Bill of quantities for the construction of the house in accordance with NRM

be able to:

1. Carry out measurement and prepare pre-contract documents including schedule of works,
   approximate quantities, schedule of elements, etc.
2. Carry out measurement and prepare pre-contract documents and Bills of quantities for building
   works in accordance with Industry and Professional Rules of Measurement (Mainly NRM 2).
3. Carry out measurement and prepare pre-contract documents and Bills of quantities for civil
   engineering works in accordance with Industry and Professional Rules of Measurement (Mainly
   CESMM4).
4. Advise on appropriate methods of measurement and select an appropriate pricing documents
5. Evaluate and appraise quantity surveying problems and draw conclusions.
6. Undertake pre and post-contract practices relevant for quantity surveying.
   Task and Mark distribution:
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   The scenario
   You have been employed by Grand Masters Plc to provide professional Quantity Surveying services for
   their residential housing development. GM have decided to adopt traditional procurement strategy as
   they intend to construct a typical high quality residential building. Copies of the design are attached to
   this brief.
   Tasks
   a) Produce a manual detailed take-off for the project in accordance with NRM2. Make allowance
   for a prime cost sum of £2,850 for M&E and provisional sum of £12,000 for external and
   security works. Your submission should include taking-off list, and query or assumption list.
   [50%]
   b) Prepare a detailed bill of quantities for the construction of the house in accordance with NRM
7. Your submission must include a preliminary bill (where only project details and maximum of
   8 priced items to be considered) and the main building. You are required to use QS software or
   Ms Excel [20%].
   c) Prepare a take-off using QS software for the substructure only. In not more than 200 words
   produce a reflective report on manual and software measurement (take-off) [15%].
   Civil Measurement
   a) Produce a manual detailed take-off for the concrete retaining wall in accordance with CESMM4
   [15%].
   Notes:
8. You are expected to use the CUHarvard referencing format. For support and advice on how this
   students can contact Centre for Academic Writing (CAW).
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    here.
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