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Unit of Study ENG61006 - Tendering for Civil Construction Projects (2020)

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Unit description

Develops understanding of the various elements required to successfully tender for projects. The importance of non-cost based components, interpreting the tender document, and weighting and scoring of tenders will be examined. Students will also complete a basic project tender.

Unit content

Principles of tendering

Accessing and interpreting tender documents

Tender planning

Weighting and non-cost items

Preparing a tender document

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2020

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate familiarity with construction terminology and construction code principles
2 describe the use of contract documents, bids, and bonds for a tender application
3 identify and select conventional and novel construction methods as appropriate for different construction tasks
4 apply systematic project management processes to prepare and evaluate a tender document as part of a project team.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate familiarity with construction terminology and construction code principles
    • GA4:
  2. describe the use of contract documents, bids, and bonds for a tender application
    • GA4:
  3. identify and select conventional and novel construction methods as appropriate for different construction tasks
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  4. apply systematic project management processes to prepare and evaluate a tender document as part of a project team.
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA6: