General introduction:

Process of Quantity Surveying and Materials Specifications is a vital quantity surveying (QS) is a professional working environment within the construction industry and engineering projects. It concerned with building costs. It provides a general set of skills, procedures and roles that are then applied to a diverse variety of problems relate to costs and contracts on construction projects.  Quantity surveyors normally reports to Project Manager and provides advice in the decision-making process throughout the management of a project from initial inception to final completion. The materials used on the work shall meet all requirements of the Contract. In order to expedite the inspection and testing of materials, the Contractor shall notify the Engineer of the proposed sources of materials prior to delivery. At the option of the Engineer, materials may be inspected at the source of supply before delivery is started.

Course goals and objectives:

To introduce all participants about process of estimating and tendering in construction projects through deep investigation and analysis of the major aspects relates to the bill of quantities which is a major part of the contract documents. The participants will be introduced to the major issues related to the estimating process, standard method of measurements, work activity description and analysis and material specification. Materials and their specifications and composition used in construction industry along with, forms, characteristics, and cost. Effect on the environment has to be properly specified based on the project requirements, functioning of the project and its components, technical specifications, and standard of quality for the project.

Course content:

During the course period, the instructor will explain, discuss, and analyze in detail with participants the process of preparing bill of quantities, method of its verification, standard method of measurements, estimating and measurements  including specifications of  project materials that will be covered through the listed subjects:-

1. Understanding the project definition and objectives in details.
2. Demonstrating the reasons behind quantity surveying.
3. Analysis the principles of measurements.
4. Finding the rates and units of the work activities listed in the BOQ.
5. Major preliminary points in construction projects.
6. General obligation in pricing.
7. Roles and obligations of quantity surveyor with client, consultant and contractor
8. Contractual risks during construction.
9. Sources of cost information and pricing.
10. Dealing with addition, omission and variations
11. Roles and responsibilities of Quantity Surveyor.
12. Analysis of building maintenance envelope.
13. Process of writing specification.
14. Conditions of the sub-contractors works.
15. Principle rates and measurements of finishing items.
16. Method of project specifications and classifications.
17. The benefits of cost planning in projects.
18. Material specifications
19. Technical specifications of project materials
20. Preambles in BOQ
21. Preliminaries Specifications.
22. Demonstrating some case studies related to specification and measurements.

Who Should Attend:

Process of Quantity Surveying and Materials Specifications for Client representatives, project directors, project managers and their deputies, contracts managers, architects, quantity surveyors, value engineers, cost control engineers, project engineers, site manager, material engineers, site engineers, site inspectors, and other engineers of different disciplines in projects, engineers who works in private and government sector, the fresh graduate engineers. Engineers who work with developers, investors, project managers, consultants, contractors, bankers, lawyers, and accountants