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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE COURSE CODE DATE TIME FACULTY SEMESTER PROGRAMME/CODE

CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS II QSB566 12 OCTOBER 2004 3 HOURS (9.00 a.m -12.00 p.m) Architecture, Planning and Surveying June 2004 - October 2004 Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (Hons.) / AP224

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of FIVE (5) questions. Answer FOUR (4) questions only. Answer QUESTION 1 and THREE (3) other questions. Answer to each question must be written in the answer booklet. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. 5. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of: i) the Question Paper ii) an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty

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COMPULSORY QUESTION

QUESTION 1

You have identified a cost analysis of a four-storey office building tendered in June last year and part of the analysis is reproduced in Table 1 below.

WBLFF
FRAME ROOF EXTERNAL WALL INTERNAL WALL INTERNAL FLOOR FINISHES SERVICES

32,000.00
163,000.00 54,600.00

32.00 163.00 54.60

250

128.00
163.00

1000
280 420

195.00
26.00

10,920.00
22,360.00

10.92
22.36

860

26.00

24,500.00

24.50

980

25.00

54,000.00

54.00

TABLE 1

Prepare the cost targets for the above elements in a proposed six-storey office building of similar design and plan layout that will be tendered out in early 2005, based on the specification and information given in Table 2.

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Tender Price Index Location Index Storey-height WBLFF - 258.54 - 1.165 - 3.2m Tender Price Index Location Index Storey-height - 264.37 - 1.093 - 3.4m

RC Piling RC pile cap and ground beam

Weaker soil condition for proposed building. Allowance of 12% is given if no. of storeys and storey-height is similar to analysed building. Similar construction column and beam. for structural

FRAME

RC Column and beam Flat roof

ROOF

New design for flat roof. Current cost allowed; Structure @ RM135.00/m2 Covering @ RM45.007m2 Perimeter details, say 5% of both costs.
Half Brickwall

EXTERNAL WALL

Half Brickwall Half Brickwall

INTERNAL WALL & INTERNAL PARTITION INTERNAL FLOOR FINISHES

Half Brickwall Open plan layout Assume 45% omission of area of internal partition.

Cement render for all office area Ceramic tiles for wet area. Normal services building for office

Improve specification to two floors, as this area will be owner occupied. Allow 15% increase in cost for these two floors Total cost estimate from M&E engineer - RM145,000.00 to cater for the lift installation etc.

SERVICES

TABLE 2

(25 marks)

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ANSWER ANY THREE (3) FROM THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. QUESTION 2

Elemental cost analysis (EGA) has been identified as an effective cost control tool in project development and as such they may be used in preparation of preliminary estimate to determine the cost limit of a project.

a)

Explain the criteria in selecting the most suitable EGA to be used as the basis of an estimate. (5 marks)
Briefly describe the possible adjustments that may be done to the EGA to ensure that the estimate is reliable by giving a sample project. Use the following format (of EGA) as your guidelines in identifying the possible adjustments, i. Form 1 - Information on project and analysis of single building ii. Form 2- Simplified brief cost analysis iii. Form 3- Brief specification (20 marks)

b)

QUESTION 3

a)

Discuss the approach that the Quantity Surveyor should take to control cost during post contract stage. (15 marks)

b)

Explain how cost of variation works could be controlled in a government project. (10 marks)

QUESTION 4

a)

"Tender-based index is generally accepted by the estimator to be more suitable in achieving reliable cost estimates than other types of indices".

Discuss this statement and give your reasons why this statement might not always be true. (15 marks)

b)

List down the reasons why some estimators are reluctant to use indices in doing adjustment for their estimates. (10 marks)

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QUESTION 5

a)

One of the methods used by Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) to prepare preliminary estimate is Floor Area Method. Estimate the cost for One-unit Government Quarters Class F (standard design), which will be built in Mac 2006 at Johor (area D) based on the information given below.

Information obtained from JKR's data bank GFA (standard design) Govt. Quarters Class F (Main Building works) Locality factor for area D Tender Price index M&E Works Electrical - 14% Fire Fighting - 4% Air-Conditioning - 4% Others - 9% External Works Soil Drainage - 10.87% Site - 5.29% Surface water Drainage - 18.29% Roadwork - 7.67% Landscaping - 2.09% Fencing - 10.42% Others - 15.25% Preliminaries Provisional Sum Contingencies, supervision & advertisement

- 340m2 - RM840.00/m2 (average) -1.076 (Base location-area C) - 3.54% (annual increment from year 2004)

6% 5% 5% (17 marks)

b)

Suggest ways how the accuracy of preliminary estimates could be improved. (8 marks)

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