Unit of Study CIVL1010 Tendering for Civil Construction Projects (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

6
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Develops understanding of the various elements required to successfully tender for projects. The importance of non-cost based components, interpreting the tender document, and weighting and scoring of tenders will be examined. Students will also complete a basic project tender.

Unit content

Principles of tendering

Accessing and interpreting tender documents

Tender planning

Weighting and non-cost items

Preparing a tender document

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate familiarity with construction terminology and construction code principles

describe the use of contract documents, bids, and bonds for a tender application

identify and select conventional and novel construction methods as appropriate for different construction tasks

apply systematic project management processes to prepare and evaluate a tender document as part of a project team.

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