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)
Estimating [QSB 2314]
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.
- To be able to price the unit rates in the measured works section of Bills of Quantities according to the systematic ways
- To apply cost control procedures in order to achieve better and economic ways of getting contacts To be able to make recommendation that is well-reasoned in term of pricing the materials and elements from measurement modules
Learning outcomes…
Estimating enable me to know and understand the build-up rate for various types of elements and material covered in measurement topics. In addition, this module gave me an opportunity to estimate the construction projects in terms of the material and elements.Other than that, this module enable me to understand the relationship and the effect of different build-up rate components to the rate of materials.
I wanted to acknowledge my lecturers, Sr.Eddie Lim Sek Cheon and Ms.Dianne Kok Hui Wei, who is really helpful and care for our needs. Besides, I can seek help from them when I m facing any difficulties ,they 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…
- Introduction to Principle of Estimating
- Project Cost Estimation
- Component of Build-up Rate
- Introduction to various method of estimating
- Sub-Contracting works
- Excavation works
- Concrete Works
- Brickwork
- Roofing work
- Glazing
- Plastering and tiling works
- Carpentry and Joinery
- Painting works
- Plumbing works
- External works
- Preliminaries
- Additional notes:
- 1.Sources and application of Building Cost Data
- 2. Cost Plan during Development process
- 3. Cost Planning
In Estimating, I have learned how to build-up rates and to understand how the price of material and element is achieved. Through this module, I m able to understand how the elemental cost analysis actually work. Two assignments are given by the lecturer for this module.
The first one was to give a seminar. We are divided into few groups, each group has their own topic, each person from the group is asked to explain to other student. However, the second assignment was to price a Bill of Quantities to compete with other groups in getting the tender. This assignment enable me to understand how the real business in construction site and widen my knowledge.
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