CostX BOQ and Carbon Assessment -- 2

University Assessment for Building Measurement see brief below -
Steps to Complete Assessment
Scenario:
You are working as a Quantity Surveyor at ‘QS Services Pty Ltd’. You are assigned to a new project.
The Client wants to prepare Concrete, Formwork and Reinforcement Bills of Quantities (BOQ) for
the project. Due to increasing focus on Embodied Carbon in the industry the Client Mr Almeida
from Complex Developers is interested in calculating the embodied carbon for concrete use in the
project as well.
Task 1:
You are required to choose either option 1 or option 2 from the Table 1 below and prepare Bills of
Quantities for the given project according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Method of
Measurement (2022) edition. (For example, if you choose Option 1, you will submit BoQ for
Concrete and Formwork sections.)
Table 1: Options
Option
Inclusions
Option 1
Option 2
Bills of Quantities for the following trades should be completed and submitted
• Concrete
• Formwork
Bills of Quantities for the following trades should be completed and submitted
• Concrete
• Reinforcement
Task 1 should include the following:
1. List of assumptions – Students are encouraged to make sensible assumptions where
drawings and specifications are not clear and where there are discrepancies between
drawings and specifications. (One Page Only)
2. CostX file in ‘.exf’ format imported and uploaded. All the calculations should be clearly
provided including the following.
a. Relevant drawings are uploaded, named and filed in a consistent format, showing
the digital measurement
b. Dimension groups are created and named where necessary.
c. All the relevant items are identified and measured providing correct unit of
measurement
3. Prepare the following bills and extract into PDF format using CostX
Option 1
a. Concrete
b. Formwork
Option 2
a. Concrete
b. Reinforcement
All the relevant drawings, reports and details are provided in a separate folder named “Group
Assessment Drawings” nested under “Group Assessment Set up and Communication” section in
the Moodle.
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Task 2:
Calculate the Embodied Carbon for concrete using the quantities calculated for Concrete BoQ, Use
the Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) database to get data on coefficients.
construction
Write a business letter to the Client explaining the method used, providing details of the database
you used for calculations and the embodied carbon from Concrete. Attach detailed calculations as
an annexure to the letter.