UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

BGN283: BUILDERS QUANTITIES AND ESTIMATING II

Course Name BUILDERS QUANTITIES AND ESTIMATING II APPROVED

(English)
Course Code BGN283

MQF Credit 2

Course This is the continuation of Builders Quantities and Estimating I (DBN 213). This
Description course provides in-depth understanding and ability to measure and estimate for
building works. The measurement part will comprise the principles of measurement
for doors, windows, roof, and finishes with reference to the Malaysian Standard
Method of Measurement of Building works (SMM). The estimating part covers wood
works, roofing, plastering, finishes, painting, and glazing works. Students will also be
introduces to the preliminaries, prime cost sum, provisional sum and pro rata.

Transferable Skills Upon graduate, the students will be able to practice as an assistant quantity surveyor
in construction field.

Teaching Lectures, Tutorial

Methodologies

CLO
CLO1 Apply the technique of measurement for building works
CLO2 Demonstrate on ethic and value in estimating the building materials, labor,
plant and equipment for building works.
CLO3 Display the skills of measuring the quantities of architectural finishes for
building works

Pre-Requisite No course recommendations

Courses

Topics
1. 1. Builders quantities.
1.1) 1.1 Overview.
1.2) 1.1.1 Understanding the nature and significance of quantity
1.3) surveying in tendering documents.
1.4) 1.1.2 Understand the principles and the uses of the SMM.
1.5) 1.1.3 Interpreting drawings.
1.6)
1.7) 1.2 Measurement of building works.
1.8) 1.2.1 Measurement of doors: timber flush, timber panelled,
1.9) aluminum and sliding.
1.10) 1.2.2 Measurement of windows: timber casement, adjustable/fixed
1.11) louvered.
1.12) 1.2.3 Measurement of roof: structure, coverings, rain water down pipe.
1.13) 1.2.4 Measurement of floor finishes: cement rendering, tiles.
1.14) 1.2.5 Measurement of wall finishes: plastering, tiling, and lining.
1.15) 1.2.6 Measurement of ceiling: ceiling board, plastering.
2. 2. Estimating
2.1) 2.1 Building up rates and quantifying of materials for:
2.2) 2.1.1 Woodwork.
2.3) 2.1.2 Roofing.
2.4) 2.1.3 Plastering.
2.5) 2.1.4 Finishes: wall & floor.
2.6) 2.1.5 Painting.
2.7) 2.1.6 Glazing
3. 3. Preliminaries, Prime Cost Sum, Provisional Sum and Pro Rata
3.1) 3.1 Preliminaries, Prime Cost Sum, Provisional Sum and Pro Rata

Faculty Name : FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING & SURVEYING Start Year : 2019
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Assessment Breakdown %
Continuous Assessment 60.00%
Final Assessment 40.00%

Details of
Continuous Assessment Type Assessment Description % of Total Mark CLO
Assessment
Writing Test Estimating 20% CLO2
Written Report Quantities 10% CLO3
Written Report Estimating 30% CLO2

Reading List Recommended

Text Abdullah, A. 2006, Anggaran Kos Kerja Bangunan, 2nd.
edition Ed., Pearson Prentice Hall Petaling Jaya
Abdullah, A. & Abd-Rashid, K. 2004, Pengukuran Kuantiti
Bangunan, 2nd. edition Ed., Pearson Prentice Hall Petaling
Jaya
The Institution of Surveyors 2000, Malaysian Standard
Method of Measurement of Building Works, 2nd. edition Ed.,
The Institution of Surveyors Kuala Lumpur

Article/Paper List This Course does not have any article/paper resources
Other References
n/a Ashworth, A., Hogg, K., & Higgs, C. 2013, Willis’s Practice and Procedure
for the Quantity Surveyor (13th ed.) , John Wiley and Sons, United Kingdom
n/a Greenhalgh, B. 2013, Introduction to Estimating for Construction ,
Routledge, United States of America and Canada
n/a Jaafar, M., Mui, L. Y., & Yahaya, I. 2015, Elementary Estimating For
Building Works , USM, Malaysia
n/a Lee, S., Trench, W., & Willis, A. 2013, Willis’s Elements of Quantity
Surveying (12th ed.) , John Wiley and Sons., United Kingdom:

Faculty Name : FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING & SURVEYING Start Year : 2019
© Copyright Universiti Teknologi MARA Review Year : 2020