Elements and Performance Criteria
- Read and interpret plans and specifications.
- Appropriate plans and drawings are correctly identified.
- Project plans and specifications are read and understood.
- Levels, heights, gradients and other measurements are interpreted.
- Measurements are made and quantities identified from plans and specifications that conform to standard industry practice.
- Identify and calculate labour costs.
- Identify and establish physical resource requirements.
- Physical resource requirements are identified.
- Lists of materials are produced and quantities calculated.
- Quantities are established against project or standard construction contracts.
- Supplier prices for materials and consumables are obtained.
- Plant or equipment requirements are identified and costed.
- Develop estimated project costs.
- Appropriate labour rates and material costs are selected and applied.
- Estimates of unit costs are determined and applied as appropriate.
- Costs to the project of WorkCover, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements, seeking approvals, waste management site fees and other statutory or additional costs are identified and applied.
- Company overhead recovery and margins are applied.
- Completed estimated project costs are calculated for inclusion in a tender or bill.