Global Learning for Operational Leaders
Introduction
Course overview
Accurate measurement of quantities is the foundation of construction cost estimating, tendering, cost control and payment. Errors in take-off lead to underpriced tenders, overpayments, disputes over variations and unreliable budgets. Bills of quantities, when prepared well, give all tenderers a common basis for pricing and make valuation of changes far easier.
This Quantity Take-Off and Bill of Quantities Preparation training course teaches participants how to measure construction work systematically and prepare clear, well-structured bills. Participants learn about measurement principles and standard methods, reading drawings and specifications, measuring substructure, frame, envelope, finishes and services, using digital take-off tools and building information models, and writing item descriptions and preambles.
The course is practical throughout, with participants measuring real-world style drawings and building a bill for a sample project.