Preparation And pricing The Bills Of Quantities (BOQ)

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4 Feb
- 8 Feb 2024

5 Days

Dubai

$2,990

4 Aug
- 8 Aug 2024

5 Days

Dubai

$2,990

13 May
- 17 May 2024

5 Days

Virtual Online

$1,420

27 Oct
- 31 Oct 2024

5 Days

Virtual Online

$1,420

Bill of quantities may be defined as the document that is prepared in the construction industry with the purpose of specifying the various materials, labors, and resources along with their costs. It is a means of a communication tool between three main parties of any construction project i.e. the Client, the Consultant, and the Contractor. The standard system has been used drawn to provide a firm basis for measuring building work. It should be emphasized that Bills of Quantities set out to work to be done on the drawings for contained in the, in accordance with the agreed rules laid down in the standard system.

This training course will cover topics such as descriptions of Bills of Quantities, purpose of Bills of Quantities and their composition, their preparation, measuring of builders work, standard method of measuring building work, Marking up and billing.

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the purpose of bills of quantities and their composition
  • Effectively prepare bills of quantities, including the measuring of builders’ work, marking up, and billing
  • Understand the relationship between the application of mensuration formulae and the units of measurement prescribed by the Standard System of Measuring Builders’ Work, and to be able to use the formula.
  • Know the composition of Bills of Quantities.
  • Recognize the relationship between the application of the measurement formulae and the Units of measurement prescribed by the standard system of measuring builders’ work.

This course is made for

  • Architecture
  • Engineering & Consulting
  • Building & Construction Industry
  • Local Government
  • Business Consulting
  • Purchasing employees
  • Compliance officers

Day One

Bills of Quantities
  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Quantity Surveyor
  • Preparation of Schedule from Bill of Quantities
  • Post contract use of Bill of Contract
  • Some other advantages of the use of Bill of 
Quantities
Preparations of Bills of Quantities
  • Item Number
  • Description
  • Quantity
  • Rate
  • Amount

Day Two

Measuring of builders work
  • Basis for measuring building work
  • Unpacking the standard system
  • Defining the nature and extent of the work
Order of Items
  • Rules; work divided into trades and sections of trades in the order as set out in the standard system.
  • Order: Mass; Volume; area; Length and Number
  • 
Items to be placed in their approximate order of values – The cheapest first

Day Three

Order of Dimensions
  • Horizontal at right angles into the line of sight
  • Horizontal parallel to the line of sight
  • Vertical
Alterations
  • General considerations
  • Old materials
  • Barricades, screens etc.
  • Removals
  • Alterations work
  • Openings
  • Building up Opening
  • Re-use of existing Components
  • Work on Patches
  • Sundries

Day Four

Earthworks
  • Methods and Procedures
  • Bucking
  • Demolition sand Site clearance
  • Excavations
  • Filling, etc.
Lateral Support
  • Removal of lateral support
  • Insurance
  • Movement monitoring
  • Ground Encoring
  • Planking, Strutting and shoring
  • Lateral support piling

Day Five

Precast Concrete
  • Classification
  • Formwork
  • Reinforcement
  • Bedding, Jointing
  • Unit of measurement
  • Wall linings
  • Copings, Sills etc.
  • Slab paving
  • Joint Sealants, Joint strips
  • Holes notches, etc.
  • Cramps
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