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Measure quantities, cost and quote for a Proprietary Plaster Cladding Systems job

Level / 4
Credits / 10

PurposePeople credited with this unit standard are able to: interpret and measure areas and details for a Proprietary Plaster Cladding Systems job from a plan and quantity surveyor’s schedule; cost a Proprietary Plaster Cladding Systems job measured from a plan; quote a Proprietary Plaster Cladding Systems job; and determine, negotiate, measure quantities, and quote variations.

Subfield / Construction Trades
Domain / Proprietary Plaster Cladding Systems
Status / Registered
Status date / 26 January 2007
Date version published / 26 January 2007
Planned review date / 31 December 2011
Entry information / Open.
Accreditation / Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) / Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0048

This AMAP can be accessed at

Special notes

1Definition

Specifications refers to documented instructions (oral, written, graphic) and may include any of the following: manufacturer’s specifications, recommendations or technical data sheets; material specifications; specifications from a specialist source such as an architect, designer, engineer or a supervisor; site or work specific requirements.

2Legislation, regulations, codes and standards relevant to this unit standard include:

Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;

Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;

Resource Management Act 1991;

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996; Building Act 2004;

Construction Contracts Act 2002;

New Zealand Standards, NZS 4218:2004 Energy efficiency – Small building envelope and NZS 3604:1999 Timber Framed Buildings, available from Standards NZ (

New Zealand Building Code;

Territorial Authorities’ building regulations.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Interpret and measure areas and details for a Proprietary Plaster Cladding Systems job from a plan and quantity surveyor’s schedule.

Rangecladding system, brick or block levelling, junctions, reveals, parapets, mouldings, special flashings, finishes.

Performance criteria

1.1The selected Proprietary Plaster Cladding System required is translated into area quantity from the plan and the details described or specified in architectural/designer drawings and specifications.

1.2The selected Proprietary Plaster Cladding System is translated from a quantity surveyor’s schedule and the associated specifications.

Element 2

Cost a Proprietary Plaster Cladding Systems job measured from a plan.

Performance criteria

2.1The make-up and application of metre rates as a costing method are identified and described according to the substrate and finish.

RangeProprietary Plaster Cladding System substrate, plaster finish type, architectural mouldings, surface coatings.

2.2The unit costs are identified as a costing method and described according to the substrate and finish.

Rangematerials, establishment, labour, supervision, overheads, profit.

Element 3

Quote a Proprietary Plaster Cladding Systems job.

Performance criteria

3.1Building contracts and contract requirements are identified and interpreted in terms of the job requirements.

Rangetimely performance, remedy, penalties, insurance, retention payments, variations.

3.2Contract quotes are written to cover job requirements and are consistent with the specifications and plans.

3.3Procedures after a quotation is submitted are explained in terms of follow up and confirmation.

Element 4

Determine, negotiate, measure quantities, and quote variations.

Performance criteria

4.1A variation to the original plan, specification and quote is identified and the impact determined in terms of work and rework.

Rangeadditional areas, rework, construction damages, architectural or designer error.

4.2Negotiation of the variation is described in terms of the involved parties.

Rangethree of – builder, designer, developer, owner, supplier, manufacturer, subcontractor.

4.3The variation is measured and quoted prior to commencement of work orrectification of work,and addresses issues arising in terms of the job requirement.

Rangematerials, establishment, labour, supervision, overheads, profit.

4.4Confirmation of the variation order is obtained before work commences.

Rangewritten authorisation, oral authorisation.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

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 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018