Unit code, name and release number :- CPCCBC4004A-UNGRADED – Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects (1)
Qualification/Course code, name and release number :– CPC40110 – Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building) (7)
Assignment Type :- Assessment
CPC40110 Certificate IV in Building and Construction Assessment – AU

Assessment instructions :-

Instructions :-
This unit of competency is to be delivered via TAFE Digital, TAFE NSW online platform.
The intention of this program is to be undertaken by the student via an online mode, through distance learning, and therefore all assessment tasks are reflective of this process.

Assessment overview :
The objective of this assessment is to assess your knowledge as would be 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.

Assessment Event number : 4 of 4

Instructions for this assessment :
This is a skill-based assessment and will be assessing you on your ability to demonstrate skills required in the unit.

This assessment is in five parts. The first part is broken into several sub-tasks. For each of these sub-tasks, there is a checklist of statements to show what an assessor will look for in your submitted work. Complete
each sub-task, then before you move on to the next one, carefully review your work by reading through the checklist, to make sure you have met all the requirements.

1.Practical Tasks
1. Task 1 – Joists for first floor addition
2. Task 2 – External wall cladding for first floor addition
3. Task 3 – Floor covering for the first-floor addition
4. Task 4 – Internal Lining for the first-floor addition
5. Task 5 – Painting the for first floor addition
6. Task 6 – Plant and Equipment Requirements
7. Task 7 – Waste Management
8. Task 8 – Apply overheads and margin

2.Role Play – Conduct a Meeting

3.Additional Questions

4.Assessment Feedback.

What do I need to do to achieve a satisfactory result?
To successfully complete this assessment, you must complete all sections of this assessment as outlined in the assessment instructions and be marked satisfactory for each task and sub-task, role play and confirmation phone call,by your assessor as indicated in checklists.

All oral questions must be answered correctly to be deemed satisfactory in this assessment task; however, assessors may ask questions to clarify understanding.

What do I need to provide?
Computer and online access, calculator, pens and measuring equipment.

CPC40110 Certificate IV in Building and Construction Assessment – AU

What the assessor will provide?
The following documents are available on the OLS.
Mr and Mrs XXX Alterations and Additions

Online learning materials.
Adobe connect sessions.

TAFENSW Library Services

National Construction Code

RB Holdings, simulated Website with industry documentation,E.g. Plans, specification and company profile

Cordell Estimator Platinum Edu

Specific information including:
o Plans
o Other Construction Documents
o What is estimating
o Preliminary estimates
o Detailed estimates
o Background to measurement
o Australian standard method of measurement of building works (ASMMBW)
o The quantity surveyor
o The building estimator
o Composition of building costs
o Labour hours
o The measurement processes
o Describing measured work
o Basic measurement techniques
o Finalising the measurements
o Measurement working example
o Computer estimating software
o Contract types associated with the tendering process
o The tendering process
o Work Cover, Environmental Protection Agency EPA requirements, waste management and other statutory
o Anticipated profit
o Project costs are calculated for tender or bill.
o Final Check.

Specific task instructions
To complete this task, you are required to submit a price for the contractual obligations of Mr and Mrs XXX construction project.

You will be required to make calculations based on the tasks listed below.
You will refer to the documents downloaded from the OLS:

Part 1: Practical Tasks :

Background :
To support the role of the builder in being able to produce construction industry documentation, students
have access to a professional intranet that provides a simulated building company, RB Holdings.RB Holdings functions as a simulated workplace environment where project-based assessments can be
undertaken using industry standard documentation, plans, activities, responsibilities and procedures. The
RB Holdings business structure allows simulation of work environments such as, but not limited to, design
offices, site offices and construction sites.  RB Holdings provides students with relevant documentation that is to industry standard that allows students to experience a professional simulation of a construction office environment. RB Holdings is a simulated organisation that has been created purely for educational
purposes. RB Holdings materials are accessed via a secure website that is copyright of © TAFE NSW.

RB Holdings has an organisational policy that requires you, as one of its staff members, to produce material and labour estimates no later than 5 working days from receiving the request from your manager. The information calculated must be to the quality standards required by RB Holdings, that is, accurate quantity take-off and calculations in accordance with “Standard Method of Measurements”. Calculations, costings and communications must be created in accordance with standard RB Holdings policies and procedures.

You will need to calculate the following costs based on the information provided in this assessment event.

You are to demonstrate your competence at task management skills by developing your own spreadsheet
from a costing software program of your choice to calculate the materials and labour requirements To establish your task management skills, YOU MAY NOT use any pre-prepared spreadsheets previously
provided.

The costing software program method you choose to use will need to allow you to clearly provide the
following items:
i. Areas to clearly show calculation workings for each trade
ii. Description of the items being calculated
iii. Logical ordering of trade costs with sub totals and total
iv. A final price tally that enables the inclusion of overheads, margins and GST.

Some costs have been provided due to the nature of the question being asked.

Scenario :
Mr and Mrs XXX have recently met with a Building Design consultant to initiate the design and costing stage for an alteration and addition to their existing house at 1 Lake Road Toronto NSW.

You are employed by RB Holdings who have been engaged by their clients,Mr and Mrs XXX to provide
preliminary estimations of products identified by the designer, as a lead up to finalising their project
budget.

Development approval is pending from Lake Macquarie City Council, and a set of working plans and
specifications, has been drafted for the client. These will need further amendments dependant on the
development approval requirements, and the outcomes of your work in this assessment.

You will be analysing Mr and Mrs XXX Alterations and Additions

to identify the items defined in the assessment tasks for the following trade areas:

1. Joists for first floor addition
2. External Wall cladding for first floor addition
3. Floor Covering for the first-floor addition
4. Internal Lining for the first-floor addition
5. Painting the first-floor addition.

Task 1: Joists for first floor addition

Task 1.1 – Calculate quantities of floor joists for first floor additions

Considering the Mr and Mrs XXX Alterations and Additions
you are required to calculate the quantities required for the floor joists for the first-floor additions. The quantities are to be expressed in an accepted industry format.

Task 1.2
Using the following price guide calculate the total cost of the timber:
a. HJ300 ‘HyJoist’ at $25.00 per metre.

Task 1.3
You are required to conduct research and access the ‘Fair Work Building and Construction General on Site
Award’ and calculate the cost of two Level 3 Carpenters on site for 8 hrs.

Task 2: External Wall cladding for first floor addition

Task 2.1 – Calculate quantities of external wall cladding
Using the Mr and Mrs XXX Alterations and Additions you are required to calculate the quantities required for the specified external weatherboards the first-floor addition. The quantities are to be expressed in an accepted industry format.

Task 2.2
You are required to research and source a suitable ’Scyon’ cladding product size and price from a reputable building supplier. You are required to calculate and apply the price to find the correct number of boards.

Task 3: Floor covering for the first-floor addition

Task 3.1 – Calculate floor covering quantities
Using the Mr and Mrs XXX Alterations and Additions you are required to calculate the quantities required for the carpet floor coverings for the first-floor addition, and the games room with the following specifications:
1. First Floor carpet – allow 5% waste
2. Games Room flooring – allow 2.5% waste.

Task 3.2 – Calculate floor covering costs
Using the following price guide, you are required to calculate the total cost of floor coverings:
1. High Quality nylon/wool blend @ $115.00 per m 2
2. Laminate floating floor @ $58.00 per m

Task 3.3
You are required to calculate the labour time on site for the carpet and timber floor layers based on the
advice from the suppliers.
a. 2 x carpet layers able to lay 3m 2 per hour. This includes time to transport, placement and clean-up
b. 3 x timber floor layers (may be the carpet layers doing this job) able to lay 4.5m 2 per hour. This
includes time to transport, placement and clean-up.

CPC40110 Certificate IV in Building and Construction Assessment – AU

Task 4: Internal Lining for the first-floor addition
Task 4.1 – Calculate quantities for internal wall and ceiling linings

Using the Mr and Mrs XXX Alterations and Additions you are required to calculate the quantities required for the internal wall and ceiling linings for the first-floor addition, with the following specifications:
1. Wall linings 10mm standard Plasterboard
2. Ceiling linings 10mm Ceiling specific plaster board

Use the surrounding standard room wall height at the stair void, and do not calculate the stair void below
the floor level.

Task 4.2
You are to source a suitable product type and price from a reputable supplier and apply square metre price to the calculated quantities for each product.

Task 4.3
You have made enquiries and have been advised by the plastering contractors that they require the
following consumables:

1. 16 Kg of Base Coat product per 100 m 2 of plaster lining
2. 10 Kg of Topcoat per 100 m 2 of plaster lining.
3. 5 Rolls of paper tape for the job.

You are required to calculate the quantities and source prices from a reputable supplier for the consumable items listed above, for a total consumable price.

You are required to provide details of your supplier sources.

CPC40110 Certificate IV in Building and Construction Assessment – AU

Task 5: Painting the first-floor addition

Task 5.1 – Calculate quantities of paint.
Using the Mr and Mrs XXX Alterations and Additions you should calculate the quantities of paint required for the internal walls and ceilings for the first-floor addition, with the following specifications:
a. 1 x Sealer coat in m 2
b. 2 x Topcoats in m 2
c. Assume a single colour for topcoat
d. Do not calculate quantities for skirtings or architraves
e. Do not calculate ensuite bathroom.

You are required to research the square metre coverage of paint per litre, to convert the calculated square metres into the required number of 10 litre cans and 4 litre cans.

Task 5.2
You are to source a suitable paint brand and price from a reputable supplier and apply the price to the
calculated quantities.
You are required to provide details of your supplier sources

Task 6: Plant and Equipment requirements

Task 6.1 – Calculate temporary fencing
You are required to research the Work Health Safety requirements to find information about how to restrict access to a construction site in accordance with Local Authority Approval requirements and statutory WHS Legislation.

Task 6.2
Using the information derived from Task 6.1 above, you are required to identify the plant and equipment
that is required to safeguard the site.

CPC40110 Certificate IV in Building and Construction Assessment – AU

Task 6.3
You are to obtain base rate (not negotiated) prices from a reputable hire company based on a per week
hire rate for the identified plant and equipment in the previous Task 6.2 above.You are required to provide details of your supplier sources.

Task 7: Waste Management
Task 7.1 – Develop a Wastage Management Plan
You are required to develop a Waste Management Plan for all the materials addressed in the tasks above. A Waste Management Plan template is provided on below and can be adjusted and used for your submission or you may use your own as developed or sourced template.

Task 8: Apply overheads and margin

Task 8.1 – Finalise preliminary costings.

Upon completion of the preliminary quantities and cost estimates calculation for the identified items, you
are required to complete your Preliminary Costings Summary Sheet with the following information provided:
a) Total – Material costs
b) Total – Labour costs
c) Profit – 20%
d) Overhead – 15%
e) GST to be added where applicable
f) Total price – to be documented at the end of the summary sheet.

CPC40110 Certificate IV in Building and Construction Assessment – AU

Note that this is not the total price for these renovations and additions to this dwelling.
The objective of this assessment is to calculate preliminary labour and material resource costs.