Accurate measurement and costing underpin every profitable construction project, and the quantity surveyor sits at the financial heart of the build. This program develops the practical skills to measure works, prepare bills of quantities, and control costs with the precision that protects margins and supports sound commercial decisions throughout a project’s life.
As construction costs rise and scrutiny intensifies, skilled quantity surveyors who can measure accurately and manage value are in constant demand across the industry. This course combines traditional measurement discipline with modern estimating practice and introduces emerging digital take-off and BIM-based quantification that are reshaping the profession.
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Apply standard methods of measurement to construction works
- Prepare accurate bills of quantities from drawings
- Take off quantities for substructure and superstructure
- Measure finishes, services, and external works
- Price bills of quantities and build up rates
- Prepare cost estimates at different design stages
- Manage interim valuations and payment applications
- Assess and value variations and change orders
- Prepare and agree final accounts
- Apply cost planning and cost control techniques
- Manage subcontractor accounts and procurement
- Conduct value engineering and value management
- Prepare cash flow forecasts for projects
- Handle contractual claims and loss/expense
- Apply life-cycle and whole-life costing
- Use emerging digital take-off and BIM quantification tools
Course Outline
- Module 1: Role of the Quantity Surveyor & Measurement Principles
- Module 2: Standard Methods of Measurement
- Module 3: Taking Off: Substructure & Foundations
- Module 4: Taking Off: Superstructure, Walls & Frames
- Module 5: Measuring Finishes, Services & External Works
- Module 6: Bill of Quantities Preparation & Formatting
- Module 7: Rate Build-Up & Pricing
- Module 8: Cost Estimating at Design Stages
- Module 9: Cost Planning & Cost Control
- Module 10: Interim Valuations & Payment Applications
- Module 11: Variations, Change Orders & Valuation
- Module 12: Final Accounts & Settlement
- Module 13: Value Engineering & Whole-Life Costing
- Module 14: Cash Flow Forecasting & Subcontractor Accounts
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Digital Take-Off & BIM Quantification
Who Should Attend
This program suits quantity surveyors, estimators, cost engineers, commercial managers, and construction professionals responsible for measurement, costing, and commercial management of building and civil works.
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