Detail an access platform and prepare the quote

You are a Drafter and Estimator in the Engineering Office.

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What is going on

Southern Rail Freight Terminals have sent site measurements and a hand sketch for a steel access platform and stair to the cab of a container crane, under job card JC-26-0418. The platform is about 2.4 metres by 1.8 metres at 3.6 metres above the deck, with a stair, handrails, kickplates and a self-closing gate, to be hot dip galvanised and installed on site. Their engineer will check the handrail heights, stair pitch and tread dimensions against the Australian Standard for fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders. Jodie Ferrante wants detail drawings, a bill of materials and a cost estimate ready for a quote by 25 September, with hours booked to the job card.

Jodie Ferrante, Engineering Office Manager
Subject: Southern Rail access platform drawings and quote

Southern Rail Freight Terminals have sent site measurements and a sketch for an access platform and stair to the container crane cab. Prepare the detail drawings and a bill of materials in the CAD system, then build a cost estimate covering material, fabrication hours, galvanising and site installation. Use the job card JC-26-0418 for your hours. They want the quote by 25 September, and it needs to be right because their engineer will check the handrail and stair dimensions against the standard.

Your brief

Produce fabrication detail drawings and a bill of materials for the platform and stair in the CAD system, estimate the material, fabrication, galvanising and installation costs, and prepare the quote pack for the Engineering Office Manager to review, with hours booked to the job card.

Work through it

You do not need to do it all. Doing a few of these will show you what the work is like. Your ticks and notes stay on this device.

Open JC-26-0418 in the Job Card Register, review the customer's site measurements and sketch and list the design inputs, including the standard the customer will check against and the load the platform must carry.
Prepare a general arrangement drawing and detail drawings of the platform, stair, handrails, gate and connections in the CAD system, with correct views, dimensions, weld symbols and a title block.
Produce a bill of materials listing every section, plate, grating, fastener and handrail component with grade, size, length and quantity.
Calculate the material quantities and weights from the bill of materials and check availability and current prices with the Stores Coordinator using the Materials and Certificate Register.
Estimate fabrication hours by operation (cutting, fitting, welding, inspection), galvanising cost by weight, transport and site installation hours, and build the cost estimate with margin.
Prepare a Job Safety Analysis outline for the site installation covering work at height, cranage and the customer's rail terminal rules, to be finalised by the installation crew.
Book your hours to JC-26-0418, update the status, and assemble the quote pack with drawings, bill of materials, estimate and assumptions for review.

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What someone in this role would produce

General arrangement and detail drawings with bill of materials
Cost estimate with hours by operation and assumptions
Job Safety Analysis outline for site installation
Updated job card JC-26-0418 with hours

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