Module Details
Module Code: |
MEUS |
Module Title:
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Measurement, Valuation and Reporting
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Title:
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Measurement, Valuation and Reporting
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Module Level:: |
8 |
Module Coordinator: |
Eoin Homan
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Module Author:: |
John Foley
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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
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Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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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.
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No recommendations listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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No Co-requisite modules listed |
Additional Requisite Information
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No Co Requisites listed
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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)
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(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
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(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
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Module Content & Assessment
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Assessment Breakdown | % |
Continuous Assessment | 60.00% |
End of Module Formal Examination | 40.00% |
AssessmentsFull Time
End of Module Formal Examination |
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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Contact |
No Description |
12 Weeks per Stage |
8.00 |
96 |
Project |
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Non Contact |
No Description |
12 Weeks per Stage |
5.83 |
70 |
Estimated Learner Hours |
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Non Contact |
No Description |
12 Weeks per Stage |
10.00 |
120 |
Total Weekly Contact Hours |
8.00 |
Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Ivor H. Seeley. (2009), Seeley and Winfield's Building Quantities Explained Irish Edition, Palgrave.
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D Langdon. (2020), Spons Architects and Builders Price Book, Spon Press.
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Ivor H. Seeley. (1997), Quantity Surveying Practice, 2nd. Palgrave, p.318, [ISBN: 0333368584].
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Bryan Spain. Spon's Estimating Cost Guide to Plumbing and Heating: Unit Rates and Project Costs, Taylor & Francis, p.242, [ISBN: 0415386187].
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Bryan Spain. Spon's first stage estimating handbook, London ; Spon Press, 2000., [ISBN: 0415234360].
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RICS. Early Stage Construction Price Forecasting, RICS Books.
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Martin Brook. (2016), Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work, 5th. Spon Press, p.290, [ISBN: 0750615311].
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Duncan Cartlidge. (2002), New aspects of quantity surveying practice, Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, [ISBN: 075065256X].
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George P. Murray. Measurement of building services, Macmillan, 1997., [ISBN: 0333675932].
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Ivor H. Seeley. (1997), Quantity surveying practice, Macmillan, London, [ISBN: 0333689070].
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Atkin, Akintoye & Skitmore;. Time Cost Planning of Construction, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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Duncan Cartlidge. (2017), Quantity Surveyor's Pocket Book, 3rd. [ISBN: 9781138698352].
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RICS. Study of Value Management and Quantity Surveying Practice, RICS Books.
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Ferry and Brandon's. (2015), Cost Planning of Buildings, John Wiley & Sons.
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Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain),Richard McGill. (2012), CESMM4, ICE Publishing, p.111, [ISBN: 9780727757517].
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The Society of Chartered Surveyors and Construction Industry Federation. (2009), ARM4 Agreed Rules of Measurement.
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(2013), Cost Management of Construction Projects, Wiley-Blackwell.
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Other Resources |
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Generic Spreadsheet Software.
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Buildsoft. Cubit Measurement Software.
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Exactal Software. ITWO costX Measurement Software.
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