Estimating and Measuring

MEASUREMENT

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Activity 5 (Small-Group Activity)
Locker Room Project

Room Measurements(Paint & Carpet)

Date: _______ Building: ______________ Location: _________

Team Members:

Recorded by: ____________________________

Measured by: ____________________________

Checked by: _____________________________

Record the length and height of each wall in feet. For each wall, also record the measurements of any large windows or other features of the room that will not be painted.

Wall	Length(ft)	Height (ft)	Windows, etc.
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Wall Calculations (Paint )

Date: _______ Building: ______________ Location: _________

Team Members:

Recorded by: ____________________________

Measured by: ____________________________

Checked by: _____________________________

Round all measurements up from the Room Measurements page and record the results below.

Wall	Rounded Length(ft)	Rounded Height (ft)	Area = L x H (sq ft)
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		Total Painted Area (square feet)	.

Floor Calculations (Carpet )

Date: _______ Building: ______________ Location: _________

Team Members:

Recorded by: ____________________________

Measured by: ____________________________

Checked by: _____________________________

Round all measurements up from the Room Measurements page and record the results below.

Area	Wall	Length(ft)	Width (ft)	Area = L X W (sq ft)
1	.	.	.	.
2	.	.	.	.
3	.	.	.	.
4	.	.	.	.
5	.	.	.	.

Total carpeted area (square feet)	.....
Calculated area (square yards)	.....
Rounded carpeted area (square feet)	.....

Paint Supplier Report Page #1 (Paint)

Visit at least two paint stores and talk with a salesperson for their advice, assistance, and price quotations. During your data gathering, consider the following questions: Why were certain paints identified while others were ignored? Are the paints reported a reasonable cross-section of those available? How do you know?

Date: _______ Building: ______________ Location: _________

Team Members:

Recorded by: ____________________________

Measured by: ____________________________

Checked by: _____________________________

Bus. #1or#2	Type of Paint	Brand	Color(s)	Coverage	Cost per Gallon	Qty. Needed	Total Cost
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Other information (durability, guarantees, special instructions, preparation, clean-up):

Paint Supplier Report Page #2 (Paint)

Team Members: ________________________________________

Your group must select the type of paint to use. Businesses often decide on which materials to use by rating the attributes of the competing materials. How will fairness in your selection process be assured? Will ratings of attributes apply to all brands?Use the blank spaces to add other attributes that you find to be pertinent in your decision-making.

Attribue	Order of Importance	How will this attribute be assessed
Cost	.	.
Color selection	.	.
Type of paint	.	.
Durability	.	.
Preparation	.	.
Clean-up	.	.
Number of coats	.	.
Drying time	.	.
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Describe how you evaluated each attribute. What was the rating for each paint?

Type of paint chosen	........
Reason for its choice	........

Carpet Supplier Report Page #1 (Carpet)

Visit at least two paint stores and talk with a salesperson for their advice, assistance, and price quotations. During your data gathering, consider the following questions: Why were certain carpets identified while others were ignored? Are the carpets reported a reasonable cross-section of those available? How do you know?

Total area to be carpeted (from calculation page): ___________ sq. yds.

Date: __________ Contacted by: ___________________________

Business #1 _____________________ Telephone # _____________

Bus. #1or#2	Type of Carpet	Brand	Color(s)	Special Featuers	Cost per sq. yd.	Qty. Needed	Total Cost
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Other information (durability, guarantees, special instructions, preparation, etc.):

Carpet Supplier Report Page #1 (Carpet)

Team Members: _______________________________________

Your group must select the type of carpet to use. Businesses often decide on which materials to use by rating the attributes of the competing materials. How will fairness in your selection process be assured? Will ratings of attributes apply to all brands? Use the blank lines to add any attributes that you find to be pertinent to your decision makeing

Attribue	Order of Importance	How will this attribute be assessed?
Cost	.	.
Color selection	.	.
Type of carpet	.	.
Durability	.	.
Warranty	.	.
Special Features	.	.
Padding required	.	.
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Describe how you evaluated each attribute. What was the rating for each carpet?

Type of carpet chosen	........
Reason for its choice	........

Locker Supplier Report Page #1 (Lockers)

Review at least two locker supply catalogs. During your data gathering, consider the following questions: Why were certain lockers identified while others were ignored? Are the lockers reported a reasonable cross-section of those available? How do you know?

Date: __________ Contacted by: ______________________________

Business #1 _________________________ Telephone # ___________

Business #2 _________________________ Telephone # ___________

Bus. #1or#2	Type of Locker	Brand	Color(s)	Dimentions	Cost per Unit	Qty. Needed	Total Cost
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Other information (warranties, installation, preparation, etc.):

Locker Supplier Report Page #2 (Lockers)

Team Members: ________________________________________

Your group must select the type of locker to install. Businesses often decide on which materials to use by rating the attributes of the competing materials. How will fairness in your selection process be assured? Will ratings of attributes apply to all brands? Use the blank lines to add any attributes that you find to be pertinet to you decision making.

Attribue	Order of Importance	How will this attribute be assessed
Cost	.	.
Color selection	.	.
Type of locker	.	.
Durability	.	.
Warranty	.	.
Installation	.	.
Size	.	.
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Describe how you evaluated each attribute. What was the rating for each type of locker?

Type of locker chosen	.........
Reason for its choice	.........

Special Feature Supplier Report Page #1 (Special features)

Use this form to specify special features in your plan, such as seating, mirrors, and tables. You may visit a vendor or refer to catalogs. During your data gathering, consider the following questions: Why were certain brands identified while others were ignored? Are the brands reported a reasonable cross-section of those available? How do you know?

Date: __________ Contacted by: __________________________

Business #1 ___________________________ Location __________

Business #2 ___________________________ Location __________

Bus. #1or#2	Feature	Brand	Color(s)	Dimensions	Cost per Unit	Qty. Needed	Total Cost
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Other information (warranties,installation,preparation,etc.):

Special Feature Supplier Report Page #2 (Special Features)

Team Members: ______________________________________

Your group must select the brand to use. Complete this sheet for each special feature included in your bid. How will fairness in your selection process be assured? will ratings of attributes apply to all brands? Use the blank lines to add any attributes that you find to be pertinent to your decision-making.

Special feature: _______________________________________

Attribute	Order of Importance	How will this attribute be assessed?
Cost	.	.
Warranty	.	.
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Describe how you evaluated each attribute. What was the rating for each brand?

Type chosen	.........
Reason for its choice	.........

Project Cost Summary Page

Date: _______ Building: ______________ Location: _________

Team Members:

Recorded by: ____________________________

Measured by: ____________________________

Checked by: _____________________________

Summarize the cost of all features in your plan.

Material Costs (Itemize)	From R5, Page #	Total Material Cost
Paint	.	.
Carpet	.	.
Lockers	.	.
Spesial Features	.	.
	Total Project Cost	.

Written Proposal Guidelines

Using the packet you have developed, write a one- or two-page proposal for the project. Attach the packet of material to this proposal. Write your proposal to sell your services and to win the contract for the project. The report should include separate paragraphs for the following:

Paragraph 1:	Tell which business you would buy the paint from, how many gallons would be purchased, what color would be used, what type of paint, the manufacturer of the paint, and the total cost of the paint.
Paragraph 2:	Tell which business you would buy the carpet from, how many square yards would be purchased, what color would be used, the type of carpet, the manufacturer of the carpet, and the cost.
Paragraph 3:	Tell which business you would buy the lockers from, how many lockers, the color, the type of locker, the manufacturer of the lockers, and the total cost of the lockers.
Paragraph 4:	Give the details for special feature #1 telling which business you would buy it from, state what the item is, its color and dimensions, how many you will purchase, and the total cost.
Paragraph 5:	Give details for special feature #2; see guidelines for paragraph 4.
Paragraph 6:	What did your group learn? Do you think it was worthwhile? What could have been done differently?
Project_Cost Summary	Write This out at the end of your report and fill in the number using the last page of your packet.

Project Cost Summary

Paint	$ _______________
Carpet	$ _______________
Lockers	$ _______________
Special feature #1	$ _______________
Special feature #2	$ _______________
Total project cost	$ _______________

Locker room remodeling project scoring

Group # _____________

	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6
Activity	Measuring: Room, Paint, Carpet	Supplier Contacts: Paint, Carpet	Floor Plan	Lockers Special Features	Cost Analysis	Writen Report	Total Points
pts_posible	50	50	50	50	30	20	250
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Last updated on 1/30/1999
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