1. Interpret and comply with legal and industry requirements relating to preparation of quotation or tender documentation for gaseous fire suppression system designs.
   • Apply knowledge and understanding of legislative requirements, including the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and relevant state and territory regulations, to gaseous fire suppression system designs and quotation or tender documentation.
   • Apply knowledge and understanding of legislative and industry requirements to work procedures and clarify where necessary with relevant persons.
   • Identify potential and actual breaches of legislative and industry requirements and take action according to organisational requirements.
2. Determine quotation or tender requirements.
   • Obtain and analyse quotation or tender brief and other relevant documentation.
   • Assess viability to comply with quotation or tender requirements against described specifications and operational capacity.
   • Conduct customer site visit, as necessary.
   • Conduct risk assessment on anticipated project.
   • Identify personal limitations in assessing quotation or tender requirements and seek assistance as required from relevant persons.
   • Interpret and allow for all relevant organisational requirements and legislative requirements within parameters of quotation or tender requirements.
3. Estimate resource requirements.
   • Determine financial, physical and human resources needed to meet quotation or tender requirements.
   • Identify and cost system design requirements.
   • Prepare draft system design drawings and calculations to meet quotation or tender requirements.
   • Apply organisational rate schedules and conditions to establish costings.
   • Identify and account for contingency factors and variations that may affect capacity to meet resource estimates.
   • Review all information to check accuracy.
   • Determine budget to meet assessed quotation or tender requirements.
4. Prepare and submit quotation or tender documentation.
   • Use business equipment and technology to gather and compile relevant information in a suitable format according to organisational requirements.
   • Prepare draft quotation or tender documentation to accurately reflect specific quotation or tender criteria and conditions.
   • Distribute draft quotation or tender documentation to relevantpersons to check accuracy and coverage of information.
   • Seek feedback and, where appropriate, incorporate in quotation or tender documentation.
   • Submit final documentation within timelines and securely maintain a copy according to organisational requirements.
5. Convert accepted quotation or tender into job order.
   • Negotiate changes and variations to meet customer and company needs.
   • Check and validate system design data, costand resource estimates.
   • Negotiate, where needed, and immediately confirm written agreement to quotation or tender documentation.
   • Successfully negotiate and arrange method of payment with the customer.
   • Create customer file, accurately and promptly update documentation, and store securely.
   • Seek feedback on quotation or tender documentation and review the submission process to identify areas for improvement to support future activities.

This section describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required skills

analyse site fire protection and detection requirements

basic project planning and management

costing and estimating

customer relations

apply language literacy and numeracy skills to

communicate with others in a clear and concise manner in both written and verbal modes

read understand and comply with quotation or tender criteria and conditions

report and record information neatly and legibly when completing documentation

problemsolving and critical analysis

source organise and record information

time management

Required knowledge

contractual requirements for variation requests

fire suppression system coverage requirements

system design knowledge

duty of care in provision of services

financial accountability requirements

fire industry codes of practice

legislation guidelines policies and practices relating to preparing quotations for services

organisational and customer confidentiality requirements

organisational costing and pricing schedules

policies and procedures in relation to preparing and documenting quotations

relevant consumer protection issues and fair trading and trade practices requirements

research and analysis methods

relevant federal state or territory legislation that affects organisational operations including

antidiscrimination and diversity

equal employment opportunity

industrial relations

KEY COMPETENCIES

The seven key competencies represent generic skills considered necessary for effective participation by an individual in the workplace

Performance level at this level the candidate is required to undertake tasks effectivelyPerformance level at this level the candidate is required to manage tasksPerformance level at this level the candidate is required to use concepts for evaluating and reshaping tasks

Performance level 1 - at this level the candidate is required to undertake tasks effectively.
Performance level 2 - at this level the candidate is required to manage tasks.
Performance level 3 - at this level the candidate is required to use concepts for evaluating and reshaping tasks.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge the range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the performance criteria is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.