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Unit description
Develops understanding of the technical, commercial and financial elements required to successfully tender for projects. Students will develop a working knowledge of estimating methods, quantity takeoffs, costs, and price determination, in addition to learning the importance of non-cost based components and considerations and evaluation of tenders. A scenario-based learning approach is used to guide students in applying the knowledge and skills developed throughout their studies to complete a real industry-based engineering project tender.
Unit content
Module 1: The tendering process
Module 2: Estimating - high level
Module 3: Estimating - detailed
Module 4: The client's perspective
Module 5: The contractor's perspective
Module 6: Managing costs
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | design a program of investigation to address a well-defined engineering problem for a tender |
| 2 | produce detailed costing and work schedules for a tender |
| 3 | develop a skills and competency matrix for a team to meet the tender requirements |
| 4 | identify and evaluate emerging trends and issues as part of a tender. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- design a program of investigation to address a well-defined engineering problem for a tender
- produce detailed costing and work schedules for a tender
- develop a skills and competency matrix for a team to meet the tender requirements
- identify and evaluate emerging trends and issues as part of a tender.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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