Produce a take-off that details the estimated costs

Assignment Help Project Management

Reference no: EM133126979

Assessment Task: Estimate a Project

Performance Objective
The learner is required to demonstrate their ability 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.

Assessment Description
You are required to produce a take-off that details the estimated costs including materials, labour and plant and equipment for a given project. You will also be required to apply relevant overhead costs and margins to your estimate.

Resource Requirements
Refer to your chosen project ,the Knox Bridge,ortheGlen Iris house for all the Tender details
Submission Details
You are required to submit the following:
• A completed spread sheet using Microsoft Project or similar divided into the various stages of the project which should include;
• Demolition
• Earthworks
• Drainage
• Concrete
• Steel
• Depending on your project i.e for the bridge you would have to include;
• Traffic control/Relocation of services,and permits for same/OH&S compliance issues/new guttering and footpath works/Bitumen work etc.
• For the Glen Iris house project the stages would include
• Timber frame/Trusses
• Brickwork/Concrete tiles for roof
• Windows and Doors
• Plaster work and Tiles
• Fixing and Fitout

• Completed summary that includes the cost of each part, the calculated overhead recovery rate, profit margin and GST.
Use the take-off sheets provided to record the information for each section of the estimate.
Fill out the project details on each sheet and a title. Show all of your working. Use the provided rates and prices to do your costing.
You should ensure you save your work as you progress through the questions and backup your work in a safe place.
When you have completed your take-off, submit your assessment to your trainer via "Assessment Task 3: Estimate a Project" page on the Box Hill Institute StudentWeb.

The assessment task is due on the date specified by your assessor. Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor.

Scenario
You have been asked to produce an estimate and provide a quote to construct a three bedroomweatherboard home with a Colorbond roof.
You are required to read and interpret the project plans so as to be able tointerpret measurements and calculate quantities and costs, identify materials required for the project, gather information about material supply and plan and allocate human resources.
The client will be providing the following things:
• Kitchen
• Built-in robes
You will be receiving estimates for the electrical and plumbing from your regular electrician and plumber.
All prices for material and labour are excluding GST
For each of the sections listed below you are required to provide costing information that includes:
• all up price for the eachsection
• labour required and how many days or hours they are required onsite
• list of required materials
The following parts are to be estimated
• Preliminaries
• Earthworks
• Framing
• Lock-up
• Fixing
• Prime cost items
• Finish
Project Documentation
• Site plan
• Floor plans and elevations
• Sub-floor layout
• Extract from Cordels Cost Guide

Part 1 - Preliminaries
You are required to estimate the preliminary costs of this project.
Study the plans and specifications including the site plan to determine what will be required to get the project started and set up the site.
Use the pages extracted from the Cordels cost guide.

Part 2 - Earthworks
You are required to cost the earthworks for this project.
The earthworks should include the cost to excavate and pour the pad footings and install the stumps.
Use the drawings provided, the specifications below and the Ace Drilling price list located on the following page.

Item	Size	Price
Labour	hour	$40.00
Concrete	20 MPa	$185.00m³
Stumps	125 x 125mm Cypress	$15.00 L/m

Part 3- Framing
You are required to cost the subfloor and wall framing using the provided drawings and specifications below.
To cost the supply and installation of the roof trusses use the provided drawings and the unit price below.

Item	Size	Price
Labour	hour	$40.00
Sub-Floor
Ant Caps	Full caps 230mm x 230mm	$2.10 each
Bearers	130 x 63 LVL H2 Treated	$13.65 L/m
Joists	90 x 45 LVL H2 Treated @ 450mm centres	$6.75 L/m
Gun nails	75mm x 3.1mm	$64.00 box
Particleboard flooring	3600 x 900 x 18mm	$35.00 per sheet
Liquid Nails	Tube	$3.65
Wall Framing
Plates	90 x 45 MGP 10 Pine	$3.95L/m
Common studs	90 x 35 MGP 10 Pine @ 450mm centres	$2.95L/m
Jamb studs	90 x 45 MGP 10 Pine	$3.95L/m
Noggings	90 x 35 MGP 10 Pine	$2.95L/m
Trimmers	90 x 35 MGP 10 Pine	$2.95L/m
Lintels	190 x 45 MGP 10 Pine	$8.50L/m
Beams	240 x 45 MGP 12 Pine	$15.50L/m
Bracing
Hoop iron	30x0.8mmx30m	$67.21 per roll
Tensioners	Pack of 10	$29.50
Structural clouts	2.8 x 30mm 2kg box	$18.16 box
Ply Brace	900 x 2400mm	$16.95 per sheet
Gun nails	75mm x 3.1mm	$64.00 box

Roof Framing Unit Rates

Item	Rate
Trusses (Calculated on flat plan; outer line of overhang)	$48.97 m²
Roof Battens 70 x 45 MGP 10 @ 900mm centres	$5.71L/m

Record on your take-off sheet the amount of labour required and the time required onsite to complete the roof trusses and battens.

Part 4 - Lock-up
Weatherboards
You are required to price the supply and installation of the Hardi plank weather boards using the drawings provided and the specifications below.

Item	Size	Price
Labour	hour	$40.00
Woodgrain Hardiplank 300mm	300mm x 4200mm, 280mm effective cover	$29.41 per length
Nails	50 x 2.8mm galvanised nails 2kg	$19.95 per box
End stops	70 x 30 TP	$3.20 L/m
Bradford EnviroSeal Wall Breather Foil	1350mm x 20m - 27m²	$52.30 roll
	1350mm x 60m - 81m²	$161.37 roll
Foil Fasteners	500 per box	$19.00
FlashingsAlcor Std	150mmx30M	$70.30 roll

Lock-up Carpenter
You are required to cost the supply and installation of the windows, fascia, eavesand the laundry door using the provided drawings and the specifications below. You are also required to price the installation of the shower tray and frame and install the bath.

Item	Size	Price
Labour	hour	$40.00
Windows	various	$3,650.00 (All windows)
FlashingsAlcor Std	150mmx30M	$70.30 roll
Nails for windows and door jamb	75mm x 3.15mm Galv. Bullet Head Nails - 2kg	$19.95 box
laundry door	2040 x 820 x 25 obscure glass	$308.00
laundry door jamb	140 X 31 H3 Pine Jamb Rebated Primed	$68.80/ 5.4m
Lock set	Entrance Set Spartan Satin SS - ITW Proline	$48.68
Hinges	100 x 50mm	$3.50 each
Gun nails	75mm x 3.1mm	$64.00 box
Fascia	190 x 25mm	$12.50 L/m
Eaves framing	70 x 35 F5	$2.55 L/m
Quad	19 x 19mm	$2.30 L/m
Hardiflex	450 x 2400 x 4.5mm	$11.50 per sheet
Fibro nails	25mm x 2.0mm Galvanised - 500g	$6.30 box
Mortar mix	20kg bag	$12.40 bag

Colorbond Roofing
Use the unit rates provided to cost the supply and installation of the Colorbond roofing and required flashings,

Item	Rate
Quad gutter 125mm	$33.20 per L/m
Gutter stop ends	$11.34 each
Downpipes	$31.41 per L/m
Glasswool Blanket	$10.90 per m²
Colorbond roof sheeting	$28.31 per m²
Barge capping	$14.54 per L/m
Ridge capping	$18.36 per L/m

Record on your take-off sheet the amount of labour required and the time required onsite to install the guttering, Colorbond roofing and required flashings.

Part 5 - Fix

Plasterboard
Using the rate provided calculate the cost of plastering this project. Supply, hang, set and sand 10mm Plasterboard.

Item	Rate
Walls	$26.39m²
Ceilings	$29.79m²
Cornice	$9.79/m

Make a list of the required screws, adhesive, tape and setting compound.
Record on your take-off sheet the amount of labour required and the time required onsite to complete the plastering.
Using the rate provided calculate the cost of supplying and installing bulk insulation.

Item	Size	Price
Labour	hour	$40.00
Wall Batts	R2.0 Coverage per pack 16m2	$69.00
Ceiling Batts	R5.0 Coverage per pack 5.5m2	$68.00

Doors, Skirting & Architraves
Price the supply and installation of the internal doors, door hardware, skirtings and architraves using the provided drawings and the specification below.

Item	Size	Price
Labour	hour	$40.00
Jambs	110 x 19mm @ 5.4m	$32.50 each
Jamb nails	60 x 2.8mm bullethead 1kg	$13.60 box
Internal doors	Readicote
	620mm	$48.11
	720mm	$48.11
	820mm	$48.11
Cavity slider	Ezi-Slide Door 2040 x 720 x 90mm	$143.02
Flush pull	115mm x 2 - ITW Proline	$14.63
Passage set	Passage Set Bala ABZ - ITW Proline	$21.85
Privacy set	Privacy Set Bala ABZ - ITW Proline	$23.00
Hinges	88mm	$0.95 each
Fixing Nails	45mm Brads	$35.00 box
Architraves	Bullnose Architrave - FJ Pine68 x 11mm	$1.85 L/m
Skirting	Bullnose Architrave - FJ Pine92 x 18mm	$4.70 L/m

Part 6 - Prime Cost Items
You are required to cost the supply of the prime cost items listed below. You must research your own prices.
• Bath
• Toilet
• Vanity
• Shower tray

Part 7 - Finish
Paint
Use the provided drawings and the unit rates below to cost the painting for this project

Item	Rate
Internal walls	$15.60 per m²
Internal ceilings	$21.00 per m²
Doors	$24.70 per m²
External fibrecement walls	$10.59 per m²
External fibrecement ceilings	$14.19 per m²

Record on your take-off sheet the amount of labour required and the time required onsite to complete the plastering.
List in litres the amount of paint required to complete each section of painting.
Tiles
Use the drawings provided and the unit rate below to estimate the labour for wall and floor tiling. The following areas will be tiled:

Room	Details
Bathroom
Walls	1 tile high skirting Shower wall up to 1.8m 2 tile high splash back above vanity
Floor	Entire bathroom floor
Kitchen
Walls	600mm splash back above sink
Floor	Entire kitchen floor

Record on your take-off sheet the amount of labour required and the time required onsite to complete the tiling

Clean
You are required to cost a final site clean and final house clean. Use the provided extract from the Cordels cost guide to estimate a price.

Part 8- Margins

You are required to calculate the margin required to recover the business overheads.Use the data below to calculate the margin.

Overheads	Items	Cost
Premises	Rates	$110.00
	Electricity	$256.00
	Water	$110.00
	Telephone	$330.00
Vehicles	Lease/loan repayments	$4,300.00
	Registration	$1,250.00
	Insurance	$1,945.00
	Fuel	$7,320.00
	Maintenance	$1,060.00
Maintenance and depreciation	Office furniture	$450.00
	Office machines and equipment	$845.00
	Tool repairs and replacement	$1,360.00
Consumables	Stationary	$256.00
	Postage	$60.00
	Safety equipment , ppe	$320.00
Marketing	Advertisements, leaflets	$2,800.00
	Website	$1,468.00
	printing	$645.00
Subscriptions and fees	Builders registration	$180.00
	Business name	$120.00
	Industry associations	$580.00
	subscriptions	$88.00
Cost of finance	Banks charges, overdraft fees	$347.00
Professional fees	Accountants	$1550.00
	Book keeping	$4,600
	Total Annual Overheads

Forecast Turnover
1 new home @ $265,000
4 medium size extensions @ $135,000 each project

Part 9 -Summary

Using the table below produce a summary of the cost of each section, apply the overhead margin, a profit margin of 15% and GST to the estimate.

Reference no: EM133126979

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