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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify costs involved in producing design
   • Design brief is reviewed to confirm required outcomes and inclusions and any other client requirements
   • Measurements and quantities are confirmed
   • Specification schedule is developed to itemise all inclusions
   • Labour resources and suppliers are identified and role in design implementation confirmed
2. Calculate project costs
   • Costs of materials, components and finishes are calculated
   • Labour costs, including design fees, are calculated
   • Overheads and hidden costs are calculated
   • Costs of required plant and equipment are calculated
   • Supplier prices are compared to ensure most cost-effective solutions
   • Options for reducing costs are identified
3. Prepare and present cost quotation
   • Costs are itemised and detailed on documentation according to industry standards
   • Additional information and samples are prepared, as required, to support quotation
   • Quote is presented to the client and details and costing options discussed to confirm all items documented
   • Quote is modified and finalised according to client response
   • Client agreement to the quote is obtained and documented
4. Prepare and present contract documentation
   • Inclusions, costs and parameters of the design are noted in the contract documents
   • Contract is prepared according to industry standards and presented and explained to client

Range Statement

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Unit context includes:	Work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including legislation, building codes, material safety management systems, hazardous and dangerous goods codes, and local safe operating procedures or equivalent work is carried out in accordance with legislative obligations, environmental legislation, relevant health regulations, manual handling procedures and organisation insurance requirements work requires individual to demonstrate some discretion, judgement and problem solving for the quotation and contracting of projects, including materials, components and services as part of the design implementation
Design brief includes:	client needs and objectives milestones functional requirements budget timelines consultation requirements colour requirements specific inclusions
Labour resources include:	tradespeople contract services labourers
Overheads and hidden costs include:	costs of providing service business overheads transport and delivery sales and marketing costs time delays or other timing factors demolition and rubbish removal costs supplier cost increases
Additional information includes:	fliers and promotional information product samples drawings and plans product codes insurance information
Contract documents include:	drawings plans project schedules specification schedules visual information

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Performance Evidence

Interpret and analyse design brief and confirm measurements, itemised inclusions and resources required for the design implementation

Research information on prices and suppliers and use mathematical ideas and techniques to correctly calculate costs for all components and services, including sourcing the required quality components for the best available price

Calculate trade and associated labour costs such as plant/equipment and overheads for completing the design brief work to specifications

Produce and present to the client a quote that documents material, trades and design costs, including samples of materials in a manner that informs the client of their choices and the details of the inclusions

Present and conform client agreement to the fully itemised and costed contract documentation for the work

Communicate ideas and information to enable confirmation of work requirements and specifications and the reporting of work outcomes and problems, interpret basic plans and follow safety procedures

Avoid backtracking, work flow interruptions or wastage

Work with others and in a team by recognising dependencies and using cooperative approaches to optimise work flow and productivity

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Knowledge Evidence

State or territory WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice relevant to design contracts

Information resources

Research techniques

Market rate for design fees, labour costs and material costs

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimation, costing and measurement

Established communication channels and protocols

Relevant problem identification and resolution techniques

Types of labour available

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