BASICS OF

QUANTITY SURVEYING
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SUB-HEAD

ITEM:

ITEM DESRIPTION

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

RATE

TENDERED RATE

AGREED/FINAL RATE

ACTUAL RATE
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COST

PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE

DETAILED ESTIMATES

QUANTITY SURVEYING

ANALYSIS OF RATES
ABSTRACT SHEET/SUMMARY SHEET
MEASUREMENT SHEET
DEDUCTIONS
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A BUILDING ESTIMATE IS BROKEN

DOWN IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES

KNOWN AS SUB-HEADS

FOR EXAMPLE:

EXCAVATION,

CONCRETE,

MASONRY WORK ETC

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A SUBHEAD IS DIVIDED INTO VARIOUS

ITEMS

FOR EXAMPLE:

UNDER SUB-HEAD OF RCC

RCC M 15 ,

RCC M ! ,

RCC M 5 ,

CENTERING SHUTTERING

REINFORCEMENT

ARE DIFFERENT ITEMS

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A BRIEF SPECIFICATION OF THE ITEM

FOR EXAMPLE:

RCC WORK OF GRADE M! IN

FOOTINGS,COLUMNS,BEAMS,SLABS,LIN
TELS,

CHA""A UPTO A HEIGHT OF 5#!M#

INCLUDING THE CURING $ THE
CENTERING /SHUTTERING % THE
REINF#SHALL BE PAID EXTRA &
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ALSO TELLS US WHICH WORKS

ARE INCLUDED OR EXCLUDED

FROM THAT ITEM#

FOR EXAMPLE:

RCC WORK OF GRADE M! IN

FOOTINGS,COLUMNS,BEAMS,SLABS,LINTELS,

CHA""A UPTO A HEIGHT OF 5#!M# INCLUDING THE CURING

$ THE CENTERING /SHUTTERING % THE REINF# SHALL BE

PAID EXTRA &

INCLUDES: COST OF CURING

EXCLUDES: COST OF CENTERING /SHUTTERING

COST OF REINF#STEEL
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HOW THAT ITEM IS MEASURED AND

PAID AT THE SITE

FOR EXAMPLE:

RCC IS ALWAYS MEASURED AND PAID

IN CUBIC METRES#

CEMENT PLASTER IS MEASURED AND

PAID IN SQUARE METRES#

A GROOVE IN PLASTER IS MEASURED

AND PAID IN RUNNING METRES#
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ALL TYPES OF COCKS,

VALVES,

WASH BASINS,

COMMODES,

ELECTRICAL POINTS,

GEYSER,MIXER $ HOT % COLD&,

BATH TUB,

FAN HOOKS,
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1#SKIRTING

#ALL GI/HDPE/PVC PIPE LINES

$HIGH DENSITY POLY ETHELENE&

POLY VINYL CHLORIDE

'#SANITARY PIPES $ SW SALT GLA(ED

PIPE LINES&

SW: SANITARY WARE

)# CHASE CUTTING

5#RIDGE /VALLEY GUTTERS

*#WIND TIES

+#BEADING/ARCHITRAVE/MOULDING
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1# FLOORING

# DADO

'# PAINTING

)#PLASTERING

5#BRICKWORK $ HALF BRICK &

*#SUSPENDED CEILING$ FALSE CEILING&

+#WINDOWS

,#DOORS

-#VENTILATORS

1!#GLASS

11#ROLLING SHUTTERS
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1#RCC

#PCC

'#BRICKWORK

)# STONE MASONRY $UCR/CR/RRM&

RRM: RANDOM RUBBLE MASONRY

5#EXCAVATION $ SOFT SOIL,HARD SOIL,

MURRUM, SOFT ROCK,HARD ROCK&

*#BACKFILLING
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1,WATER TANK

#SEPTIC TANK
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1,STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR TRUSSES,

PURLINS,BOTTOM TIE RUNNERS, RAFTER
BRACINGS, TIE BRACINGS

#REINFORCEMENT

'#GALVANISED CORRUGATED SHEETS,

ALUMINIUM SHEETS , COLOUR COATED
SHEETS#

)#WINDOWS IN COLD ROLLED SECTIONS

5#GRILL WORK

*#COLLAPSIBLE GATES

UNIT RATE OF THAT ITEM

AMOUNT PER UNIT OF MEASUREMENT

FOR EXAMPLE:

RCC M! :RATE R.#)!!!//PER CUM

IF IT IS A CONTRACT, AFTER
COMPLETION

OF THAT ITEM, THIS RATE IS PAYABLE

TO THE CONTRACTOR#
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PART RATE MEANS A 0 OF THE FINAL RATE IS

PAID IN FOLLOWING CASES:

1#ITEM HAS NOT YET BEEN FULLY EXECUTED

AS PER THE SPECIFICATIONS

FOR EXAMPLE:

PROVIDING /FIXING OF ALUMINIUM WINDOWS

PART RATE OF +50 IS GIVEN IN CASE THE

WINDOWS ARE BROUGHT TO THE SITE BUT
NOT YET FIXED

#THERE IS A QUALITY PROBLEM

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COST / QUANTITY X RATE

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VOLUME WISE:

$ WHERE UNIT OF MEASUREMENT IS CUM&

VOLUME / LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT

AREA WISE:

$ WHERE UNIT OF MEASUREMENT IS SQM&

AREA / LENGTH X WIDTH

LENGTH WISE:

$ WHERE UNIT OF MEASUREMENT IS M &

LENGTH / TOTAL LENGTH IN M#

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ESTIMATES OF THE

1#COST

#REQUIREMENT OF THE MATERIALS

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1.PRELIINARY ESTIATES

2.DETAILED ESTIATES
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ARE PREPARED BASED ON

THE AVAILABLE DATA OF THE PREVIOUS

WORKS

F12 3456783:

C1.9 1: 5 ;<=8>=?@ 1: 1!,!!! SA:9#

/1!,!!! 4 R.#*!! 732 SA:9#

H323 R.#*!! 732 SA:9 =. ;5.3> 1? B3295=?

5..<679=1?.,.73B=:=B59=1?.#

THUMB RULES
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SINCE DETAILED CALCULATIONS ARE NOT

DONE,THESE ARE QUITE FAST

SINCE THESE ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THIS

PARTICULAR SITE, THE RESULTS ARE
APPROXIMATE #

H3?B3 =9 B5? ;3 <.3> :12 :

I?=9=58 D3B=.=1? M5C=?@,

P21D3B9 R37129,

B<>@39 S5?B9=1?.
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IS PREPARED BASED ON

THE ACTUAL INFORMATION OF THE

EXISTING WORKS

DETAILED CALCULATIONS ARE DONE ,

HENCE TAKE MORE TIME

SINCE THIS IS PREPARED FOR THIS

PARTICULAR SITE , THE RESULTS ARE
QUITE ACCURATE % 238=5;83 #
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1#ESTIMATION OF THE QUANTITIES

#ANALYSIS OF RATES

'#BILLING:

PREPARATION OF BILLS

VERIFICATION OF BILLS

)#ASSESSMENT OF THE WORK DONE

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ANALYSIS:

A BUILDING ESTIMATE IS BROKEN DOWN IN VARIOUS

CATEGORIES ALSO KNOWN AS HEADS
$ EXCAVATION,CONCRETE,MASONRY WORK ETC&

IT REQUIRES MEASUREMENT SHEET

SYNTHESIS:

ABSTRACT OR SUMMARY OF COST IS PREPARED

WHERE ALL INDIVIDUAL HEADS ARE TOTALLED

IT REQUIRES ABSTRACT SHEET

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