Quantity Surveying & Construction Estimation
From Construction Drawings to Bills of Quantities and Tender Pricing
Learn how to measure construction quantities, prepare Bills of Quantities (BOQs), develop unit rates, and produce detailed construction cost estimates using practical project-based examples.
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The commercial basis of every construction project.
Quantity surveying and estimation play a critical role in determining construction project costs, preparing competitive tenders, and establishing the commercial basis for project execution.
This practical course is designed to develop the technical skills required to perform quantity takeoffs, prepare BOQs, analyze construction rates, and build comprehensive tender estimates.
The course will primarily focus on pre-contract quantity surveying and estimation, while introducing selected post-contract applications such as remeasurement and variation valuation.
Through practical exercises and realistic construction project scenarios, participants will learn how to transform engineering drawings and specifications into structured quantities, pricing schedules, and cost estimates.
From construction drawings to a tender price.
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Understand the role of quantity surveying throughout the construction project lifecycle.
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Interpret construction drawings, specifications, and measurement requirements.
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Perform detailed quantity takeoffs for civil, structural, and architectural works.
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Apply relevant methods and standards of measurement.
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Prepare and review Bills of Quantities (BOQs).
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Develop unit-rate analyses covering labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractors.
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Estimate direct costs, preliminaries, overheads, and other tender pricing components.
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Prepare detailed construction cost estimates and tender pricing documents.
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Understand subcontractor and supplier quotations and incorporate them into estimates.
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Identify omissions, discrepancies, and pricing risks in tender documents.
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Understand remeasurement and quantity-based variation valuation during project execution.
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Use Excel and relevant digital tools to improve estimation accuracy and efficiency.
Ten proposed topics, from drawings to a full estimate.
Who this course is for.
- Quantity Surveyors and Assistant Quantity Surveyors
- Civil Engineers
- Estimation and Tendering Engineers
- Planning and Project Controls Engineers
- Construction Engineers
- Engineers seeking to transition into quantity surveying or estimation
Hands-on exercises, realistic construction scenarios.
The proposed training will emphasize hands-on exercises involving construction drawings, quantity takeoffs, BOQ preparation, unit-rate build-ups, and tender estimation.
Participants will work through realistic construction scenarios to understand how estimation activities are performed in practice.
- Construction drawings
- Quantity takeoffs
- BOQ preparation
- Unit-rate build-ups
- Tender estimation
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