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Prepare A Schedule of Quantities, Cost Estimate and Tender Documentation For Landscape Work

This document outlines the requirements for a unit standard related to preparing schedules of quantities, cost estimates, and tenders for landscape work. The purpose of the unit standard is to ensure people working in landscaping can develop schedules of quantities by taking measurements and extending costs, prepare cost estimates, and submit tender documentation. The document describes the elements and performance criteria individuals must demonstrate, such as describing the purpose of schedules, applying measurement techniques, calculating rates, and ensuring tenders meet submission requirements.

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Prepare A Schedule of Quantities, Cost Estimate and Tender Documentation For Landscape Work

This document outlines the requirements for a unit standard related to preparing schedules of quantities, cost estimates, and tenders for landscape work. The purpose of the unit standard is to ensure people working in landscaping can develop schedules of quantities by taking measurements and extending costs, prepare cost estimates, and submit tender documentation. The document describes the elements and performance criteria individuals must demonstrate, such as describing the purpose of schedules, applying measurement techniques, calculating rates, and ensuring tenders meet submission requirements.

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Prepare a schedule of quantities, cost estimate and tender


documentation for landscape work
Level

Credits

15

Purpose

This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in landscaping.


People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the purpose of a
schedule of quantities; prepare a preliminaries section for the schedule of
quantities; apply the requirements of descriptions in developing a schedule of
quantities; apply the taking-off process in the development of the schedule;
apply the process of extension in the development of the schedule; prepare
and calculate a cost estimate for a landscape project; and prepare a tender
for submission.

Subfield

Horticulture

Domain

Landscape

Status

Registered

Status date

25 September 2006

Date version published

25 September 2006

Planned review date

31 December 2011

Entry information

Open.

Replacement information

This unit standard replaced unit standard 1000 and unit


standard 12482.

Accreditation

Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry


and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.

Standard setting body (SSB)

Primary Industry Training Organisation

Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference

0032

This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.


Special notes
1

The proposal should be related to a simple site and include a range of basic hard and
soft landscape features.

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The New Zealand Standards applicable to this unit standard are: NZS 4202:1995
Standard method of measurement of building works, and NZS 3910:2003 Conditions
of contract for building and civil engineering construction, available from
http://www.standards.co.nz.

Elements and performance criteria


Element 1
Describe the purpose of a schedule of quantities.
Performance criteria
1.1

The scope of a schedule of quantities is explained in terms of its elements.


Range

elements may include but are not limited to description of work,


relation to drawings and specification, quality of materials and
work, provisional sums, prime cost sums.

1.2

The application of a schedule of quantities is defined in terms of measurement


of work for pricing.

1.3

The application of a schedule of quantities is defined in terms of measurement


of completed work.

Element 2
Prepare a preliminaries section for the schedule of quantities.
Performance criteria
2.1

Preliminaries section of a schedule is described in terms of its function and


nature.

2.2

Details of conditions of contract and special conditions applying to the proposal


are included in the preliminaries section.

2.3

The nature of exceptional conditions which may prevail in the implementation of


the proposal are included.

2.4

Specified rates which have been set for the work are included.

2.5

Special provisions which have been identified in the proposal are included.

Element 3
Apply the requirements of descriptions in developing a schedule of quantities.
Performance criteria
3.1

Length, width and height sequence is used to define measurements.

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3.2

Each proprietary item identified in the schedule is provided with a full


description.

3.3

Extra value is applied to items which entail work in addition to that normally
required for that item.
Range

corners, joints, special features (detailed).

3.4

Circular work is defined in accordance with requirements of NZS 4202:1995.

3.5

Sizes and specific descriptors of items are stated in accordance with the
requirements of NZS 4202:1995.

Element 4
Apply the taking-off process in the development of the schedule.
Performance criteria
4.1

Types of information that can be obtained from drawings and specifications in


the taking-off process are listed.

4.2

Information obtained in take-off process is recorded on a standard take-off


sheet in accordance with NZS 4202:1995.

4.3

Standard Methods of Measurement are applied in taking-off for each element


where it occurs in the proposed work.
Range

4.4

a least eight of demolition, sprayed concrete, excavation,


precast concrete, concrete work, reinforcing, brick work, concrete
masonry, stone masonry, carpentry, plumbing, drainage, electrical
services, solid plastering, site works.

Industry accepted methods are applied in taking-off for landscape elements in


the proposed work.
Range

soil (loose and placed measurements), weed control, cultivation,


lawn establishment and maintenance, plant material supply,
planting, mulching, surface finishes.

Element 5
Apply the process of extension in the development of the schedule.
Performance criteria
5.1

Standard take-off sheet columns are used for extending.

5.2

Extensions are calculated in accordance with the requirements of NZS


4202:1995.

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5.3

Format used for statement of extensions is in accordance with the requirements


of NZS 4202:1995.

Element 6
Prepare and calculate a cost estimate for a landscape project.
Performance criteria
6.1

Rates developed include all standard components.


Range

6.2

Calculation of the labour component of a unit rate includes provision for


standard elements.
Range

6.3

fuel and lubricants, registration and/or licensing, insurance,


operator wages, hire costs.

Calculation of the materials component of a unit rate includes provision for


standard elements.
Range

6.5

cost on site, site handling, insurance, returns, waste.

Calculation of the ancillary component of a unit rate includes provision for


standard elements.
Range

6.6

workers rates, supervision, employment related levies and costs.

Calculation of the plant component of a unit rate includes provision for standard
elements.
Range

6.4

plant, labour, materials, ancillaries.

labour, materials, services, extension, overheads, establishment,


maintenance, site charges, protection, overheads, profits.

Cost estimate for the landscape work is presented to a client and complies with
design enterprise requirements of the project brief.

Element 7
Prepare a tender for submission.
Performance criteria
7.1

Tender complies with stated requirements of documentation.


Range

7.2

form, conditions, special conditions, specifications.

Supplementary material requested in support of tender is submitted as required.


Range

bond forms, performance profiles, performance guarantees.

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7.3

Procedures are adopted for final checking of tender review and confirm
completeness and accuracy of tender before submission to the client.

7.4

Tender documents are prepared and submitted before tender closes.

Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP
also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation www.primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.

New Zealand Qualifications Authority

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