New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying strand)

School of Innovation, Design and Technology Te Kura Umanga P?kihi

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Assessment Instructions CONS6506 Cost Planning Trimester 1, Year 2025

Course Overview

Qualification New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying)

Course Cost Planning

Code CONS6506

Level 6

Credits 15

Corequisite nil

Wh?inga/He Tau?k? Akoranga / Course Aim

This course aims to develop the knowledge and skills to analyse and prepare preliminary estimates, elemental cost plans, and preliminary cashflow statements for medium and large-scale building projects.

Ng? Hua o te Ako|Learning Outcomes

Ng? T?tohu o te Kiko|Indicative Content

Assessment

Assessment Overview

The portfolio assessment has THREE parts. The project information for all parts will be uploaded on Moodle: assessment documentation. (Please refer to the timetable in the course outline for the suggested completion timeline)

Part 1

Prepare a preliminary construction estimate based on the given scenarios/tasks. (L.O.1) Scenario:

A client has engaged a main contractor to assess the feasibility of building a vehicle workshop in Queenstown in September 2026. The intention is to have a single-storey workshop containing five vehicle service bays, and the budget is $6 million.

You are the Contractor Quantity Surveyor (CQS), and your task is to produce a preliminary estimate to assess the above feasibility.

Information:

The contractor is based in Auckland and completed a similar workshop project in 2018. The workshop's total G.F.A. is 350 m2 and has two vehicle service bays. This includes a 50m2 timber-based Mezzanine floor, priced at $350,000. Construction was completed in 2018 and cost $3.75 million.

Required output/tasks:

1. Describe the pre-estimation methods (minimum one A4 page, font Arial 11, single spacing). Selectand apply the most appropriate pre-estimating method for this scenario and justify your
2. Complete and show the workings (including carbon calculations) in a WS Excel Link all cells whenever possible.
3. Produce a minimum one-page MS Word (Font Arial 11, single spacing) feasibility report based on the above.

Marking Criteria

Part 2

Prepare an elemental cost plan based on the given documents and project brief. (L.O.2)

Marking Criteria

Part 3

Prepare a cashflow statement based on the information provided and the project brief. (L.O.3)

Assessment instructions

You must upload and submit the required documents by the date/time specified in this course outline. If an assessment is not submitted by the due date/time, an initial assessment attempt is deemed to have occurred. A mark of zero may be recorded if there is no submission. If we mark your late submission, a minimum pass result (maximum 50% of the total marks) will be awarded if completed successfully, and no further assessment attempt will be allowed. See the Opportunities for Further Assessment Section of the Programme Handbook of the School of Innovation, Design and Technology (on Moodle) for the process to apply for a further assessment attempt. It is your responsibility to ensure that your submission complies with the policy relating to plagiarism as stated in the Assessment Misconduct Policy.

All work submitted for this course must be original and developed for this course only unless prior approval is gained from the course coordinator to further develop existing work from previous or concurrent courses.

All grades posted on Moodle are provisional results until confirmed by the School Examiners Committee, which meets after the examination period.

Extensions

A student may request a change to an assessment submission date/time for reasons of illness, injury or exceptional circumstances by submitting a Request for Extension TWO working days prior to the due date.

Return of marked work

Students receive in-course assessment feedback and results within 15 working days of the assessment due date unless otherwise specified in the programme regulations.

No assessment evidence is accepted after the course ends unless a student has an approved extension.

Final course assessment results are submitted for approval within 15 working days of the course end date.

Forms

Please see www.whitireiaweltec.ac.nz/enrolment-information/domestic-enrolments/forms/

for any forms you may need, including assessment cover sheets, change of enrolment/withdrawal, complaints, exam/assessment re-sit, extension after or before the course ends, credit recognition, special assessment conditions/exam support and more.

Late Submission Policy

For late submission:

Where a student does not submit an assessment, including a supervised assessment, by the due date/time (this includes a late submission) and the student does not have an approved extension, the initial assessment attempt is deemed to have occurred. In this case, completion of this assessment activity will be deemed a further assessment attempt, and on successfully completing the further assessment the minimum pass result for that assessment is awarded. Only one further assessment attempt is allowed per course.

If you submitted an assessment late and we mark it, it means you will receive a minimum pass result (maximum 50% of the total marks) for that assessment if completed successfully, and no further assessment attempt will be allowed for the course overall.

*Remember to regularly save your work in multiple locations, and keep a copy of all course work submitted*

*You must attempt all assessments and obtain at least 50% overall and meet all the learning outcomes to pass this course*