LADE518 – Landscape Construction Proposals
Module code
LADE518
Module title
Landscape Construction Proposals
Prescription
The aim of this module is to develop student’s knowledge and skill in the costing and development of a tender proposal from landscape design drawings.
Programmes
- SX1802
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
20
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 200
Resources required
- Teaching and Learning Strategy
- As per Ako: Teaching and Learning Directions – Project-based learning; Flipped Classroom; Blended Learning; Work-integrated Learning; Inclusive Practices
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Analyse landscape design drawing, and contract and site requirements
2. Prepare and calculate a cost estimate for components of the proposal.
3. Prepare and submit a tender or detailed landscape proposal - Content
- - Conditions of contract, rates, special conditions
- Nature of contract, exceptional conditions
- Complexity and inter-relationships of components of the landscape drawing
- Site requirements i.e. limitations for access, topography, machinery suitable for site, fencing required, services available, site charges, traffic management.
- Component for development, procurement, delivery
- Estimation rates; market rates, supplier quotes
- Cost effective options
- Final price, margins, overheads, profit.
- Supplementary support material, ie; performance profiles, guarantees
- Exclusions and clarifications relevant to project ie additional unrelated work, budget overruns, unplanned delays
- Check and submission of documents - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this module is mixed mode. Students must gain a minimum mark of 50% in the achievement-based assessments and meet all the requirements of the competency-based assessments including carrying out all tasks in a safe manner and to industry standard to be eligible for a final grade for this module. The final grade will be based on the marks from the achievement-based assessment tasks. Where there is no achievement based assessment involved, a competency pass will be given if competencies area satisfied.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- ? Tutorial notes, exercises and readings, flexible, blended learning focus to content and material, projects for project based learning.
? Interactive Moodle platform.
