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 702-361 Cost Management 3

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Mr A Mills

Prerequisites

702-216 Cost Management 2

Semester

2

Contact

Two hours of lectures and up to three hours of tutorials and seminars a week

Subject Description

The subject continues examination of financial management of the building process, and the practice of the professional quantity surveyor. Cost management concepts including: cost budgeting and cost planning techniques, detailed analysis of measuring and estimating bills of quantities. Builders estimating and tendering, construction cost control techniques, methods of measurement of building services. The subject will concentrate on preparing cost plans; and measuring building services such as hydraulics, electrical and mechanical services.

Assessment

One three-hour examination (40%). Tutorial exercises and two staged assignments (60%) equivalent to not more than 7500 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • AIB, Australian Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works. 5th ed. AIQS/MBFA AIB Code of Estimating Practice.
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