Quantity Measurement

ECV 3705

Lecture 1
 Tender Document
A tender document is a document that
contains all information required by the
contractors to estimate the cost of the
offered project.
 Tender Document
The tender document consists of:
• Contract form
• Tender acceptance form
• Working standard specification
• Bills of quantities
• Working drawing
• Schedule of rate
• Letter of acceptance
Tender Document
Tender Document
Tender Document
Bills of Quantities
Tender Document
Tender Document
Example of schedule of rate
Example of schedule of rate
Tender Document
 Estimating
Estimating is prepared in two stages.
•The first stage is prepared when the
project is in the proposal stage.
Estimating in this stage is known as
pre-contract estimating. Pre contract
estimating is a gross estimation. If the
pre-contract estimating is less than the
allocation, the project can be continued
to the detail planning stage.
 Estimating

• The second stage of estimating is a

post-contract estimating done after the
contract is awarded to the selected
contractor. All payments are paid after
the project is completed.
 Methods and Measuring Units
• Measuring is a process of evaluating
items from prepared working drawing
and noting it down in the bills of
quantities form. This evaluation is to
obtain the items quantity in specified
unit.
 Methods and Measuring Units
The methods of measuring are as
follows:
1) Linear
2) Area
3) Volume
4) Weight
5) Number
Methods and Measuring Units
Methods and Measuring Units
 Methods and Measuring Units

The Institution of Surveyors Malaysia

(ISM) has prepared a uniform
estimating manual based on the
Standard Method of Measurement.
Methods and Measuring Units