DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING & GEOMATICS

CIVIL ENGINEERING DOCUMENTATION 301

ASSIGNMENT 2024

Student Number Int & Surname Signature

FINAL MARKING RUBRICK

Section Max. Mark

mark
Tender document 80
Oral & Visual presentation 20
100
COMMENTS
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Introduction

The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) graduate attribute for this subject is:

Graduate Attribute 6: Professional and Technical Communication

Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing within an engineering context.

Range Statement: Material to be communicated is in a simulated professional context:

1. Audiences are engineering peers, academic personnel and related engineering
persons using appropriate formats.
2. Written reports range from short (minimum 300 words) to long (a minimum of 2 000
words excluding tables, diagrams and appendices), covering material at the exit level.
3. Methods of providing information include the conventional methods of the discipline,
for example engineering drawings, physical models, and bills of quantities as well as
subject-specific methods.

This graduate attribute is assessed in the form of this individual assignment.

Assignment brief
eThekwini municipality has requested you to design and call for tenders for a new
Roads & Stormwater Depot.
You are required to:
i. Design a basic layout for the depot for the area for ERF3246 found in
Annexure E. The depot should possess the following structure/structures,
steel roofed encompassing offices for the Superintendent and two
technicians, ablutions for 12 males and 8 females, a small plant storeroom,
an area dedicated for the storage of sand, aggregate and crusher run and
lastly an 1.8m high boundary wall with a 4m entrance access to the depot.
It should also have a paved area for parking of vehicles.
ii. Write a suitable engineering specification for the structure that MUST cover
the following items: geotechnical study, steel roof and concrete elements
and pavement design. Feel free to add more should you deem necessary.
iii. Investigate and report on all applicable municipal and or government bylaws
for such a structure including Floor Area Ratio (FAR), the minimum
number of ablutions and maximum allowable parking bays for the size
for this type of structure. Include this in the discussion and
specifications of your document.
iv. Produce multiple as-built drawings using a computer aided drawing
package for site plan, the various elevations, foundations, layer works
 for paving and roof structure. Supplying just one or two drawings showing
site plan and a few elevations is simply not enough.
v. UNTITLED and/or handwritten details on drawings will attract an
automatic ZERO mark for the ENTIRE assessment. Furthermore, all
drawings must be neatly bound with your document and NOT greater
than A3 in size. Any drawings not attached or rolled up will not be
marked.
vi. Produce a Bill of quantities for ALL elements of your design (Earthworks,
concrete, steel roofing trusses, layer-works for paving and foundations).
Show all calculations in the Addendum section of the document.
vii. Write an advert for inclusion in a local newspaper calling for tenderers which
should be located immediately after your contents page.
viii. Use size 12 Arial font with 1 ½ line spacing.
ix. Annexure A (attached) should be your first page immediately after the
cover page.
x. Compile the above into in a neatly bound document in the following opening
sequence: Cover page (provided)
Annexure A - Declaration
Annexure B – Tender document rubric
Annexure C – Oral presentation rubric
Annexure D – GA Evaluation
The above is obligatory and marks will be deducted should they not appear as
the first pages at the start of your document, in the sequence as prescribed
above.
xi. Make submission to your lecturer by no later than 13h00 on Friday, 19 April
2024 at the BTech lab ( you may submit earlier if you wish). Submissions
will not be accepted after this day and time.
xii. Use the first page of this brief as your cover page of your document.
xiii. In a simulated professional context, present your tender to a panel of your
lecturers, peers and moderator at a date and time still to be announced. You
may use PowerPoint slide shows or any other media to enhance your
presentation. Do NOT use your document that you submitted to me as your
presentation visuals.
 xiv. Your presentation in MS PowerPoint format should be no longer than
10minutes in length and should cover all the technical aspects of your
design.
xv. Please note well, that test conditions will apply to all presentations. Should
you miss your allotted time slot, a medical certificate will have to be
provided.
xvi. Should you fail the tender document aspect if this assessment i.e achieve
last than 40%, you will be allowed another chance to submit with a new
topic and new deadline.
xvii. Should you not submit on the first attempt, you will not be allowed a
resubmission.
N.B your tender document should be structured as a technical report. Your
document will not be marked if the following are not adhered to:
• Declaration is unsigned
• Drawings have incomplete or completely blank title blocks.
• Drawings are done by hand.

Annexure A
 DECLARATION

I Mr/MS………………………………….Registration number…….……………hereby
declare that the work presented in this document is my own original and independent
work. It has not been previously submitted and accepted entirely or partially before for
any academic qualification or examination. Nor has it been used for any other year of
study or at any other academic institution of higher learning. All the sources used,
quoted or reproduced have been indicated and acknowledged as complete
references. Where not indicated otherwise, diagrams, sketches, photographs, plates
and images have been produced by me.

Signature: ____________________
 Annexure B

Student Initial & Surname

Registration Number
Rubric for Tender document Score

Document presentation & Technical report 10- Excellent 8- Good 5- Satisfactory 3- Needs improvement
format
 Neatly bound
 Headings in sequence of technical report format.
 Structured contents page
 Original advert with relevant details
 Calculations located in the Addendum
 All marking rubrics bound in document as per brief
Specification 25- Excellent 20- Good 13- Satisfactory 5 -Needs improvement
 Concise specification and project details
 Adequate reference to SANS
 Reference to standardized documentation (SANS)
Language & Grammar 5- Excellent 4- Good 3- Satisfactory 2- Needs improvement
 Adequate spell check performed
 No grammatical errors
 Font & line spacing
Bill of Quantities 15- Excellent 10- Good 8- Satisfactory 4 -Needs improvement
 Correct booking methods used
 All items quantified
 Adequate SANS 1200 clause referencing
 Correct sequencing of line items
Graphical Representations 20- Excellent 15- Good 10- Satisfactory 5- Needs improvement
 Adequate graphical representations supplied
 Representations are fully dimensioned
 Title blocks are complete
 Representations reproduced with a suitable drawing
program
Referencing 5- Excellent 4- Good 3- Satisfactory 2- Needs improvement
 Harvard method used

Total
 Student Initial & Surname
Annexure C
Registration Number
Date:
Time:
Venue:

Oral Presentation Rubric for Civil Engineering Documentation (CEDC301)

4- Excellent 3- Good 2- Satisfactory 1- Needs Score

improvement
Delivery
 Steady rate of conveyance of
information
 Proper volume
 Holds the attention of the
audience with good eye contact
seldom referring to notes.

Speaking skills
 Speaks with fluctuation while
emphasising keys points
Content
 Exhibits full knowledge of his
design and specification
 Shows depth of research with
explanations and elaboration
Visuals
 Used visual aids such a power
point projections and or large
as-built drawings
Q&A
 More than adequately answered
basic questions
Total
 Annexure D

Assignment GA Evaluation

Int & Surname:……………………………..

Student Number:…………………………..
Date:………………………………………….

The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) graduate attribute for this subject is:

Graduate Attribute 6: Professional and Technical Communication

Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing within an engineering context.
Range Statement: Material to be communicated is in a simulated professional context:
4. Audiences are engineering peers, academic personnel and related engineering persons using appropriate formats.
5. Written reports range from short (minimum 300 words) to long (a minimum of 2 000 words excluding tables, diagrams and
appendices), covering material at the exit level.
6. Methods of providing information include the conventional methods of the discipline, for example engineering drawings,
physical models, bills of quantities as well as subject-specific methods.
Exit Level Outcome 6:
6.1 The structure, style and language of written and oral communication are appropriate for the purpose of the communication and
the target audience.
6.2 Graphics used are appropriate and effective in enhancing the meaning of text.
6.3 Visual materials used enhance oral communications.
6.4 Accepted methods are used for providing information to others involved in the engineering activity.

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6.5 Oral communication is delivered fluently with the intended meaning being apparent.

Assessment Criteria Examiner Moderator Examiner Moderator

Attempt 1 Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Attempt 2
Is the outcome Is the outcome Is the outcome Is the outcome
achieved? achieved? achieved? achieved?
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
1. The structure, style and language of written and oral
communication are appropriate for the purpose of the
communication and the target audience.

2. Graphics used are appropriate and effective in enhancing

the meaning of text.

3. Visual materials used enhance oral communications.

4. Accepted methods are used for providing information to

others involved in the engineering activity.

5. Oral communication is delivered fluently with the intended

meaning being apparent.

Examiner Moderator
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 Annexure E

53500

Staff Depot – Site Plan

Layout

ERF 3245 ERF 3247

Portion 586 of 8 Portion 586 of 10

44300

ERF 3246
Portion 586 of 9

4000

B
R3000
Main road

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