Prepare a report to the client showing Order of estimate (early cost advice) to establish the budgets for the proposed building in three different locations.

A client is deciding to build a 100-bed (or 5000m2 GIFA) hotel in either Telford, Bournemouth, or Manchester, but is unsure about the best location to build in terms of cost and profitability. You are employed as a professional quantity surveyor by Watson Group to undertake the following task:
Prepare a report to the client consisting of the following:
1. Order of estimate (early cost advice) to establish the budgets for the proposed building in three different locations.

2. In the report, carry out a cost and business appraisal of the proposed hotel development in the above locations, choose the best location and justify why you have chosen that location.

NOTE – As you will need BCIS Calculator for the coursework but have no access to it. I have done the analyses and calculation using BCIS for your ease and will upload the result. Please replicate these results on the excel sheet I will upload.
Clarification: client intends to locate the hotel development around the city centre areas in Telford and Bournemouth, but in Manchester, client intends to site the development in a suburban area.

Instructions
• The report should be well structured with sections (or subsections).
• Must include; Introduction, Table of contents and conclusion
• Word count should be limited to 2000 words (+/- 10%)
• Ensure you understand the relevant information to enable you to acquire an accurate data set.
• Importantly, issues above should be discussed at group meetings, but the final report should be submitted individually (NOT as a group). Note: a summary of discussions at meetings should be attached to the appendix section.

Assessment criteria

In broad terms, the criteria will be based on the extent to which a student demonstrates that the learning outcomes of the module (as identified above) have been achieved.

• Define and break down and problems, identify the relationship between elements and effectively communicate the outcome. (Analysis)

• Combine information and ideas from a variety of traditional and contemporary sources to develop novel solutions. (Synthesis)

• Identify and define problems and apply appropriate knowledge and skills to their solution. Evaluate the problem-solving process. (Evaluation)

• With limited autonomy develop techniques to successfully produce solutions to technical problems. (Technical expertise)

• Understand evidence from both academic research and professional practice to demonstrate reasoning in the construction of arguments. (Evaluation)

• Demonstrate independence of thought and personal responsibility in the exercise of learning and management skills. (Autonomy)