SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE· BUILDING· DESIGN

Centre for Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia

BACHELOR OF QUANTITY SURVEYING (HONOURS)

QSB 60504 ESTIMATING

COURSEWORK 2:
PROJECT TENDERING FOR SINGLE STOREY SHOW HOUSE
YEAR 2, SEMESTER 4

Version 2017
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1. SCENARIO  
 
You  are  working  as  quantity  surveyors  for  a  building  contractor.  You  have  recently  received  
an   invitation   to   tender   a   single   storey   show   house   project.   Your   director   has   decided   to  
tender  the  job  in  order  to  meet  the  company  profit  target.    
 
In   order   to   win   the   job,   you   are   required   to   obtain   as   many   quotations   as   possible   to  
estimate  for  the  lowest  price.  You  are  also  required  to  estimate  the  reasonable  allowance  
for  preliminaries,  attendance  for  NSC  and  profit  margin  for  the  project.    
 
If   you   are   short   listed   for   the   final   tender   negotiation,   you   are   required   to   prepare   a  
presentation   to   the   clients.   However,   if   you   fail   to   be   short   listed,   you   are   required   to  
prepare  a  presentation  to  your  director.    
 
 
2. ASSIGNMENT  BRIEF  
 
You   will   need   to   form   a   group   each   comprising   of   about   9-­‐10   students.   Each   group   will  
receive   a   tender   invitation.   The   students   shall   follow   the   instruction   given   in   the   tender  
invitation   to   obtain   tender   document.   In   order   to   complete   the   assignment,   students   are  
require  to:  
   
1) Obtain  the  tender  documents  as  per  the  tender  invitation  (14thSept,  Thursday)  
2) Obtain  quotations  for  estimate    
3) Obtain  quotations  for  estimate    
4) Virtual  site  visit  (5th  Oct,  Thursday).  
5) Estimate  the  unit  rates  using  the  quotations  received  (14th    Sept  to  9th  Nov  2017).  
6) Complete  the  tender  document  and  prepare  for  submission  (9th  Nov  2017,  12.00pm).  
7) Take  note  of  comments  during  tender  openings  (9th  Nov  2017,  1.00pm).  
8) If   students’   group   is   shortlisted,   the   students   will   attend   an   evaluation   session   in   the  
form  of  tender  interview.  If  the  students’  group  failed  to  be  shortlisted,  the  students  will  
attend  an  evaluation  session  with  the  director.  Evaluation  date:  13th  Nov  2017.  
 

Bachelor  of  Quantity  Surveying  (Honours)  –  Estimating  (QSB  60504)      

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3. SUBMISSION  /  TASKS  
 
1) Student  will  require  to  include  the  following  in  their  tender  submission:  
 
a. Cover  letter  specifying  any  qualifications.  
b. Completed  tender  documents  as  per  instruction  given.  
c. Appendix  in  tender  documents  numbered  as  A,  B,  C  format.  Eg.  list  of  equipment,  
schedule  of  dayworks,  list  of  suppliers  and  etc.  
d. Additional  Appendix  numbered  as  I,  II,  III  format:  
i. Appendix  I  –  Correspondences:  
Any  relevant  correspondences  such  as  invitation  letter.  
ii. Appendix  II  –  Quotations:  
All  the  quotations  received  whether  used  or  not  used.  
iii. Appendix  III  –  Estimations  of  unit  rates:    
The  working  calculation  of  the  unit  rates.  
iv. Appendix  IV  –  Others:  
 
2) Evaluation  session  
Refer  to  evaluation  session  brief.    
 
 
4. OTHER  NOTES  
 
1. This   assignment   requires   a   highly   co-­‐operative   teamwork.   Students   are   required   to  
demonstrate  the  teamwork  as  marks  will  be  allocated  for  teamwork.  
2. Any  work  submitted  after  the  deadline  shall  have  the  percentage  grade  assigned  to  the  
work   on   face   value   reduced   by   10%   for   the   first   day   and   5%   for   each   subsequent   day  
late.  A  weekend  counts  as  1  day.  
 
5. ASSESSMENTS  MARKS  
 
1) Tender  submission  30%    
2) Tender  evaluation  session  10%  

Bachelor  of  Quantity  Surveying  (Honours)  –  Estimating  (QSB  60504)