Study Guide

Objective

The student knows the basics of various cost calculation programs and methods. Knows how quantities are measured and can draw up a simpler list of quantities. Knows how time consumption and labor costs are calculated and knows how to price materials, work and calculate quotations.

Content

- quantity withdrawal
- concepts and definitions
- literacy system (e.g. Talo 2000)
- calculation software
- drawing up a bill of quantities
- calculation of time consumption
- pricing
- workplace overheads
- unit price lists
- giving a quotation

Qualifications

Construction economy 1-2

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Costing
Know the basics of costing

Quantity computing
Knows how to produce materials and workloads according to Ratu's directives

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Costing
has an overall picture of when, where and how costs are incurred in a building project and understands the reason for this

Understands how to produce materials and workloads according to Ratu directives

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Costing

Ability to independently calculate costs for a construction project

Quantity computing

Can independently produce material and workload according to Ratu's directives

Materials

Ratu-information