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Prepare contract documentation for
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level:
6
credit:
15
planned review date:
March 2010
sub-field:
Sports Turf
purpose:
This unit standard is for people who are required to
prepare sports turf construction and/or maintenance
contract documents. People credited with this unit
standard are able to: explain the procedural requirements
for contracting out sports turf construction or maintenance
work. They are also able to: prepare a specification of
works; a bill of quantities and schedule of prices, and
drawings for selected sports turf construction or
maintenance work.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the Primary Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Definitions
Current industry practice refers to the procedures and
standards of professional performance accepted by the
industry in which the contract is being undertaken.
Applicable standards refers to NZS 3910:2003,
Conditions of contract for building and civil engineering
construction, and NZS 3915:2005, Conditions of
contract for building and civil engineering construction
(where no person has been appointed to act as
Engineer to the contract) and their subsequent
amendments or replacements.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to the Resource Management Act 1991.
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For elements 2, 3 and 4, evidence submitted for
assessment must include contract documentation for a
selected sports turf site. The evidence must contain
documented permission from the organisation
managing the site to record information relating to that
site.
All evidence submitted for assessment must be
accurate, written in a style and language which meets
the client organisation’s needs, requirements of current
industry practice, and the presentation standards
generally accepted for sports turf technical
documentation.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Explain the procedural requirements for contracting out sports turf construction or
maintenance work.
performance criteria
1.1
Components of a contractual framework written in accordance with current
industry practice are explained in terms of their purpose and coverage.
Range:
components include – specification of work, special and general
conditions of contract, drawings, bill of quantities, schedule of
prices, form of tender, conditions of tendering, code of practice,
variations, certification, dispute procedure, definitions, applicable
standards.
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1.2
Explanation documents how the nature and complexity of the work influences
which form of contract and tendering procedure used in the sports turf industry
is chosen for construction or maintenance work.
Range:
1.3
Explanation documents key components of contracts in terms of their role and
significance in achieving contract outcomes.
Range:
1.4
key components include but are not limited to – applicable
standards, performance bonds, subcontractors, contractor’s
general obligations, indemnity, insurance, defects, liability.
Explanation documents how flow diagrams and/or matrix format documentation
define the roles of different parties and the limits of their responsibility in
contract development and management.
Range:
1.5
forms of contract include but are not limited to – measure and
value, lump sum, cost reimbursement, performance-based,
frequency or task-based, local authority contract;
tendering procedures may include but are not limited to – tender
submission procedures, basis of tender evaluation.
parties include but are not limited to – consultant, contractor,
client, engineer, principal, clerk of works, architect, surveyor, subcontractor, supervising officer, other recognised expert.
Explanation documents how quality criteria may be used to assist achievement
of contract requirements.
Range:
quality criteria include but are not limited to – timing of activities,
contractor supervision, resource allocation, methodology,
materials, machinery selection, standards of work, client
expectations and requirements, quality assurance, codes of
practice, health and safety.
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element 2
Prepare a specification of work for a selected sports turf construction or maintenance
project.
performance criteria
2.1
Field information relevant to the site is assembled in accordance with current
industry practice prior to compiling specification of works.
Range:
2.2
Specification meets all sports turf organisation and planning and approval
requirements and specific site construction or maintenance requirements.
Range:
2.3
information includes but is not limited to – soil and site analysis,
access, underground services, aerial photographs, site plan.
system design or maintenance overview, site description, access,
order of operations, timing and extent of works, soil handling,
ground conditions, inclement weather procedures, traffic
regulation, health and safety, site maintenance, materials storage,
resource allocation, public and privately owned services, quality
control, personnel and staffing, monitoring procedures.
Specification uses numbered paragraphs and headings to identify items
covered.
Range:
items include but are not limited to – order of events, methods of
construction or maintenance, standard of work, types of material
and plant, cross referencing with relevant drawings, cross
referencing with items in the bill of quantities.
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element 3
Prepare a bill of quantities and schedule of prices to accompany the specification of work.
performance criteria
3.1
All components of a bill of quantities are complete, accurately measured and
recorded in the required format.
Range:
format requirements – item number, item description, quantity,
unit, rate, price.
3.2
Cross referencing of item descriptions in the bill of quantities to the relevant
paragraphs in the specification of work is logical and accurate.
3.3
Pricing of all items accurately reflects current rates exclusive of goods and
services tax.
element 4
Prepare drawings to accompany the specification of works.
performance criteria
4.1
Drawings provide key information relating to the type and nature of the work in a
manner which minimises the chance of misinterpretation by the contractor.
Range:
4.2
information presented may include but is not limited to – site
survey, proposed finished site layout, site access and storage of
materials, site levels, finished levels, site boundary, all
construction, installation and maintenance work to be completed.
Information on all drawings is presented in accordance with applicable
standards.
Range:
information includes but is not limited to – name of client, location
of site, designer, scale, date, reference number of other plans,
dimensioning, symbols, identifying site features, orientation.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if you
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Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0037 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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