Showing papers by "Nottingham Trent University published in 1984"
01 Jan 1984
TL;DR: In this article, the adjustment of preliminaries and prime cost and provisional sums, the valuation of daywork, variations and extras, the preparation of financial statements for the employer and final account procedure are discussed.
Abstract: This chapter is concerned with the adjustment of preliminaries and prime cost and provisional sums, the valuation of daywork, variations and extras, the preparation of financial statements for the employer and final account procedure.
01 Jan 1984
TL;DR: At the start of a new project, all architect’s drawings should be stamped with the office stamp and date of receipt, listed and carefully examined by all staff concerned with the measurement and cost planning work.
Abstract: It is essential that an office is well organised so that work is dealt with in a satisfactory and logical manner. At the start of a new project, all architect’s drawings should be stamped with the office stamp and date of receipt, listed and carefully examined by all staff concerned with the measurement and cost planning work. Figured dimensions on the drawings should be checked and any omitted dimensions calculated and inserted on the drawings. It will assist the subsequent measurement if walls and partitions are coloured in different colours according to type and thickness for ease of identification. It is also good policy to insert on the general location drawings, normally drawn to a scale of 1:100, a list of component details. Any queries on the drawings or supporting documentation should be entered on query sheets for subsequent clarification by the architect. Where reference is made to materials, components or proprietary systems with which the quantity surveyor is unfamiliar, he should obtain full particulars from the manufacturer.
01 Jan 1984
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the structure, size and scope of the construction industry and its significance in the national economy, including the effect of government action on the work of the industry, clients' needs, statutory provisions, changing techniques, productivity, constructability, quality assurance, safety aspects, relevant official bodies and sources and use of technical information.
Abstract: It will be helpful to the reader to start by examining the structure, size and scope of the construction industry and its significance in the national economy. Other matters deserving attention include the effect of government action on the work of the industry, clients’ needs, statutory provisions, changing techniques, productivity, constructability, quality assurance, safety aspects, relevant official bodies and sources and use of technical information.
01 Jan 1984
TL;DR: This chapter is concerned with the control of the cost of projects by the design team throughout both the design and constructional processes and the methods by which the contractor monitors and regulates the costof construction on site.
Abstract: This chapter is concerned with the control of the cost of projects by the design team throughout both the design and constructional processes and the methods by which the contractor monitors and regulates the cost of construction on site. The quantity surveyor has an important role in all these processes.
01 Jan 1984
TL;DR: In the 1990s, contract prices were pared to the bone with the result that even relatively minor changes to projects frequently gave rise to the submission of claims, which often caused substantial increases in the eventual costs, as evidenced in the Channel Tunnel and Canary Wharf as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The construction industry covers a complex field of activity involving many operative skills and conditions which vary considerably from one project to another. Site and climatic conditions, market conditions, project characteristics and available resources are some of the variables, each of which can have a significant effect on the operation of the contract. In the 1990–95 recession contract prices were pared to the bone with the result that even relatively minor changes to projects frequently gave rise to the submission of claims, which often caused substantial increases in the eventual costs, as evidenced in the Channel Tunnel and Canary Wharf.
01 Jan 1984
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the various members of the building team and their interrelationships, the part played by the relevant professional bodies, the design process and the quantity surveyor's role within it.
Abstract: This chapter extends the general background to the quantity surveyor’s work by describing the various members of the building team and their interrelationships, the part played by the relevant professional bodies, the design process and the quantity surveyor’s role within it.