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The document outlines regulations for specifications and estimations in construction projects. It covers topics such as the purpose and importance of specifications, methods of preparing quantity estimates, principles of cost control and financial management, and definitions of key cost-related terms such as capital cost, book value, depreciation, and economic feasibility. The document provides guidance on preparing detailed specifications and estimates for various construction works and explains the significance of accurate estimation, cost control, and financial planning for construction projects.

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Estimation and Specification - Question Papers

The document outlines regulations for specifications and estimations in construction projects. It covers topics such as the purpose and importance of specifications, methods of preparing quantity estimates, principles of cost control and financial management, and definitions of key cost-related terms such as capital cost, book value, depreciation, and economic feasibility. The document provides guidance on preparing detailed specifications and estimates for various construction works and explains the significance of accurate estimation, cost control, and financial planning for construction projects.

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AR 2502 – SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATIONS – REGULATIONS 2009

PART A

1. Describe the significance of specification


2. Explain about the important aspects of design specification
3. State the specification for 1st class brick work
4. Write the specification for wood work for doors
5. Describe the purpose of estimation in construction
6. State the significance of Abstract estimate
7. Chart out the detailed quantity estimate for earthwork excavation
8. Give an account on principles of centre line method for detailed estimate
9. Write short notes on function of cost planner
10. Explain about depreciation and its implications.
11. What is schedule of rates?
12. What is building cost index?
13. State the classifications of cost control
14. State two cost control coding systems
15. What is the function of cost planner?
16. What is cost adjustment?
17. What is capital cost?
18. What is annuity?
19. What is Book value?
20. What is obsolescence?
21. Define estimation
22. List the necessity of approximate estimate
23. Define arbitration
24. What is meant by operation cost?
25. Define financial management
26. What is meant by Bill of quantities?
27. Define quantity survey
28. Write the importance of financial control.
29. State the ways of classification of cost control
30. What is sinking fund?
31. What is market value?
32. What is economic feasibility of a project
AR 2502 – SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATIONS – REGULATIONS 2009

PART B

1. Describe in detail about the types of specification and the necessity of specification in building construction
2. Elaborate in detail the principles of specification writing and sources of information for specification
3. Give a detailed specification for plain cement concrete and marble flooring
4. Chart out a detailed specification for damp proof course and cement plastering for brick wall.
5. Elaborate in detail the types of estimate of buildings and requirement for preparing estimation
6. Describe the principles of measurement and billing contingencies. State the measurement of brickwork.
7. Explain in detail the method of deriving detailed quantity of estimate for woodwork and iron works
8. Describe in general guidelines for preparing detailed estimate by using long wall and short wall method -Assume
9. Elaborate about the significance of cost adjustment and cost analysis in budgeting
10. Describe about the role of various financial agencies for building and land development
11. Explain plinth area estimate and cube rate estimate in detail
12. Explain abstract of estimated cost and revised estimate in detail
13. Discuss the purposes of cost control in detail
14. Explain two important stages at which cost control can be exercised
15. Describe the sinking fund method and the straight line method of calculating depreciation
16. Explain the quantity survey method and constant percentage method of calculating depreciation
17. Discuss the relevant points to be considered while working out the financial control of a project
18. Explain 4 methods of valuation of the present day cost of a building
19. Explain the development method of valuation and the depreciation
20. Explain the types of estimation
21. Explain the measurement of structural and service item of work
22. Detail out the construction planning technique for efficient cost control
23. Write in detail about the cost budgeting of a project
24. Explain in detail about the project finance
25. Write short notes on a) Taxation b) Depreciation c) Valuation
26. Detail out the parties involved in project financing
27. Explain in detail about the project feasibility report
28. Write in detail the economics of building plant and material handling
29. Explain the contents of the report accompanying a detailed estimate and state its importance
30. What is detailed estimation? Explain in detail the stages involved in preparation of the detailed estimate.
31. Explain the common methods used for the collection of data of cost control
32. Explain the methods by which present day cost can be assessed for the various items of work
33. Explain the outgoings which are to be considered during the valuation of a building

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