Measurement 4 [QSB 2124]

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ·BUILDING · DESIGN

Centre for Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia

Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (Honours)

Portfolio

(Semester 4, April 2013)

YVONNE LAI YEE VUN

(0304029)

Measurement 3 [QSB 2124]

Self-Introduction…

My name is Yvonne Lai Yee Vun , currently studying year 2 ,semester 4 in Bachelor of Quantity Surveying. 

I am from a little town in Sabah called Sandakan. I am interested in this course because I like to observe the buildings around me since young and I love mathematics. I was told that this course is related to both buildings and involved a lot of calculation, so I decided to take this course. 

This course is getting tougher and tougher and now I am in semester 4, there will be a lot of challenges coming , so I have to study hard to fulfill my ambition as a Surveyor. 

Objective… 

• To be able to question standard practice, and know how to make professional judgement in making recommendations and solving problems for future best practice.
•  To get familiar with the nature of tendering process and contractual documentation.
•  To understand the data from multiple sources including drawn information and be able to locate, extract and analyse it. 

Learning outcomes… 

Measurement 4 enable me to interpret clauses in the Standard Method of Measurement (SMM2)for the various trades in relation to bored piles, and various external works. This module also allow me to adopt a systematic approach to take-off quantities from drawings of piling and external work for the preparation of Bills of Quantities. Besides, this module gave me the opportunity to generate a conceptual understanding of and the ability to competently carry out the preparation of the Bill of Quantities for pilings and external work.In addition, this module also enable me to demonstrate a systematic and orderly mind and be able to visualize the drawings and details given for pilings and external works. Lastly, Measurement 4 allow me to understand the relationship between Specifications, Drawings and Bill of Quantities in Tender Document for pilings and external work.For me, I personally think that the chapters for Measurement of Piling works was quiet difficult to understand compare to the others chapters. So, I m having some difficulties to catch up in this chapter. 

I wanted to acknowledge my lecturer, Sr.Chang Khong Thong, who is really helpful and care for our needs. Besides, I can seek help from him when I m facing any difficulties in my assignment, he will always have patience to teach us. 

In conclusion, this module really provide the skills and knowledge that I need for my future career. 

Lessons Learned… 

• Components of Tender Document (with quantities)

1. Form of Contract

2.Contract Bills 

3. Supplementary Requirements 

4.Ancillary Forms (Appendices) 

5.Articles of Agreement 

6.Conditions of Contract 

7.Preliminaries 

8. Preamble 

9. Specification 

10. Bills of Quantities 

11. General Summary of Tender 

12.Declaration of non-collusion 

13. Form of tender 

14. Instructions of tender 

15. Conditions of tendering 

In this module, I also learned how to measure the external works such as:Sewerage Reticulation, Surface water drain, Bored piling works, Roadworks and Pavement, Water Reticulation and Interim Valuation.

 

Our project is given to prepare a bills of quantity and Tender Document of our own selected drawing. This assignment which have 5 members in a group. For this assignment, I was allocated to do part number 5 which is the last part of the project. My part was to measure doors, windows, ceiling, external works like floor, wall, turfing and refuse chamber. For the tender document part, my job was to do the preliminaries of tendering. This was a good assignment as it widens my knowledge and gave me the experience on how the real work will be when I enter a consultant quantity surveyor firm. 

Element Cost Analysis (ECA) workshop also counted as part of this module. We were divided into a group with 8 members, the tasks given are to prepare a detail cost analysis of a service Apartment project culminating in the preparation of a ECA report. The service apartment consists of two block, A and B. For our group, we have to prepared a detail cost analysis of Block B.