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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of contract documents required for bitumen
surfacing supervision
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
15
This unit standard is designed for people in the pavement
surfacing industry who are responsible for meeting the
requirements of contract documents such as asphalt and
chipseal paving supervisors.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret
sections of bitumen surfacing contract documents; describe
roles and duties of parties given status by bitumen surfacing
contract documents; and determine communication and
reporting requirements for bitumen surfacing contract
documents.
Classification
Pavement Surfacing > Bitumen Surfacing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The following legislation and requirements apply to this unit standard, and must be
complied with:
Traffic Regulations 1976;
NZS 3910:2003 Conditions of Contract for Building and Civil Engineering
Construction, Standards New Zealand available at http://www.standards.co.nz;
Local authority regulations;
Contract documents.
Any legislation or other requirements superseding any of the above will apply,
pending the review of this unit standard.
2
Assessment against this unit standard must be based on evidence from a workplace
context. An understanding of the components of contract documents and the
conditions generally found in them is required. This may be determined by reference
to specific contracts.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Definitions
Company procedures refers to all documented policies, procedures, and
methodologies of the candidate’s employer at the time of training including but not
limited to those relating to health, safety, environment, quality, and operations.
Contract documents refers to, all documents included in the signed contract. These
normally include: general conditions of contract, special conditions of contract,
operational requirements, project specifications, schedule of quantities, plans, and
appendices.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Interpret sections of bitumen surfacing contract documents.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Components of contract documents and their purpose and function are
interpreted.
Range
1.2
includes but is not limited to – general conditions, special
conditions, project specifications, operational requirements,
technical specifications, schedule of prices, appendices.
Legislative and local authority requirements generally contained in contract
documents are interpreted.
Range
requirements include but are not limited to – health, public safety,
staff safety, Traffic Regulations 1976, resource consents,
environmental protection, hazardous substances.
1.3
Requirements for bonds and insurance are interpreted in general terms.
1.4
The relationship between specific contract requirements and the duties of
bitumen surfacing supervisors are interpreted.
Range
1.5
requirements – payment schedules, contract period, contract
programme, quality assurance, traffic management, variations,
maintenance, penalties, performance measures, reporting
procedures.
Requirements of a nominated contract are described in accordance with the
project and technical specifications.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
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Outcome 2
Describe roles and duties of parties given status by bitumen surfacing contract documents.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Roles, duties, and status of empowered persons are described in accordance
with contract documents.
Range
2.2
roles – responsibility, authority, communication;
duties – inspection, quality assurance.
Duties and responsibilities of supervisors are described in accordance with
contract documents and company procedures.
Range
work programming, organising materials, plant and labour,
obtaining weather reports, directing, complying, recording
(including weather conditions), monitoring, traffic safety, public,
client and staff relations.
Outcome 3
Determine communication and reporting requirements for bitumen surfacing contract
documents.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Communication requirements for a contract are determined in accordance with
contract documents and company procedures.
Range
3.2
traffic control, notifications, permits, approvals, safety, public
relations, engineer, principal’s representative.
Contract progress and final reporting procedures are determined in accordance
with contract documents and company procedures.
Range
inspections, notices, records, output reports, performance reports,
quality reports, measurement of areas and quantities, payment
claims, variances in programmed work, variations.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
1502 version 7
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 October 1994
31 December 2013
Review
2
4 October 1995
31 December 2013
Review
3
24 March 1998
31 December 2013
Revision
4
5 January 1999
31 December 2013
Review
5
27 October 2005
31 December 2013
Review
6
15 March 2012
31 December 2016
Review
7
19 February 2015
31 December 2017
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0101
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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.
Infrastructure ITO
SSB Code 101813
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016