Assessment Information

Assignment Overview

ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

This assessment is graded, worth 20% of the unit, and has a pass mark of 50%. 

Submit electronically via the OLS to in PDF (.pdf) or Word (.doc or .docx).

Assignment Overview

This Assignment relates to the following Project:

19735 Project 1 Medium Rise Apartments

Job Address: 2135 The Boulevard, Strathfield, NSW

Job Title: Proposed Commercial and Residential Development

Client: AKM Developments

Architect: Olympic Designs, 55 Olympic Pde, Homebush, NSW

You should obtain the following documents, from the OLS, for the job:

Plans: Page 1   Site Plan

Page 2  Basement 1

Page 3  Basement 2

Page 4  Basement 1 Setout

Page 5  Basement 2 Setout

Page 6  Floor Plan Level 1

Page 7  Floor Plan Level 2

Page 8  Floor Plan Level 3

Page 9  Floor Plan Level 4

Page 10  Floor Plan Level 5

Page 11  Setout Level 1 and 2

Page 12  Setout Level 3 and 4

Page 13  Setout Level 5

Page 14  South Elevation

Page 15  North Elevation

Page 16  East and West Elevations

Bill of Quantities: Preliminary Estimate (6 pages)

Specification of Works (60 pages)

Your Task for this assessment

Assume you are the construction manager for a building company contracted to build the Boulevard Strathfield Apartments project. 

You should use the Precedence Diagram for the project that you prepared in CPCCBC5002A. 

(If you did not complete CPCCBC5002A you will find the information to prepare the diagram at the end of this assessment as an appendix) 

Review the overall target schedule for the project carefully, and answer the following questions:

1. Select one task from two different trades and for each selected task (40 marks)

a. Determine accurate measured material quantities using appropriate units of measurement for the item of work 

b. Determine appropriate productivity constants for the item of work (Productivity constants for main areas of work are available from Rawlinson 'Australian Construction Handbook', Oten notes for unit CPCCBC4004A or your teachers.)

c. Determine tradesman hours worked

d. Determine a suitable gang size

e. Determine time needed to complete the task. 

f. Review the task shown in the project and verify its sequence and the duration allowed. Would you make any changes? If so what would you change, and why? 

2. Critique the program provided – find and discuss any inconsistencies that you can find. Would you ask for changes to be made, and why? (10 marks)

3. Overall is the schedule realistic or optimistic? (10 marks)

4. Would you accept the schedule and provide it to your client or architect? (10 marks)

5. Assume that construction activities have fallen behind program. Task compression is required. For the two tasks selected earlier outline:

a. Time cost and compression impacts of working overtime each day. (10 marks)

b. Time cost and compression impacts of working 6 days per week. (10 marks)

c. Outline other ways to compress the project schedule (10 marks)

END OF ASSESSMENT

Appendix for students who have not completed CPOCCBC5002A.

Assignment Overview

This Assignment relates to the following Project:

19735 Project 1 Medium Rise Apartments

Job Address: 2135 The Boulevard, Strathfield, NSW 

Job Title: Proposed Commercial and Residential Development

Client: AKM Developments

Architect: Olympic Designs, 55 Olympic Pde, Homebush, NSW 

You should obtain the following documents, from the OLS, for the job:

Plans: Page 1 – Site Plan

Page 2 – Basement 1

Page 3 – Basement 2

Page 4 - Basement 1 Setout

Page 5 - Basement 2 Setout

Page 6 – Floor Plan Level 1

Page 7 - Floor Plan Level 2

Page 8 - Floor Plan Level 3

Page 9 - Floor Plan Level 4

Page 10 - Floor Plan Level 5

Page 11 – Setout Level 1 and 2

Page 12 - Setout Level 3 and 4

Page 13 - Setout Level 5

Page 14 – South Elevation

Page 15 - North Elevation

Page 16 – East and West Elevations

Bill of Quantities: Preliminary Estimate (6 pages)

Specification of Works (60 pages)

Question 1 

Use the following information to prepare a Precedence Diagram to establish Early Start/Early Finish, Late Start/Late Finish, and Float and identify the critical path.

You can prepare the diagram manually or using a computer program such as Microsoft Project.

You should use a 5 day calendar to allow for the fact that this is a preliminary estimate. The project will work on a 6 day schedule once construction starts and this will provide a contingency allowance for the project.

The project is scheduled to start on 13th January 2014.