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A REPORT ON STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME(SIWES)

TRAINING PROGRAMME (MAY 2016 – OCTOBER 2016)
Technical Report · November 2016

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A REPORT ON STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME(SIWES)
TRAINING PROGRAMME
(MAY 2016 – OCTOBER 2016)
AT
BY
OLANREWAJU OLUDOLAPO IBRAHIM
2012/1/42185VQ
DEPARTMENT OF QUANTITY SURVEYING
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA
BEING A REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF QUANTITY

SURVEYING
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR B. TECH QUANTITY

SURVEYING
NOVEMBER, 2016
ABSTRACT
The size of the Nigerian construction industry is relatively small as compared to other
sectors of the economy. In 2008, the industry made up to 0.2% of the value of the global
construction industry which was about $3.15bn. It has also out grown some other sectors with an
impressive percentage of 12.1% despite the fact that its growth is directly and indirectly linked to
the government expenditure on infrastructure in 2005 (Dantata and Sowe, 2008).
The quantity surveyors as a chartered professional are not left out in this trends of emerging
development. The profession has evolved from been a craft to a well-respected profession today.
The contribution and services offered by quantity surveyors in the construction processes are
increasing rapidly in scope and size. The expectations chain of quantity surveyors has also
increased in length as a result of introduction of modern technologies, complicated client, and
emergence of new rules and regulations. Therefore, in order to remain active and maintain a
competitive edge among other professionals, quantity surveyors need to diversify their
contributions and services towards the success of any construction activities in the industry.
My scope of knowledge has become wider as I came across most of the activities that were
being taught in the classroom environment and in the construction textbooks at Quintec Limited.
I participated in many of the activities during my S.I.W.E.S training which cut across office
activities and site activities. Office activities includes; preparation of material schedule,
preparation of interim valuation, preparation of programme of work using Microsoft Project,
preparation of rain chart, among others while site activities I observed includes; sand-filling, pile
foundation construction (pile cap, ground beam and slab), pit excavation for services, Installation
of mechanical and electrical pipes (MEP), site inspection as well as drawing interpretation. Hence,
this report is the summary of the experience and skills acquired.
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DEDICATION
This training report is specially dedicated to Almighty God.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First and foremost, I would like to thank the Almighty God, who gave me the commitment
and patience to pass various obstacles. Also, the management of Quintec Limited starting from the
chairman to all other staff, for giving me the opportunity to be trained under an organization of
high status. I must also acknowledge the sincere support of Mr. Jimoh Muideen (Project Manager)
on the proposed centre of excellence project, Univfersity of Lagos and also the Quantity Surveyor
on the same project Mr. Babalola Olajide.
I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to my industrial-base co-supervisor Engr.
Abdurraheem Mutiu for his series of training on different activities on administrative and
professional ethics.
In conclusion, I also use this medium to thank those who contributed in one way or the
other that their name could not be mentioned. May God reward you all abundantly.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................................................1
DEDICATION............................................................................................................................2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.........................................................................................................3
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION......................................................................................7
1.1 Siwes......................................................................................................................................7
1.2 Report ...................................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER TWO: ABOUT ...................................................................................................8 – 10
2.1 About Firm............................................................................................................................8
2.2 About Project ....................................................................................................................9 – 10
CHAPTER THREE: INDUSTRIAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE ..................................11 – 25
3.1 Overview...............................................................................................................................11
3.2 Office Experience ..........................................................................................................11 - 22
3.2.1 Detailed Drawing Study................................................................................................11 – 15
3.2.2 Software Apprasial........................................................................................................15 – 18
3.2.3 Interim Valuation...............................................................................................................19
3.2.4 Taking Off..........................................................................................................................20
3.2.5 Technical Meeting..............................................................................................................20
3.2.6 Arithmetic Check On Tenders Received............................................................................21
3.2.7 Material Scheduling...........................................................................................................22
3.2.8 Labour Productivity Study.............................................................................................22 – 23
3.2.9 Rain Chart..........................................................................................................................24
3.3 Site Experience ...............................................................................................................25 – 27
CHAPTER FOUR: GENERAL ..........................................................................................28 – 29
4.1 Site Inspection......................................................................................................................28
4.2 Challenges On and Off Site .................................................................................................28
4.3 Relevance of Training to Quantity Surveying ............................................................ 28 – 29
4.4 Conclusion ...........................................................................................................................29
4.5 Recommendation..................................................................................................................29
APPENDICIES……………………………………………………………………………30 – 35
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Details of Reinforcement Bars………………………………………………………13
Table 2: Details of Concrete Grades………………………………………………………….22
Table 3: Site Experience………………………………………………………..........…….25 – 27
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Company Logo…………………………………………………………………8
Figure 2: Eight (8) storey Faculty building ……………………………………………...10
Figure 3: Seven (7) storey Hostel building………………………………………………10
Figure 4: Sample of The Architectural Drawing for Faculty ………………………….…12
Figure 5: Mechanical Drawing………………………………………………………...…14
Figure 6: Electrical Drawing…………………………………………………………..…15
Figure 7: ICT and Security Drawing ………………………………………………….....15
Figure 8: Interface of MS Excel…………………………………………………………..16
Figure 9: Interface of MS Project…………………………………………………………17
Figure 10: Interface of AutoCAD………………………………………………………...18
Figure 11: Interface of MS Visio…………………………………………………………18
Figure 12: Interim valuation summary……………………………………………………19
Figure 13: Using AutoCAD to measure………………………………………………......20
Figure 14: Technical meeting on the progress of the project …………………………….21
Figure 15: Labour productivity study result for Faculty building………………………...23
Figure 16: Labour productivity study result for Hostel building …………………………23
Figure 17: Rain chart template using MS Excel…………………………………………..24
Figure 18: Ready mix concrete delivery record using MS Excel…………………………30
Figure 19: Casting of Pile cap…………………………………………………………….31
Figure 20: Cube Test Samples…………………………………………………………....31
Figure 21: Curing of pile cap……………………………………………………………..32
Figure 22: Framing of pile cap reinforcements…………………………………………..32
Figure 23: Curing of ground slab…………………………………………………………33
Figure 24: Site measurement of installed service pipes………………………………..…33
Figure 25: Felting to lift well……………………………………………………………..34
Figure 26: Concrete truck and concrete pump……………………………………………34
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 SIWES
The students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) is the accepted training
programme which forms part of the academic standard and its target is to develop the occupational
competencies of the participants. It is a programme designed for all students of tertiary institutions
in Nigeria pursuing courses in “Environmental sciences, applied sciences and applied arts” (ITF,
2004a).
1.2 Report
The account of the activities that were carried out in QUINTEC LIMITED COE (Centre
of Excellence, Unilag, Akoka, Lagos) during the period of my employment in relation with their
theoretical background are contained in this report. The objective of this report is to show that
students participated and acquired a lot of experience during the six months’ industrial attachment
at their respective company of employment. Also the objectives of this report are:
(a) To provide background information of the company
(b) To give detailed account of the activities carried out in the construction site.
(c) To account for the experience gained and challenges encountered on site.
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CHAPTER TWO
2.0 ABOUT
2.1 About The Firm
Quintec limited is an indigenous contractor providing engineering procurement and
construction services to their clients. The firm was incorporated on the 2nd of November 1992 and
has involved in the construction of many projects ranging from maintenance and construction of
multi-storey buildings.
The firm has benefited immensely from the wealth of experience of notable professionals,
Likes of Engineer Jani Ibraheem (the chairman of the firm), the project director, Engineer (Mrs).
A. Akinajo gathered over the years of practising the profession both locally and internationally.
The firm also has Mr Jimoh Muideen as the project manager other professionals.
The mission of the firm like other construction companies is to maintain a high standard of
professionalism and quality in all projects executed.
Figure 1: Company Logo
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2.2 About Project
THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (COE) PROJECT AT UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS,

AKOKA
THE SITE ORGANOGRAM
Project Dircetor
Project Manager
Civil/Project Administrative
Electrical Engineer Project Engineer Mechanical Engineer
Engineer Officer
Surveyor Builder Support Staffs
HSE Officer Assistant Builder
IT Students
It covers the development of the entire site i.e. the proposed access road connecting the faculty
building which has 8 floors and the hostel building which has 7 floors, auditorium, roof
garden/recreational area and a lower ground floor (basement) as car park. It is envisaged that the
development will be spread over 153 weeks with the contract sum of N14,844,77,453.50.
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Figure 2: Eight (8) storey Faculty building Figure 3: Seven (7) storey Hostel building
At the time of preparing this report, the overall construction program duration of approximately
280 weeks for the entire work has been considered and approved for completion due to variation
of work.
The principal construction works is as follows:
 Construction of the proposed access road
 Construction of Faculty building which has 8 floors, auditorium, roof garden/recreational

area and a lower ground floor (basement) for car parking.
 Construction of the hostel building which has 7 floors with 46 double room apartments and
104 single rooms totaling 150 rooms in all.
 Construction of a two-floor site office for Consultants that will be converted for use of the
University at the end of the project.
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CHAPTER THREE
3.0 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE
3.1 Overview
In all, I have been trained as to be equipped in the construction industry as I was exposed to various
facets of building profession which deals with general site concept and contractor/consultant
interface.
Construction involves a lot of professions like Quantity Surveying, Architecture, Structural
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Surveying, etc. all of which a
Quantity Surveyor must be exposed to. I was exposed to all of this profession interfaces as far as
building construction is concerned. The details of what I went through is subsequently explained
as follows:
3.2 Office Experience

3.2.1 Detailed Drawing Study
I was taken through the detailed study and interpretation of the first three drawings (as listed below)
and was introduced partially to the fourth and fifth as this act result into an excellent construction
work and ends with “as prescribed” project delivery.
(1) Architectural drawing
(2) Structural drawing
(3) Mechanical drawing
(4) Electrical drawing
(5) Others (Security and ICT)
Architectural Drawing
The architectural drawing has been breakdown into elements as compared with the available site
condition provided and it is called construction drawings. I was able study the architectural
drawing efficiently.
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Figure 4: Sample of The Architectural Drawing for Faculty
Structural Drawing
The structural drawing consists of various structural element of a building such as piles, pile cap,
lift wall, beam, slab, column, etc. It shows the reinforcement details. It is usually prepared by a
Civil Engineer. They use software such as Orion, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, among others to prepare
this document.
As an intern, I was made to study different structural elements details like slab, beam,
columns, and pile cap (the gridlines, identification of the bars arrangement on the section and
interpretation of bar codes on the sections, calculations involving lap length, length of bend, etc.).
I was also taught how to measure these structural elements. These elements consist of concrete,
formwork and reinforcement. They are measured in the following ways;
i. The concrete is measured in cubic metres
ii. Formwork is measured in linear metres or square metres in accordance with the BESMM
4 (Building and Engineering Standard Method of Measurement Forth Edition) which states
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that when the height is less than 1m it should be measure in linear metres and when greater
than or equal to 1m it should be measure in square metres.
iii. Reinforcements is measured in linear metres and then converted to Kilograms or Tons
using certain multiplying factor which is not the same thing for all bar sizes. Below is a
table showing the multiplying factor of various bar;
BAR SIZE (mm) WEIGHT PERIMETER (mm) NUMBER OF BARS (No)

(Kg/m)
6 0.222 18.05 376
8 0.395 25.10 211
10 0.616 31.40 136
12 0.888 37.70 94
14 1.209 43.98 69
16 1.579 50.27 53
18 1.998 56.55 42
20 2.467 62.83 34
22 2.985 69.12 28
25 3.854 78.54 22
28 4.835 87.96 18
32 6.315 100.53 14
40 9.867 125.66 9
Table 1: Details of Reinforcement Bars
The standard length of a typical reinforcement is 12 metres and they often come in different sizes
like 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 16mm, 18mm, 20mm, 22mm, 25mm, 28mm, 32mm and
40mm. The number of reinforcements in a tons of reinforcement is calculated using the following
steps;
Step 1: Determine the weight per metre of the reinforcement in consideration
Step 2: Multiply the weight by 12 metres to get the weight per 12 metres
Step 3: Since 1 ton = 1000kg, then divide 1000kg by the resultant value gotten in Step 2.
Important formulas to note when dealing with reinforcement;
× × . ×
1) Conversion from metres to kg in circular sections =
× × . ×
2) Conversion from metres to kg in square sections =
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( )
3) Number of reinforcement =
× ( )
Mechanical Drawing
The Mechanical drawing consists of various mechanical elements of the building such as lift, water
storage facilities, waste disposal systems, etc. It shows details such as position and components of
water closet, lift, wash hand basin, floor drain, waste water pipe, fresh water pipe, soak-away, cess
pool, bore hole, fountain, among others.
As an intern, I was made to study different mechanical elements details like water closet, wash
hand basin, pipes, floor drain, etc.
Figure 5: Mechanical Drawing
Electrical Drawing
The Electrical drawing consists of various electrical elements of the building such as lighting point
and types, sockets, switches, wires/cables, distribution box, meter, earthing rod, conduit, etc. It
shows details such as position and components of fans, sockets, switches, earthing rods, wires,
among others.
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Figure 6: Electrical Drawing
Others (ICT and Security)

The ICT and Security drawings consist of details of element such as CCTV camera, Alarm system,
Internet equipments, data cables, etc.
Figure 7: ICT and Security Drawing
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3.2.2 Software Appraisal
I was privileged to be exposed to some softwares used in the industry which includes;
a) Microsoft Excel,
b) Microsoft project,
c) Auto-Cad, and
d) Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft excel exercise is a software/spread-sheet program that is used to produce tables, charts,
calculation exercises, graphical representation of data, mathematical computation, etc. It is one of
the major key tool of Quantity surveyor as it is used to prepare documents such as bill of quantities,
interim valuation, financial statement, bar bending schedule, material schedule, etc. I was given
assignments on bar bending schedule, bill of quantities, interim valuation, financial statement,
approximate cost computation, among others.
Figure 8: Interface of MS Excel
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Microsoft Project
Microsoft project is project planning and scheduling tool. It is an important project management
tool which is one of the major function of a quantity surveyor. It is used to prepare programme of
work, manage resources, etc. I was given an assignment to prepare programme of work for a
various residential project.
Figure 9: Interface of MS Project

AutoCAD
AutoCAD is a CAD (Computer Aided Design or Computer Aided Drafting) computer software
used by designers in producing working drawings. This software can be categorized into two types
that are 2D draughting system and 3D draughting system. As for QS, CAD software brings
benefits to QS in the preparation of BQ. Nowadays, with the existence of CAD software had
replaced the traditional method of BQ production. This software may serve to measure the
quantities directly from digital drawings. My first assignment on AutoCAD was to design a room.
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Figure 10: Interface of AutoCAD
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Visio is a software used to draw site organogram, layout of buildings, layout of electrical
works, network diagram, flow chart. As a Quantity surveyor, I used it to design the site organogram
for the project.
Figure 11: Interface of MS Visio
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3.2.3 Interim Valuation
Interim valuation is a document usually prepared by a QS on regular basis which can be usually
monthly. It is pre-cursor to the issue of an interim certificate, which in turn allows an interim
payment to be made. It is a detailed breakdown, generally prepared by a contractor, that constitutes
an application for part payment of work undertaken since the last valuation.
It consists of builder’s works, advance payment, retention, material on and off site, preliminaries,
etc. as the case maybe. There are two ways measuring workdone which are namely; physical
measurement method and percentage method. In the physical measurement method, the QS goes
to site to carryout actual measurement of the workdone while in the case of percentage method,
the QS measure the workdone on percentage basis. As an intern, I was given an assignment to
prepare an interim valuation for a project.
CERTIFICATE OF PAYMENT
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
PROJECT: HOSTEL BUI LDI NG

CONTRACT SUM 2,002,240,757.86
SUB CONTRACTOR DOLLAHI LLS LTD
VALUATION DATE 25TH JULY 2016
DATE OF ISSUED 28TH JULY 2016
VALUATION NR. 1
VALUATION NO. 1 SUMMARY
BI LL No.1 PRELI MI NARI ES ₦ 47,614,941.53
Bill NO.2 BUI LDERS WORK ₦ 75,471,350.00
MATERI ALS ON SI TE ₦ 10,791,400.00
GROSS VALUE OF WORKDONE & ₦ 133,877,691.53

MATERI ALS TO DATE
LESS RETENTI ON 5% ₦ 6,693,884.58
GROSS VALUATION ₦ 127,183,806.96
ADD ADVANCE PAYMENT 200,000,000.00

327,183,806.96
LESS PREVI OUS PAYMENT ₦ 200,000,000.00

₦ 127,183,806.96
200,000,000.00
LESS : RECOVERY OF ADVANCE PAYMENT (20%) 25,436,761.39
101,747,045.56
ADD: VAT 5% ₦ 6,359,190.35
AMOUNT RECOMMENDED FOR PAYMENT ₦ 108,106,235.91
In Word: One Hundred and Eight Million One Hundred and Six Thousand Two
Hundred and Thirty Five Naira Ninety One Kobo Only in Favour of Salta
Infrastructure and Construction Co. Limited
Prepared By Approved By
Babalola Y. Olajide Jimoh Muideen
Figure 12: Interim valuation summary
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3.2.4 Taking Off
Take-off can be defined as the process of extracting dimensions from drawings. I learnt how to
measure quantities using MS Excel and AutoCAD. I was also exposed to the measurement of piles,
pile cap, complex ground slab, lift base, etc.
Figure 13: Using AutoCAD to measure
3.2.5 Technical Site Meeting

Technical meeting holds on weekly basis. The contractor and consultant come together to discuss
problems encountered on site and possible solutions. I was privilege to attend these meetings and
I gained some experience concerning contractor to consultant relationship, professional ethics,
among others.
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Figure 14: Technical meeting on the progress of the project
3.2.6 Arithmetical Check on Tenders Received

Tenders received often times contain some errors, these errors are due to omission, posting,
commission and so on. Multiplication errors in a bill page are termed extension error, while for
addition of amount of various item is termed Summation error. If errors are discovered after the
contract has been entered into may lead to dispute and so as a trainee at QUINTEC, I was
competent enough to discover the mistakes committed each time.
I got to understand how these mistakes are discovered. Firstly, the rates of tenderers are acutely
checked so as to ensure consistency. secondly, computational check is carried out by multiplying
the rates by the quantities so as to confirm the amounts which are thereafter added up confirming
the totals carried to collection and then, summary.
Also, anything item wrongly calculated either intentionally or unintentionally, will be recorded
and the parties involved will be notified.
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3.2.7 Material Scheduling
Material scheduling is the systematic breakdown of quantities to material terms. It involves the
use of material constant to generate. It is a detailed list of construction materials required for a
specific job. I used a material constant table to generate list of materials for several projects.
Below is a table showing the different grade of concrete which is important during concrete
material estimation and based on trial mix;
GRADE (N/MM2) RATIO

10 1:4:8
15 1:3:6
20 1:2:4
25 1
1: 1 : 3
2
30 1:1:2
Table 2: Details of Concrete Grades
3.2.8 Labour Productivity Study

As an intern, I noticed the productivity of labourers’ in the Hostel building is higher than that of
the Faculty building. I carried out a productivity study research to study the factors responsible by
sampling the labourers’
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FACTORS AFFECTING LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN FACULTY BUILDING
Percentage of Percentage of
S/N Factors Yes No Total Total
Satisfaction Dissatisfaction Sample Size 30
1 Unfair wages 25 5 30 17% 83% 100% Survey Mode Observation and Interview
2 Poor Communication 26 4 30 13% 87% 100%
3 Lack of Motivation 20 10 30 33% 67% 100%
4 Inclement Weather 7 23 30 77% 23% 100%
Percentage of Satisfaction Percentage of Dissatisfaction

Unfair wages Poor Communication Unfair wages Poor Communication
Lack of Motivation Inclement Weather Lack of Motivation Inclement Weather
Inclement
Unfair wages,
Weather, 23%
17% Unfair wages,
83%
Poor
Communication
Inclement , 13%
Weather, 77% Lack of
Motivation, 67%
Lack of
Motivation,
33% Poor
Communication,
87%
Note: This analysis was based on the data collected on 8/06/2016 during casting of ground beam
Figure 15: Labour productivity study result for Faculty building
FACTORS AFFECTING LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN HOSTEL BUILDING
Perce ntage of Perce ntage of

S/N Factors Ye s No Total Total Sample Size 17
Satisfaction Dissatisfaction
1 Unfair wages 0 17 17 100% 0% 100% Survey Mode Observation and Interview
2 Poor Communication 1 16 17 94% 6% 100%
3 Lack of Motivation 0 17 17 100% 0% 100%
4 Inclement Weather 3 14 17 82% 18% 100%
Percentage of Satisfaction Percentage of Dissatisfaction

Unfair wages Poor Communication Unfair wages Poor Communication
Lack of Motivation Inclement Weather Lack of Motivation Inclement Weather
Unfair wages, Poor

Unfair wages, Communication,
100% 0%
Inclement 6%
Weather, 82%
Lack of
Motivation, 0%
Lack of Poor Inclement

Motivation, Communication Weather, 18%
100% , 94%
Note: This analysis was based on the data collected on 8/06/2016 during casting of ground floor slab
Figure 16: Labour productivity study result for Hostel building
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3.2.9 Rain Chart
Rain chart is a chart that is used to record the duration of rain fall on regular basis which is usually
monthly. I learnt how to prepare rain chart template and how to track it using MS Excel. As a
Quantity surveyor, rain chart is very important in terms of time extension claims. If there’s a
detailed rain chart, the contractor can use it as a basis for time extension.
JUNE 2016 RAIN CHART
TIME DURATION/HR REMARKS
Hours 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM
Minutes 15 30 45 60 15 30 45 60 15 30 45 60 15 30 45 60 15 30 45 60 15 30 45 60 15 30 45 60 15 30 45 60 15 30 45 60 15 30 45 60
DAY DATE
WEDNESDAY 1/6/2016
THURSDAY 2/6/2016
FRIDAY 3/6/2016
SATURDAY 4/6/2016
MONDAY 6/6/2016
Delay in casting floor slab, sand filling,form work of Hostel buildg
TUESDAY 7/6/2016 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 3 hr 15 mins and fixing reinforcement,form work, sand filling in faculty
building
WEDNESDAY 8/6/2016
THURSDAY 9/6/2016 4 hr 14 mins Delay in form work, fixing of reinforcement in Hostel and faculty
FRIDAY 10/6/2016
SATURDAY 11/6/2016
MONDAY 13/6/2016
Delay in casting of beams in Auditorium and Reinforcement
TUESDAY 14/6/2016 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 9 hr 25 mins
placement for Hostel ground floor slab
WEDNESDAY 15/6/2016
THURSDAY 16/6/2016
FRIDAY 17/6/2016 # 12 mins
SATURDAY 18/6/2016
MONDAY 20/6/2016 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 4 hr 30 mins Delay in casting of blinding to ground slab
TUESDAY 21/6/2016 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
WEDNESDAY 22/6/2016
THURSDAY 23/6/2016
FRIDAY 24/6/2016 # # # # # # # # # # # # #
SATURDAY 25/6/2016
MONDAY 27/6/2016
TUESDAY 28/6/2016
WEDNESDAY 29/6/2016
THURSDAY 30/6/2016
Figure 17: Rain chart template using MS Excel
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3.3 SITE EXPERIENCE
The site experiences acquired are as follows:
- Surveying exercise;
- Assessment of the delivery of ready mix concrete to site;
- Felting to lift well;
- Slump test exercise
- Pile foundation construction
SITE SNAPSHOT DESCRIPTION

EXPERIENCE
Surveying exercise I learnt how to use total station to
get column point and transfer
point. Total stations contain
algorithms that calculate and
display the horizontal distance
and vertical height. They are
used for trigonometric levelling,
locating positions, etc.
Assessment of the I learnt how to record the

delivery of ready deliveries of ready mix concrete
mix concrete whenever they come to site to
delivery concrete for works.
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Felting to life well I learnt the various processes of
laying asphalt felting to a lift
well. First of all, the water in lift
well was drained then the
asphalting felting was placed on
the walls and floors of the well
and heated to bind them together.
Slump test exercise I learnt how to perform slump

test exercise. Firstly, sample is
collected from the truck then
poured into the slump formwork.
The concrete is then compacted
25 times in each of the three
layers making a total of 75 times.
The slump formwork is removed
gently and placed beside the
concrete and a straight iron rod is
placed on the slump formwork
which is used as a reference
point for measurement. The
measurement is obtained using a
ruler placed at the highest point
of the concrete to the straight
iron rod.
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Pile foundation I learnt the construction process
construction of constructing a pile foundation
and identification of various
component of a pile foundation
such as pile, pile cap, ground
beam, and ground slab. The
building loads are transferred to
the ground slab then to the beams
then to the pile cap and finally to
the piles which transfer it finally
to the hard strata which carries
the load.
Curing of concrete I learnt how to cure concrete,
after casting, the concrete will be
covered with hessian sacks to
reduce the rate of evaporation
and retain water. Water is then
poured on the concrete for 3 days
consecutively.
Table 3: Site Experience
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4.0 GENERAL
I was exposed to various experience such as construction and measurement pile foundation,
preparation of interim foundation and financial statement, preparation of programme of work using
MS Project, preparation of bill of quantities and take-off using MS Excel, preparation of
organogram using MS Visio, preparation of simple drawings and measurement using AutoCAD,
etc.
4.1 Site Inspection
This is the act of the professionals on the project to check whether the conceived ideas put on paper
are translated into real structure. A Quantity surveyor must ensure that the project is well
constructed according to the drawings, bill of quantities, and the specification with respect the
program of work to avoid cost overrun and maintain project budget.
4.2 Challenges On Site and Off-Site
Just like every other endeavour of man, the SIWES experiences came along with its challenges
too and below are a few of them:
1. The first major challenge faced by me during the internship was that of familiarisation, i.e.
getting to know the work environment and colleagues, knowing their approach to work and
ethics;
2. Another significant challenge that was faced by me was adhering to the resumption time
which was 8am. Considering the unavoidable traffic faced along my route;
3. Being able to cope with the harsh weather condition while going to site; and
4. Ability to multitask.
4.3 Relevance of The Training to Quantity Surveying
Quantity surveying profession exists to ensure the judicious allocation of the construction
resources of materials, manpower, machinery, money, methods and management with the
overriding aim of ensuring value for money spent on construction projects. Alternatively, Quantity
surveying is a professional in the construction industry that deals with cost related issues. Relevant
courses to achieve this are usually taught in the higher institution through class room lectures and
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practical courses. But, due to time constraint and absence of real life situations these trainings
don’t give the complete experience needed to make a complete building. However, internship is
very important so as to equip the student with the basic practical knowledge and ethics to keep
moving in life.
Through the internship, I was able to apply some of the theoretical knowledge gathered over the
four academic years.
4.4 Conclusion
In conclusion, I have been able to see the practical side of my course of study. Through the training
I was able to attain a greater understanding of how to; prepare material schedule, prepare program
of work for construction project, prepare interim valuation, prepare bill of quantities, use various
software packages in relation to QS function, etc. I also learnt some professional ethics and how
to manage relationship between clients, consultants and contractors.
4.5 Recommendation
I recommend that the internship programme should be encouraged and continued in all tertiary
institutions in Nigeria. And also that it should not just be made compulsory in the penultimate year
to the completion of speculated academic years (as it is in our school, i.e. year four).
It would also be expedient if companies especially the established private ones’ form partnership
at intervals with tertiary institutions in our nation through which they can take on students for
internships in their fields.
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Concrete pump Labouronly Back-hoe andLabour
Truck
Time of Time of Duration Duration FlowRate FlowRate TruckCapacity Slump
S/N Date Location Element Start Finish Start Finish Start Finish Capacity
Arrival departure (Minutes) (Seconds) (m3/min.) (m3/sec.) Progressive (m3) (mm)
(m3)
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1Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Auditorium Beam 10:17:00AM 11:56:00AM - - 10:45:00AM 11:48:00AM 63.00 3780.00 0.14 0.002 9 9 140
2Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Auditorium Beam 1:42:00PM 3:55:00PM - - 11:57:00AM 1:35:00AM 98.00 5880.00 0.09 0.002 9 18 100
3Thursday, June9, 2016 Auditorium Beam 2:04:00PM 3:57:00PM - - 2:41:00PM 3:48:00AM 67.00 4020.00 0.13 0.002 9 27 120
5Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Hostel Slab 11:05:00AM 11:29:00AM 11:16:00AM 11:25:00AM - - 9.00 540.00 1.00 0.017 9 9 150
6Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Hostel Slab 11:11:00AM 11:45:00AM 11:30:00AM 11:37:00AM - - 7.00 420.00 1.29 0.021 9 18 170
7Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Hostel Slab 11:18:00AM 12:00:00PM 11:43:00AM 11:51:00AM - - 8.00 480.00 1.13 0.019 9 27 140
8Wednesday, June 8, 2016 Hostel Slab 12:04:00PM 12:45:00PM 12:24:00PM 12:35:00PM - - 11.00 660.00 0.82 0.014 9 36 170
AUDITORIUM HOSTEL
AverageSpeed (m3/minutes) 0.12 AverageSpeed (m3/minutes) 0.87
AverageVolumeof Concrete(m3) 9.00 AverageVolumeof Concrete(m3) 8.58
AverageTime(minutes) 76.00 AverageTime(minutes) 10.33
Total Volumeof Concrete(m3) 27.00 Total Volumeof Concrete (m3) 103.00
Labourers(No) 30.00 Labourers(No) 17.00

APPENDIX A (TEMPLATE)
Figure 18: Ready mix concrete delivery record using MS Excel

VolumeandTimeRelationship(Auditorium) VolumeandTimeRelationship(Hostel)
120.00 18.00
16.00
100.00
14.00
80.00 12.00
10.00
60.00
8.00
40.00 6.00
4.00
20.00
2.00
0.00 0.00
9 18 27 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 103
VolumeandTimeRelationship VolumeandTimeRelationship
APPENDIX B (SITE ACTIVITIES)
Figure 19: Casting of Pile Cap
Figure 20: Cube Test Samples
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Figure 21: Curing of pile cap
Figure 22: Framing of pile cap reinforcements
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Figure 23: Curing of ground slab
Figure 24: Site measurement of installed service pipes
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Figure 25: Felting to lift well
Figure 26: Concrete truck and concrete pump
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A REPORT ON STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME(SIWES)

Technical Report · November 2016

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(MAY 2016 – OCTOBER 2016)

OLANREWAJU OLUDOLAPO IBRAHIM

DEPARTMENT OF QUANTITY SURVEYING

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA

BEING A REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF QUANTITY

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR B. TECH QUANTITY

Figure 1: Company Logo

THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (COE) PROJECT AT UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS,

THE SITE ORGANOGRAM

Surveyor Builder Support Staffs

HSE Officer Assistant Builder

The principal construction works is as follows:

 Construction of the proposed access road

 Construction of Faculty building which has 8 floors, auditorium, roof garden/recreational

3.2 Office Experience

BAR SIZE (mm) WEIGHT PERIMETER (mm) NUMBER OF BARS (No)

Step 1: Determine the weight per metre of the reinforcement in consideration

Important formulas to note when dealing with reinforcement;

Figure 5: Mechanical Drawing

Others (ICT and Security)

Figure 7: ICT and Security Drawing

Figure 8: Interface of MS Excel

Figure 9: Interface of MS Project

Figure 11: Interface of MS Visio

PROJECT: HOSTEL BUI LDI NG

VALUATION NO. 1 SUMMARY

BI LL No.1 PRELI MI NARI ES ₦ 47,614,941.53

Bill NO.2 BUI LDERS WORK ₦ 75,471,350.00

MATERI ALS ON SI TE ₦ 10,791,400.00

GROSS VALUE OF WORKDONE & ₦ 133,877,691.53

LESS RETENTI ON 5% ₦ 6,693,884.58

GROSS VALUATION ₦ 127,183,806.96

ADD ADVANCE PAYMENT 200,000,000.00

LESS PREVI OUS PAYMENT ₦ 200,000,000.00

AMOUNT RECOMMENDED FOR PAYMENT ₦ 108,106,235.91

Figure 12: Interim valuation summary

Figure 13: Using AutoCAD to measure

3.2.5 Technical Site Meeting

3.2.6 Arithmetical Check on Tenders Received

GRADE (N/MM2) RATIO

3.2.8 Labour Productivity Study

Percentage of Satisfaction Percentage of Dissatisfaction

Figure 15: Labour productivity study result for Faculty building

FACTORS AFFECTING LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN HOSTEL BUILDING

Perce ntage of Perce ntage of

Percentage of Satisfaction Percentage of Dissatisfaction

Unfair wages, Poor

Lack of Poor Inclement

Figure 16: Labour productivity study result for Hostel building

Figure 17: Rain chart template using MS Excel

SITE SNAPSHOT DESCRIPTION

Assessment of the I learnt how to record the

Slump test exercise I learnt how to perform slump

Table 3: Site Experience

4.1 Site Inspection

4.2 Challenges On Site and Off-Site

4.3 Relevance of The Training to Quantity Surveying