B64 Prepare bills of measured quantities
B64.1 Select and prepare bills of quantities
Performance Criteria - this involves being able to...(a)identify bills of quantities which are suitable for the type of procurement and evaluate the options against relevant criteria
(b)select valid options for bills of quantities, discuss them with the client and other people who have an interest and agree a form
(c)collate the quantities and descriptions, produce them in a recognised form and sequence them so that they can be included in the documentation
(d)include within the quantities and descriptions, changes, clarifications and corrections arising from the source documents and the brief
(e)forecast the prime cost, provisional sums and contingencies so that they can be included in the bills of quantities
(f)prepare an accurate bill of preliminaries which describes the needs of the contractor and the client
(g)obtain necessary checks and approvals
(h)check the final drafts and approving those which are accurate for production and printing / The Range...
[1]Bills:
• trade;
• elemental;
• operational;
• approximate;
• schedules of rates
[2]Procurement:
• competitive tender - limited competition;
• open competition (including advertising);
• non - competitive - negotiation;
• serial award;
• team award
[3]Relevant criteria:
• cost of production;
• time in preparation;
• suitability to the contract;
• form of project procurement;
• intended purpose
[4]Checks and approvals:
• format;
• presentation;
• accuracy;
• technical content;
• completeness;
• referencing;
• cross-referencing and correlation with associated documents;
• status
B64 Prepare bills of measured quantities
B64.1 Select and prepare bills of quantities
The Evidence - performance and processProduct Evidence:
(1)Bill(s) of preliminaries which include: evaluated options; collated and sequenced quantities and descriptions; changes; prime cost; provisional sums and contingencies, preliminaries; checks and approvals (all) [all]
Process Evidence:
None applicable / The Evidence - knowledge and understanding
(1)How do you discuss options for and agree a form of bills of quantities with the client and other people who have an interest? (application) (b) [1]
(2)How do you collate, produce and sequence the quantities and descriptions in a recognised form so that they can be included in the documentation, including within the quantities and descriptions, changes, clarifications and corrections arising from the source documents and the brief? (application) (c) [1,3]
(3)How do you prepare an accurate bill of preliminaries? (application) (f) [1]
(4)How and why do you forecast the prime cost, provisional sums and contingencies? (analysis) (e) [1]
(5)How and why do you select and agree valid options for bills of quantities? (evaluation) (b) [1]
(6)Which bills of quantities do you identify as suitable for the type of procurement? (understanding) (a) [1,2]
(7)How and why do you evaluate the options against relevant criteria? (evaluation) (a) [1,2,3]
(8)How do you obtain necessary checks and approvals? (application) (g) [4]
(9)How do you check the final drafts? (application) (h) [4]
(10)How and why do you approve those final drafts which are accurate for production and printing? (evaluation) (h) [4]