Quantification and costing Flashcards
What software do you excel in using for quantification?
CostX measurement software.
What training have you undergone to proficiently measure quantities?
Comprehensive training to proficiently measure quantities from CAD drawings and BIM models.
What expertise do you have regarding BIM?
Understanding the benefits and limitations of BIM, particularly in clash detection and expediting costing processes.
What document do you value for BIM execution planning?
The employer’s information requirement document.
What aspects of quantification do you adhere to during construction stages?
Adherence to the Code of Measuring Practice, covering aspects like Net Internal Area and Gross External Area.
What standards are you well-versed in regarding quantification and costing?
The RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM 1, NRM 2, and NRM 3).
How do you discern the specific applications of RICS New Rules of Measurement?
By understanding their specific applications in different types of work.
What quantification tasks have you been involved in across different project stages?
Contributing to the development of area schedules, cost plans, pre-tender estimates, pricing documents, and contract variations.
What was your role in the 1 Triton Square British Land Project regarding quantification?
Supervising the measurement of design drawings throughout the cost planning process, advancing from an area schedule and elemental quantities to a more detailed measure by design stage 3.
How did you handle discrepancies in your assessments during the Canary Wharf Project?
Any discrepancies underwent discussion and resolution before agreement, ensuring accuracy and fairness in pricing.
How did you integrate costs into the estimate for the 1 Triton Square project?
By leveraging past projects, benchmark data, and market testing, resulting in a comprehensive, market-tested cost plan.
What pivotal role did you play in the Canary Wharf Project regarding quantification?
Providing estimates for post-contract change requests and reviewing contractors’ cost breakdowns to ensure accurate measurement and fair pricing aligned with the contract.
How did you ensure the inclusion of all items in the pricing schedule for tender documents?
By playing a pivotal role in creating the pricing schedule and ensuring the inclusion of all items.
What was the outcome of your quantification efforts in these projects?
Comprehensive area schedules, cost plans, pricing documents, and contract variations that contributed to the successful execution of the projects.
What did you provide on the Citi Bank project regarding specific measurements?
Detailed explanations to the client and addressed discrepancies with the architect’s measurements.
What Measurement discrepancies did you identify on the Citi Bank project?
Instances where the architect’s measurements deviated from the RICS Code of Measurement.
What action did you take to reconcile differences in measurements on the Citi Bank project?
Reconciled differences as per the client’s request.
What was your task in the post-contract phase on the Citi Bank project?
Examining the Contractor’s variation cost breakdowns in comparison to the design information to guarantee a fair valuation.
What action did you take when the design exceeded the budget on the Triton Project?
Recommended value engineering and facilitated a workshop with the design team to provide guidance on cost reduction while preserving the design’s integrity.
How did you handle the drywall partition package on the Citi Bank project?
Generated a pre-tender estimate, compared tender returns to the estimate, and raised queries about observed disparities.
How did you handle variations in rates during the post-contract phase?
Consulted the contract sum analysis if deemed necessary and communicated any disparities to the contractor, offering marked-up drawings as supporting evidence.
What was the limitation of the previous Standard Method of Measurement (SMM7)?
It was purely designed for the production of bill of quantities for tender purposes.
What issue arose from using SMM7 for cost estimates and cost plans?
There was a lack of guidance and uniformity around preparing cost estimates and cost plans.
Why were the New Rules of Measurement (NRM) introduced?
- To provide a common and consistent basis for the production of order of cost estimates and cost plans.
- To give Employers more confidence around their inclusions.
How many key sections are there in the NRM1 ?
4 Parts and one appendices
What is Part 1 of the NRM1?
General introduction explaining the purpose of the document and how it should be used.
What is Part 2 of the NRM1?
Measurement rules for the production of order of cost estimates.
What is Part 3 of the NRM1?
Measurement rules for the production of elemental cost plans.
What is Part 4 of the NRM1?
Tabulated rules of measurement for elemental cost planning.
What is included in the appendices of the NRM1?
With references to the definitions for GIA, functional units, NIA, elemental breakdowns, templates and general information required for cost plan production.
What does the New Rules of Measurement (NRM) provide?
A common and consistent basis for the production of order of cost estimates and cost plans.
How does the NRM benefit Employers?
It provides added confidence to Employers.
What legal benefit does using the NRM offer to QS or firms?
In the event of negligence, the use of NRM would provide a means of defense as it represents best practice.
Are QSs required to follow the NRM?
QSs are not required to follow the NRM if they judge it as unsuitable for their specific project, but they must have a good reason for deviating from it.
What are the NRM 1?
The RICS New Rules of Measurement 1 is the Order of Cost Estimating and Elemental Cost
Planning.
What does the NRM 1 provide?
This provides a structured basis for measuring building works and for the production of Cost
Estimates and Cost Plans.
What does GEA stand for?
Gross External Area.
What is GEA?
This is the area of the building measured externally at each floor level.