Produce estimates

The standard covers the skills and knowledge required to provide estimates and carry out costing of materials.

This includes:

1. producing estimates
2. modifying designs
3. performing calculations

1. comply with health, safety and environmental requirements, relevant statutory regulations and industry standards/codes of practice at all times
2. calculate costs showing the relationships between design features, measurements, dimensions and style/size following standard operating procedures
3. calculate costs for design features and dimensions to meet specifications
4. assess requirements for volume of materials required following standard operating procedures
5. evaluate the use of different types of materials in designs to achieve best value
6. evaluate the need for specific allowances for different materials following standard operating procedures
7. maximise or minimise features by modifying designs to achieve best value
8. produce estimates to meet specifications
9. carry out your work to the required quality and output to meet production schedules and targets
10. identify any problems and deal with them according to standard operating procedures
11. record information in the appropriate information systems
12. confirm compliance with relevant legal and safety requirements

1. relevant health, safety and environmental requirements, statutory regulations and industry standards/codes of practice that have to be complied with
2. calculations for specific design features and dimensions
3. costs for materials to be used
4. how to assess the requirements for volume of materials required
5. how to evaluate use of different types of materials
6. how to evaluate allowances required
7. how to maximise or minimise features by modifying designs
8. how to produce estimates
9. type of problems that can occur and the standard operating procedures for dealing with them
10. information systems used and why it is important to record information
11. relevant legal and safety requirements