CE 208

Quantity Surveying
1.50 credits, 3 hrs/week

Lecture 1
Introduction

Course Teachers:
Dr. Md. Shariful Islam
Dr. Rupak Mutsuddy
Mr. Zahid Hasan Prince
Ms. Adeeba Naz
Acknowledgement:
Ms. Sameeha Islam
Mr. Murshed Alam Dr. Mohammad Al Amin Siddique
 Course Details
▪ Earthwork excavation for roadway, earthwork
computation from spot levels;
▪ Estimation for residential building: estimation of slab,
beam, column, footing;
▪ Analysis of rates, specifications, costing of residential
building;
▪ Estimation and costing of septic tank; underground water
reservoir; retaining wall; slab culvert; bridges; highways
construction;
▪ Estimation of steel truss;
▪ Computer aided quantity estimation;
▪ Construction site survey and estimation.
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 Reference
Textbook:
a. Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering by B. N. Dutta
b. Estimating by Abul Faraz Khan

References:
a. Quantity surveying manual provided in the class
b. Estimation & Costing (Quantity Surveying) by Md. Ruhul
Amin

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 Estimating & Costing
Purpose:
❑ Since measurement of construction work is at the core of
quantity surveying, it serves as the basis of construction
tendering systems.

❑ The Bill of Quantities (BOQ), a traditional document created

according to the measurement guide, provides measured
quantities and descriptions of works, allowing contractors to
apply rates for labor, plant, and materials to determine the price.

❑ Cost estimates justify the financial viability of a project, allow to

compare different alternatives and thus ensure to stay within the
budget.

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 Sources of Costing

1. Public Works Department (PWD) Schedule of Rates

2. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
Schedule of Rates
3. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Rate Schedule
4. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Schedule of
Rates etc.

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 Drawings
❑ Relay information in dimensional and illustrative forms to create
the image of a building.
❑ The number of drawings issued depends on the size and
complexity of the project. For example:
1) Survey drawings
2) Demolition plans (if applicable)
3) Architectural floor plans, elevations and building sections
4) Door, windows schedules
5) Wall and floor finishes
6) Structural engineering drawings
7) Building services engineering drawings
8) External works layouts
9) Landscaping layouts etc.

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 Specification
❑ A technical document prepared by a consultant
❑ Details project requirements and standards which encompass
materials, workmanship and the level of service expected from
the products.

Functions of Specifications:
a) Serves as the legal basis for the contract for construction
b) Defines the quality of materials and standards of acceptable
workmanship expected for a project
c) Provides guidelines for resolving disputes between parties to the
contract
d) Provides a basis for accurately estimating cost
e) Complements the graphic portion of the project, the drawings

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 Measurement
There are a number of different ways that the work of a construction
project is measured:

1. By counting the number of pieces; e.g., the number of doors

2. By measuring the length of an item, such as a pipe
3. By measuring an area of a material; e.g., the area of floor sheathing
4. By measuring the volume of a material, such as concrete
5. By measuring the weight of materials, such as structural steel beams

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 Construction Estimates
For a construction work, estimating involves calculating the quantities
and costs of various items. 3 types of estimates in construction:
1. Approximate or rough estimate:
• Made to find out an approximate cost in a short time
• Based on the design team’s judgement and past experience
with similar constructed assets and structures

2. Preliminary estimate:
• The major quantities of elements in construction are estimated
here using: (i) initial design work, (ii) sketch plan, (iii) general
arrangement make ups and (iv) elemental division
• An overall project cost calculated from unit rates per
approximate volume of various components, then gives a
preliminary estimate.

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 Construction Estimates

Elemental
Division

Super- Internal Fittings and External

Sub-structure Services
structure finishes furnishings works

Demolition Frame Wall Painting Sanitary Drainage

Internal Minor
Earthworks Floor Floor Water
Architecture Works

Foundation Roof Ceiling Heating

Wall Electrical

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 Construction Estimates

Source:https://theconstructor.org/building

Figure: Elemental Division

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 Construction Estimates
3. Detailed estimate:
• Itemizing the project into its constituent parts- A civil engineering
standard method of measurement is adopted.
• Calculation of quantities of materials- Done using computer-aided
design/drafting packages or manual computation, and the results
are described in a standard format for civil engineering
nomenclature within Bills of Quantities (BOQ)

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 Unit Conversion

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 Unit Conversion

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 Unit Conversion

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 Unit Conversion

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 Example
Suppose a 7-yard long reinforced cement concrete
beam has a width of 25 cm and a depth of 24 inches.
Find the volume of the concrete in pints. Additionally,
determine the weight of cement, sand, and aggregate
(brick chips) in kilograms, pounds, and ounces. Consider
a shrinkage factor of 1.5.
Given,
Mix ratio: 1:2:4
Unit weights: Cement - 90 lb/cft, Sand - 1.92 g/cc, Brick
chips - 100 lb/cft

Ignore mass and volume of reinforcement.

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