Support at:
Study Support.

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Assignment 1 – Practical Measurement Task (Individual)

PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to enable you to:
• Articulate a thorough understanding of the basic principles and practices of
measurement.
• Demonstrate the use of the Standard Method of Measurement as used in the
Australian construction industry.
• Measure quantities to prepare tenders for common types of low and medium-rise
construction.
• Apply information technology in measurement.

TASK
For Assignment 1, you are operating as a cost consultant or quantity surveyor representing
the client. You are required to carry out works leading up to, including the preparation of a
Bill of Quantities (BQ) to be issued during the tender stage.

Refer to the attached drawings, the task requires you to prepare bills of quantities for the
following work sections of ‘Apartments Howitt Road’ project for the following items up to
and including the ground floor slab.
• Groundworks items
• Concrete items for pad footings, strip footings, basement columns and basement floor
slab.
• Formwork items for pad footings, strip footings, basement columns and ground floor
slab.

Please note that you do not have to measure bored piers, retaining walls and staircases. You are
required to measure the works and prepare BQ in accordance with the requirements of the
Standard Method of Measurement that are applicable in Australia (i.e. based on ANZSMM).

Please include the following in your report:

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FORMAT OF ASSIGNMENT
The Assignment 1 report must be submitted as a single A4 PDF document, which will include
your coversheet, introduction, un-priced BQ, references and appendices.

Prepare all your works in a neat, tidy and professional manner. State any assumptions made
in your submission.

ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION
Submission is required on or before Thursday, 6 April 2023 by 8 pm AEDT through
CloudDeakin (The due date and times are to be read in accordance with AUSTRALIAN
EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME only).

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
A detailed rubric is provided on the next page.

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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

HD D C P N Marks
Accuracy and appropriateness of quantities
Excellently demonstrated Well-demonstrated accuracy and Soundly demonstrated accuracy and Basic accuracy and appropriateness of Poor accuracy and appropriateness 35
accuracy and appropriateness appropriateness of quantities. appropriateness of quantities. Some quantities is demonstrated. Contain of quantities.
of quantities. Minor errors and omissions. errors and omissions. errors and omissions.

Understanding of ANZSMM measurement principles, and accuracy of item descriptions in accordance with ANZSMM
Excellently demonstrated Well-demonstrated understanding Soundly demonstrated Basic demonstration of understanding of Incorrect or inadequate 30
understanding of ANZSMM of ANZSMM measurement understanding of ANZSMM ANZSMM measurement principles and demonstration of understanding of
measurement principles. principles and item descriptions. measurement principles and item item descriptions. Contain numerous ANZSMM measurement principles
Excellent accuracy of item Minor errors and omissions. descriptions. Lacks some clarity with errors and omissions. Need further and item descriptions.
descriptions in accordance with some errors and omissions. clarification and detail.
ANZSMM.
Supporting documentation
Excellent presentation of Very good presentation of marked- Good presentation of marked-up Adequately presentation of marked-up Poor presentation of marked-up 20
marked-up drawings, up drawings, screenshots of drawings, screenshots of computer- drawings, screenshots of computer- drawings, screenshots of
screenshots of computer- computer-based measurement and based measurement and other based measurement and other computer-based measurement
based measurement and other other documents. The supporting documents. The supporting documents. The supporting documents and other documents. The
documents. The supporting documents show how the documents show how the show how the measurements were done, supporting documents do not
documents clearly show how measurements were done, but measurements were done, but with but contain numerous omissions of the show how measurements are
the measurements were done. with minor omissions of the some omissions of the required required information. made.
required information. information.
Report format and BQ set out
The report is well-structured, The report is reasonably well The report is reasonably structured, The report is adequately structured, The report is not adequately 15
formatted and presented. BQ is structured, formatted and formatted and presented. BQ is formatted and presented. BQ is prepared structured, formatted and
prepared in a professional and presented. BQ is prepared in a prepared in an appropriate and with basic accuracy. There are presented. BQ is not prepared in an
accurate manner. professional and accurate manner. accurate manner. Some errors and considerable errors and omissions. appropriate and accurate manner
Minor errors and omissions. omissions.
Total Possible Mark 100
Weighting (20%) 20

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