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Bidding and Estimating Task

Content Outcomes:

  • Use an architectural scale fluently

Process Outcomes:

  • Practice oral communication skills
  • Use communication skills in a team setting
  • Accept responsibilities and meet deadlines
  • Apply problem solving skills in various situations

Task: Using the bill of materials and other resources, estimate the cost of the entire construction of the floor plan and present the bid in an oral presentation.

Task overview: The students will use their bill of materials as well as other resources to calculate a bid. The students must discuss how much profit their architectural firm would like to make as well as estimate how much time it will take to complete the construction of their floor plan. They will then present the completed bid to the rest of the class and explain each facet of the estimated bid.

Bidding and Estimating (Student Handout)

Scenario: All your hard work has come down to this final decision. How much do you want to make on this design? You must submit a bid to Mr. Jones on what it will cost, including materials, overhead for your company, and how much you would like to make on the job. Once you have the calculated bid, you must submit all completed blueprints and the bid to Mr. Jones. Remember to make the bid competitive to the other companies. The following is what Mr. Jones will be looking for on the final bid.

Bidding and Estimating

Group Name ___________________

Group Members __________________ ________________ ________________

____________________ __________________

Criteria
5
3
1
Bid submitted in presentable way
X2 		Bid was well-written and all aspects of bid were explained thoroughly Bid was well-written with few errors Bid was poorly written
Set of plans submitted with bid Brand new set of plans submitted with bid Old set of plans submitted with bid No set of plans submitted with bid
Thank you note written A well-written "thank you" note was submitted with bid A little note was submitted with bid No note was submitted with bid
Total ____/ 20 pts

 
 
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