Module Details

Module Code: MEUS
Module Title: Measurement, Valuation and Reporting
Title: Measurement, Valuation and Reporting
Module Level:: 8
Credits:: 10
Module Coordinator: Eoin Homan
Module Author:: John Foley
Domains:  
Module Description: The aims of the subject are:
(1) prepare common documents used in the tendering process
(2) measure advanced building works in accordance with various Standard Methods of Measurement
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 prepare tender documents for a construction project
LO2 measurement of buildings and structures to agreed standards under various methods of measurement
LO3 value work in progress and on completion
LO4 evaluate and cost management of contractors and subcontractors
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
(1) Preparation Of Tender Documentation For Main And Sub- Contract Works
(a) Issuing tender documents, including e tendering (b) Drafting of preliminaries and preambles clauses (c) Specification writing (d) Selecting appropriate forms of contract and sub-contract (e) Examination and comparison of different methods of measurement (ARM, NRM, CESMM)
(2) Advanced Measurement Of Construction Work
(a) Complex structural elements (b) Complex completion elements (c) Spot items, and temporary work (d) Piling works (e) Structural steel (f) Stair structure and finishes (g) External works and siteworks
(3) Project Cost Management
(a) Interim valuations for payment (b) Contractor/Sub-contractor evaluation and management (c) Cash-flow preparation (d) Cost / Value Reconciliation (e) Cost to completion
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment60.00%
End of Module Formal Examination40.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 60
Timing Ongoing Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
No Description
No Project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 40
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 2,3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
No Description
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
Reassessment Description
Repeat Exam &/or CA reassessment, as appropriate. Students must have attained a minimum of 35% in their CA work in this module throughout the year to be deemed to have met the requirements for a repeat opportunity.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 8.00 96
Project Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 5.83 70
Estimated Learner Hours Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 10.00 120
Total Weekly Contact Hours 8.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Ivor H. Seeley. (2009), Seeley and Winfield's Building Quantities Explained Irish Edition, Palgrave.
  • D Langdon. (2020), Spons Architects and Builders Price Book, Spon Press.
  • Ivor H. Seeley. (1997), Quantity Surveying Practice, 2nd. Palgrave, p.318, [ISBN: 0333368584].
  • Bryan Spain. Spon's Estimating Cost Guide to Plumbing and Heating: Unit Rates and Project Costs, Taylor & Francis, p.242, [ISBN: 0415386187].
  • Bryan Spain. Spon's first stage estimating handbook, London ; Spon Press, 2000., [ISBN: 0415234360].
  • RICS. Early Stage Construction Price Forecasting, RICS Books.
  • Martin Brook. (2016), Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work, 5th. Spon Press, p.290, [ISBN: 0750615311].
  • Duncan Cartlidge. (2002), New aspects of quantity surveying practice, Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, [ISBN: 075065256X].
  • George P. Murray. Measurement of building services, Macmillan, 1997., [ISBN: 0333675932].
  • Ivor H. Seeley. (1997), Quantity surveying practice, Macmillan, London, [ISBN: 0333689070].
  • Atkin, Akintoye & Skitmore;. Time Cost Planning of Construction, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
  • Duncan Cartlidge. (2017), Quantity Surveyor's Pocket Book, 3rd. [ISBN: 9781138698352].
  • RICS. Study of Value Management and Quantity Surveying Practice, RICS Books.
  • Ferry and Brandon's. (2015), Cost Planning of Buildings, John Wiley & Sons.
  • Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain),Richard McGill. (2012), CESMM4, ICE Publishing, p.111, [ISBN: 9780727757517].
  • The Society of Chartered Surveyors and Construction Industry Federation. (2009), ARM4 Agreed Rules of Measurement.
  • (2013), Cost Management of Construction Projects, Wiley-Blackwell.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • Generic Spreadsheet Software.
  • Buildsoft. Cubit Measurement Software.
  • Exactal Software. ITWO costX Measurement Software.
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