CQS102

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ASSESSMENT

1 CQS102 Residential Tendering

Assessment 1

Weighting
25%

Learning outcome
1 Demonstrate the process of bidding for a construction project by identifying risks
and opportunity.

Instructions
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Submission
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Overview
Assessment 1 and 2 will use the same residential building as its scenario. The purpose of
these task is to assess your understanding and application of Learning Outcome 1.

Scenario

You are the estimator for a construction company that employs you, a construction/project
manager, three site managers, fore-people, twelve carpenters (including apprentices), and
one quantity surveyor. The company is privately owned, and the owner is responsible for the
commercial manager decisions.
Your company is one of three that have been invited to tender for the construction of a new
two-storey residential building.
You have quickly reviewed the tender documents, including (attached with this
assessment):

• specific conditions of contract

• tender summary notes.

You have prepared a set of tender summary notes to distribute to the team involved in the
project evaluation.

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Task 1: Site visit

Use a template for both answers. Remember that what you add to the template that is
graded, not what is already on the template.

1. For this project, identify all the information that needs to be obtained from a site
visit. Provide a checklist to cover these items in preparation for your visit.
(20 marks)

2. For each item on your list, state what the potential risks might be.
(15 marks)
(Total: 35 marks)

Task 2: Risk and opportunity

Assess the risks and opportunities to your company for this project so that you can
complete the Tender Rating System (TRS). See Appendix A.
Note: some of the rating criteria have already been completed for you. You need to
complete rows 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 only.
1. Based on your assessment, enter the number of points into the Rating column for
each criterion, and then add up all your points and record your total at the bottom of
the column.
(11 marks)

2. For each row in the TRS that you completed, explain in the Comments column your
reason for the number of points you’ve assigned.
(33 marks)

3. What is your recommendation? Should the company proceed with preparing and
submitting a tender or not?
(4 marks)

4. Explain your reasons for your recommendation based on the total number of points
in the Rating column.
(2 marks)

Include the completed Tender Rating System with your assessment answers. Make sure it is
labelled with your student number and name before you submit it.
(Total: 50 marks)

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Task 3: The team roles and responsibilities

Assume that the management decision is to proceed with the tender.

1. Identify which members of your company are to be involved in the tender process
and prepare a brief list of the roles and responsibilities for each team member you
identify.
(Total: 15 marks)

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Marking schedule
Task 1: Site visit 29-35 marks 23-28 marks 18-22 marks 14-17 marks 1-13 marks
1 For this project, identify all the Identifies all necessary Identifies necessary Identifies information Identifies information for Limited or no information
information that needs to be obtained information needed for information needed for needed for the site visit, the site visit, with key identified.
from a site visit. Provide a checklist to the site visit. the site visit, with minor with minor gaps of details/items missing.
errors. information. Limited or no checklist
cover these items in preparation for your
Provides a checklist of Provides a checklist of provided.
visit. (20 marks) items that is clear and Provides a checklist of Provides a checklist of items, with key details
easy to understand. items. items. missing. Limited or no risks stated.
2 For each item on your list, state what
the potential risks might be. For each item, states For each item, states For each item, states For each item, states
potential risk. potential risk, with minor potential risk, with minor potential risk, with key
(15 marks) errors. gaps of information. details missing.

Task 2: Risk and opportunity 41-50 marks
1 Based on your assessment, enter the Identifies all risks and
number of points into the Rating column opportunities.
for each criterion, and then add up all
Enters number of points
your points and record your total at the
into the Rating column,
bottom of the column. and records the total.
(11 marks)
33-40 marks 25-32 marks 20-24 marks 1-19 marks
Identifies all risks and Identifies risks and Identifies risks and Limited or no risks and
opportunities, with minor opportunities, with minor opportunities, with key opportunities identified
errors. gaps. details missing. Limited or no points
added to the Rating
Enters number of points Enters number of points Enters number of points column or totalled.
into the Rating column, into the Rating column, into the Rating column,
and records the total, and records the total, and records the total, Limited or no explanation
with a minor error. with minor gaps. with key details missing. or reasoning.

2 For each row in the TRS that you

completed, explain in the Comments Fully explains reasoning
column your reason for the number of for all completed
points you’ve assigned. columns.
(33 marks)
Explains reasoning for all Explains reasoning for all Explains reasoning for all
completed columns, with completed columns, with completed columns, with Limited or no
minor errors. minor gaps. key details missing. recommendation
provided.

3 What is your recommendation? Should Limited or no explanation

Provides a valid Provides a valid Provides a or reasoning.
the company proceed with preparing and
Provides a valid recommendation. recommendation. recommendation.
submitting a tender or not? recommendation.
TRS not submitted.

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(4 marks)
4 Explain your reasons for your Explains reasoning for a Explains reasoning for a Explains reasoning for a
recommendation based on the total Fully explains reasoning recommendation, with recommendation, with recommendation, with
number of points in the Rating column. for a recommendation. minor error. minor gaps. key details missing.

(2 marks)
Submits TRS with Submits TRS with Submits TRS with
Include the completed Tender Rating Submits TRS with assessment. assessment. assessment.
System with your assessment answers. assessment.

Task 3: Team roles/responsibilities 13-15 marks
Identify which members of your company Identifies members of the
are to be involved in the tender process team to be involved in
and prepare a brief list of the roles and the tender process.
responsibilities for each team member
you identify.
Fully prepares an
excellent allocation of the
roles and responsibilities
appropriate to each team
member and their skills.
11-12 marks 8-10 marks 6-7 marks 1-5 marks
Identifies members of the Identifies members of the Identifies members of the Limited or no
team to be involved in team to be involved in team to be involved in identification of members
the tender process, with the tender process, with the tender process, with for the tender process.
minor errors. minor gaps. key details missing.
Allocates the roles and Allocates the roles and Allocates the roles and Limited or no allocation
responsibilities responsibilities responsibilities to each of roles and
appropriate to each team appropriate to each team team member and their responsibilities.
member and their skills, member and their skills, skills, with key details
with minor errors. with minor gaps. missing.

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