218.323 Measurement II Assessment Portfolio Two 2026 | Massey University

218.323 Assessment Portfolio Two

A. General Instructions:

1. This is a group assignment. Your group should contain a maximum of 4 students. Should you choose, you do have the option to work individually. If you work individually, it should be presented to the same quality required expected from a group.
2. This PORTFOLIO TWO contains TWO questions.
3. Total marks for PORTFOLIO TWO: 100 marks
4. Total course weightage and contribution of the assessment component = 40%
5. Submission date (Stream deadline): Monday, 18 May 2026, no later than 11:50 pm
6. NO HARD COPY SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED
7. Online submission on Stream: COMPULSORY.
8. Late assignments will be penalised as per the course guide and the school’s policy.
9. You must include your names or IDs, the course number, the course title and the names of the course teaching team on the cover page.
10. You are only allowed to submit PDF and COSTX education version files on Stream.
11. Please read and consider all documents in the assessment folder.
12. Include all stream communications on clarifications about the project / assessment that was used for preparing your assessment in query sheets. All clarification communications regarding the assessment and project will stop on 8th May.
13. Covered learning outcomes
    a. Use industry-standard software to measure building quantities according to the Standard Method of Measurement.
    b. Prepare Bills of Quantities using industry-standard software

Part 1

Question 1

The client for Project GONDOR has decided to use a Lump Sum pricing method for the contract. Your company has been selected as one of the bidders for this project. The client requires a detailed SOQ developed (without rates) to the highest industry standards, adhering to ANZSMM 2022, with take-off references for post-contract validation of quantities before agreeing to the rates.

Tasks to be Measured by Your Team

Your manager has instructed your team to measure the following items for Levels 1 and 2 of the IC building and include all Notices for Tenderers (NTT):

1. Carpet and Resilient Finishes – Floor finishes
2. Suspended Ceilings

Notices for Tenderers (NTT) – 1

1. Increase the floor slabs’ level on levels 2 and 3 by a certain amount in each level and maintain the distance between the ceilings floor of that level.
   a. This includes changing level 2 R.L. 46250 to R.L. 47250
   b. This includes changing level 3 R.L. 50650 to R.L. 52650

The client requires the following:

• Accurate Measurement of Items: Measure all items meticulously to ensure precise project quantities using the CostX education version and ANZSMM 2022.
• Bills of Quantities: Provide detailed Bills of Quantities supported by clear documentation and explanations of the quantity calculation methods.
• Documentation: Submit all documents suitable for industry practice in PDF format, clearly referencing how the quantities were developed.                                  

Question 2

The main contractor of Project Pinnacle has decided to subcontract the Structural steel and use a lump-sum pricing method. Your company is going to BID for this project. Your manager has instructed your team to build BOQ for the following items:

• Steelwork for IC for Level 2 and Level 3 – Zone A (Grid A-Grid M & Grid 1-Grid 4), including:
  • Columns
  • Beams
  • Connection components (attached and loose)
  • Bolts and bolt assemblies
  • surface treatment

The following are excluded:

– Foundation elements (including holding-down bolts unless specified)

– Temporary works

– Stairs, handrails, and non-structural elements

– Canopies, soffits, and parapets

– Detailed fabrication items such as welds, and hole drilling

Notes:

• Connection components include plates, cleats, stiffeners, and other steel elements forming part of erection connections (e.g., beam-to-column and splice connections), but exclude components already included within fabricated assemblies.
• Plates shall be counted per connection instance. Where typical details are referenced, quantities shall be based on the number of actual occurrences in the structure.
• Any member accompanied by a material list (g., A1129, 1032) shall be treated as a fabricated assembly and measured using the total assembly weight provided. Connections (plates, bolts, etc.) within the assembly shall not be separately measured. Only site/erection connections between assemblies (e.g., beam-to-column, splice connections) shall be measured.
• Only bolts associated with erection connections (e.g., beam-to-column and splice connections) shall be measured. Bolts included within fabricated assemblies or foundation elements shall be excluded.
• You shall refer to the accompanying drawings (including the 1000–6000 series, A-series, and P-series drawings) to identify members, understand connections, and extract all quantities required for the measurement.

The client requires the following:

1. Accurate Measurement of Items: Measure all items meticulously to ensure precise project quantities using the CostX education version and ANZSMM 2022.
2. Bills of Quantities: Provide a detailed Bill of Quantities, supported by clear documentation and explanations of the quantity calculation methods.
3. Documentation: Submit all documents suitable for industry practice in PDF format, clearly referencing how the quantities were developed.

Part 2

Question 3

The client wants to understand how the contractor calculates their rate so that any further variations can be easily processed, transparently. Each rate should include a detailed breakdown of all resources with a clear rationale for rates and productivity constants, sources of data, and be priced according to ANZSMM 2022, suitable for New Zealand. Therefore, the client wants contractors to provide unit rates as self-performed work for all items related to the following sections

1. IC building – seminar room 2 (1.07) (level 1, grid 1 – 2/, J-M) (refer to the highlighted area) related to the following areas
a. Carpet and Resilient Finishes – Floor finishes
b. Suspended Ceilings

Notices for Tenderers (NTT) – 1 related to (Carpet and Resilient Finishes – Floor finishes and Suspended Ceilings)

• Increase the floor slabs’ level on levels 2 and 3 by a certain amount on each level and maintain the distance between the ceiling and the floor of that level.
  • This includes changing level 2 R.L. 46250 to R.L. 47250
  • This includes changing level 3 R.L. 50650 to R.L. 52650

2. Installation of a typical structural steel beam (such as beam 1034) between Grid C–D at Level 2, under repetitive working conditions across Zone A (Grid A–M, Grid 1–4), including lifting, positioning, alignment, and bolting for beam-to-column connections

Assessment Instructions

• Some drawings are not to scale. You can use drawings and dimensions from the detail drawings to measure. If there are no dimensions shown on the drawings, then develop an appropriate scale for measurement.
• The accuracy of descriptions accounts for a considerable part of the final mark.
• You can choose to use Costx or other software to prepare the document. However, your submission should follow examples provided in this document. You are required to show how you came up with the quantities where necessary.
• Consider how the BOQ should look in industry practice and prepare accordingly.
• You should include the following files in your submission (refer to the file generation steps mentioned below)
  • One PDF document which includes

Part 1

• Front page (example 1)
• General and specific preamble notes for each section
• BOQ summary (refer to example 2)
• Detailed calculations of each item (refer to example 3)
• Drawings with dimensions take off details
• RFI sheet / Query sheet – (refer to example 4)

Part 2

• Rate breakdown (example 6)

Part 3

For the whole submission

• Peer review report (refer to example 5) (you can choose to submit this individually)
• Generative AI use statements from each student (attached at the end)

Marking Criteria

Making Rubric

Question 1 and 2

Question 3

B. Late Submission & Academic Integrity

a. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a very serious offence. DO NOT PLAGIARISE. Read the rules here: https://owll.massey.ac.nz/referencing/plagiarism.php.

b. Late submission: A penalty of 3 marks will be deducted for each calendar day (including weekends and public holidays) or a part of a day an assignment is submitted late after the Stream deadline. Assignments submitted more than seven calendar days after the Stream deadline will not be marked and will get a mark of 0.

c. Extension of time: An extension may only be granted by the course coordinator based on the circumstance.