Unit Code: K/618/1768

Measurement & Estimating for Quantity

Surveying
Assignment 1

Assignment Brief and Feedback Form

Student name

Student No

Course title BTEC HND in Quantity Surveying

Ms. Darshani Amarabandhu

Assessor name

Internal Verifier name Mr Narendra Vasudeva

Unit number and title Unit 5 – Measurement & Estimating for Quantity Surveying

Produce Quantities for buildings and Preparation of Bill of

Assignment title
Quantities
Outcome number(s)
LO2: P3, P4
and statement(s)

Date Issued 25/03/2020

Formative Feedback
30/04/2021
Date

Submission Date 14/05/2021

Learner declaration
I confirm that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully
acknowledged.
Student Signature Date Submitted

CSCT stamp for Date Receipt of the Assignment

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Topic:
Produce Quantities for buildings and Preparation of Bill of Quantities

Scenario:
AQUA Consultants Ltd is a well-known merchandising company in Sri Lanka. Management of the
company have decided to construct a Workers’ Rest Room in the same premises of the main factory
building accommodating 12 perches inclusive of provisions for landscaping.
Assume that you have been appointed as the Assistant Quantity Surveyor of this project and
carryout the tasks as stated below for construction of the proposed Workers’ Rest Room.

A) Take off quantities of the below work items of proposed Workers’ Rest Room block in accordance
with SMM7 as per attached drawings.

a) Substructure work
b) Superstructure work including water supply and drainage services
Taking off shall be strictly in accordance with SMM7. Where information is missing or the
specification is not adequate, make sensible assumptions and all assumptions made shall
be entered into a “query sheet”.

B) Produce the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for the Workers’ Rest Room block following the standard
process of squaring, abstracting and billing. Appropriate preliminary and preamble clauses should
be incorporated relevant to the given project. Prime cost and Provisional sums to be specified and
incorporated to the produced BOQ as necessary.

Methodology

Refer attached Drg. No. WR/01, WR/02 for details.

Students should understand the drawings prior to taking off. Each student will prepare a report
covering all aspects given in the assignment. Use standard self-prepared taking-off sheets and to be
submitted in a form of a soft copy. The document must contain all references according to the
Harvard referencing system.

Specification Notes
Section Description
Top soil To be excavated to an average depth of 150mm and preserved
on site for re-use in soil heaps, an average 20m away from
excavations

Trench excavations/reducing levels Surplus excavated materials to be removed 5km away from
the site
Trench Backfilling material arising out of excavation

Trench backfilling-hardcore fill to be hard broken stone hardcore, compacted with an 8 tonne
roller in 150mm maximum layers

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Foundation concrete 1:3:6 mix with 25mm maximum sized aggregate and sulphate
resisting cement

Rubble Masonry 1:5 ct. /sand mix. Refer drg for detail measurements

Damp Proof Course (DPC) 20 mm thick 1:3 cement /sand bedding finished with 2 coats
of bitumen; as per manufacturer’s specification (Lankem) and
blinded with sand.

Damp Proof Membrane Gauge 500 polythene damp proof membranes with 6"
laps laid under floors

Brickwork above DPC to be common bricks 225MM or 112.5 mm thick x 65mm in

stretcher bond with 10mm joints in cement sand mortar (1:5)

Roofing Asbestos roofing fixed to class 1 hard wood frame work as per
manufacturer’s specification (Mascons roofing sheets) .

Eave 225mmm high 20mm thick valance and barge boards in class
1 timber finished with 2 coats of colorless water based wood
preservative and 2 coats of enamel paint as per
manufacturer’s specification
Eaves ceiling to be finished with 6 mm thick asbestos ceiling
sheets

Lintels to be pre-cast concrete 150mm deep, wall skin thickness with

150 minimum bearings

Ceiling finishes Flat Ceiling – Asbestos ceiling sheets fixed with rust proofed
nails, with two coats of emulsion paint

Floor /Wall finishes 300mmX300mm non slip ceramic floor tiles laid as per
manufacturer’s specification (Lanka Tiles) laid on 25mm thick
1:3 cement /sand bedding and pointing with tile grout to
match.

200mmx200 mm white tiles as manufactured by Lanka Wall

Tiles (PVT) Ltd in wash room up to height of 1.80 m

20mm thick plastering to plinth wall in cement sand 1:3

Including cement floating

Internal plaster13mm thick cement/sand 1:6 mix finished

smooth with two coats of primer and 2 coats of emulsion paint

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 External plaster 13mm thick cement/sand 1:5 mix finished
rough with wooden float

Pass Descriptors
Pass Merit Distinction

LO2 Perform taking-off techniques in the production of a

range of quantities for building or infrastructure works

P3 Take-off quantities for a M2 Accurately apply a D2 Produce an accurate bill of

range of construction standard method of quantities work section from final
activities measurement to the design drawings for a construction
production of quantities of infrastructure project
P4 Abstract a range of
quantities for construction
or civil engineering
activities

Plagiarism, Cheating and Collusion

Plagiarism, cheating or collusion is regarded as a serious breach of the CSCT academic standards.
Students must carefully read the Academic Rules on Plagiarism, Cheating and Collusion.

RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED

Grading Assessment Criteria/Indicative Characteristic Evidence Achieved

Opportunities (Y / N)
P3 Take-off quantities for a range of construction activities.

Abstract a range of quantities for construction or civil

P4
engineering activities.

Accurately apply a standard method of measurement to

M2 the production of quantities.
LO2
Produce an accurate bill of quantities work section from
final design drawings for a construction of infrastructure
project.
D2

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Assessor Comments

Distinction (D) Merit (M) Pass (P)

Criteria Awarded
Ms. Darshani Amarabandhu
Assessed by (name):
Date Assessed:
Signature :

Assessment has been internally verified for use.

Internal Verifier Name: Mr Narendra Vasudeva

Signature : Date Verified :