Quantity surveyor's pocket book
By: Duncan Cartlidge
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780080943176
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Quantity surveying; Construction; Estimating
Description: The Quantity Surveyor's Pocket Book outlines all the practical skills, contractual and management techniques needed by a student studying quantity surveying in a handy-sized format for quick reference. Arming you with a complete toolbox to each project stage, this book brings together both the measurement and consultancy aspect of QS in a compact pocket book. Covering material key topics such as forecasting, measurement, estimation and contracts in the order it arises in a typical surveying project cycle ensures understanding of key processes and techniques, as well as when and how to use them.
Notes: Includes index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Quantity Surveyor's Pocket Book; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The quantity surveyor and the construction industry; Chapter 2 Forecasting costs and value; Chapter 3 Measurement and quantification; Chapter 4 Procurement; Chapter 5 Pricing and tendering; Chapter 6 Contract procedure, administration and organisation; Chapter 7 Final account; Useful links and contacts; Further reading; Useful measurement rules and conventions; Index;