NZQA registered unit standard
27346 version 1
Page 1 of 3
Title
Prepare schedules of quantities and cost jobs for plumbing, gas or
drainage systems
Level
5
Credits
Purpose
10
This unit standard covers the preparation of schedules of
quantities for plumbing, gasfitting or drainlaying work and
costing plumbing, gasfitting or drainlaying jobs. It is intended
for use in the training of certifying plumbers, gasfitters or
drainlayers.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare a
schedule of quantities from given job documentation; cost job
for a plumbing, gas or drainage system; manage the effect of
variations to job on costing.
Classification
Plumbing, Gasfitting and Drainlaying > Core Plumbing,
Gasfitting, and Drainlaying
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This standard could be assessed against in conjunction with Unit 27338, Design
drainage systems discharging to sewers, roads or water courses or Unit 27339,
Design on-site waste water treatment and surface water disposal systems, or through
a given scenario.
2
Definition
Job documentation, for the purposes of this unit standard, refers to drawings and job
specifications.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare a schedule of quantities from given job documentation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Measurements are taken from the job documentation and recorded accurately.
Range
1.2
pipe lengths, fittings, any fixtures, any appliances, any equipment,
any construction materials, any special structures.
Schedule is complete and accurate.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 101554
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27346 version 1
Page 2 of 3
Outcome 2
Cost job for a plumbing, gas or drainage system.
Range
estimate, quote, charge-up.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Schedule of current unit rates is determined.
2.2
Any ancillary costs are identified.
Range
2.3
includes but is not limited to consent fees, special insurance,
inspection fees.
Unit rates are applied to the schedule of quantities.
Range
2.4
labour rates, pipe lengths, fittings, construction materials, any
costs related to tools and machinery, any hire rates, legislative
costs, overheads, special structures, any costs related to other
trades.
Job is costed accurately (GST inclusive).
Outcome 3
Manage the effect of variations to job on costing.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Variations to the job are communicated in writing to other affected parties and
approval(s) obtained.
3.2
Variations are costed accurately.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
15 March 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0008
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 101554
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27346 version 1
Page 3 of 3
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 101554
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016