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From quantities to tender: Ashbrook estimate

Price the Ashbrook bill: resource-based concrete rates, cost data brought to the tender date with an index, NRM1-ordered preliminaries and overheads and profit, and a cost per m2 on the right area basis.

  • United Kingdom · English
  • 5 tasks
  • 3.0 h of study
  • Certificate of completion
Workspace: From quantities to tender: Ashbrook estimate
Build concrete unit rates

Who this course is for

Estimator — Invented character and company, drawn for this case
Your role in the caseEstimator
Ashbrook contractor — Invented character and company, drawn for this case
The company in the caseAshbrook contractorMain contractor

Invented character and company, drawn for this case

What you will do

Every figure is rechecked against the Ashbrook ledger.

Task steps: From quantities to tender: Ashbrook estimate
Build the concrete rates
Check result: From quantities to tender: Ashbrook estimate
Add waste to the material

You will be able to

  • Build resource-based unit rates (material with waste, labour, plant)
  • Bring cost data to the tender date with a price index, once and by ratio
  • Convert database units to the bill unit
  • Turn rule quantities into priced bill lines and check section totals
  • Build preliminaries from the programme and apply OH&P in NRM1 order
  • Report a tender total and a cost per m2 on GIA

Skills checked

  • Build resource-based unit rates
  • Turn rule areas into concrete volumes
  • Index cost data to the tender date
  • Build programme-based preliminaries
  • Apply OH&P in NRM1 order
  • Report cost per m2 GIA

Tasks

Estimator — Invented character and company, drawn for this case
A day on this course
  1. 1Build a concrete unit rate from resourcesBOQ
  2. 2Quantities and section total: in-situ concreteBOQ
  3. 3Bring cost data to the tender dateBOQ
  4. 4Preliminaries and overheads and profitBOQWatch 6 min
  5. 5Tender total and cost per m2BOQ

Certificate

Awarded when all 5 tasks pass the numbers, trace and explain checks.

3.0 h of study

Certificates →

Sample layout. Your certificate shows your name, the course version, the date and a verification ID.

Files you work with

Created in your OpenConstructionERP workspace the moment you enrol.

  • project
  • parties4 records
  • BOQbill of quantities20 lines

Before you start

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Questions

How long does the course take?

5 tasks · 3.0 h of study

Is it free?

All 5 tasks free

Do I get a certificate?

Awarded when all 5 tasks pass the numbers, trace and explain checks.

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