Articles about Bill of Quantities

Plan of Works – Part 2 – Design, Tender, Construction & Handover

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Design Detail
This stage requires an agreement by all concerned of the design, in order for full drawings to be made as well as a complete cost check on all parts and components, pulled together in the Bill of Quantities.
Tender
Developers will then usually [...]

Communication in Building – Specification and Plans

Communication about buildings consists of drawings and documents such as a specification, bill of quantities, schedule of works and a building contract. Visual communication is therefore very important.
Some key phrases when looking at these drawings…

Scale (eg 1:100) shows how much larger the real building is to the one documented by the drawing.
Plan: a diagram drawn [...]