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MEASUREMENT OF BUILDING AND
CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS,
ESTIMATING AND COSTING I
June/July 2016
Time: 3 hours

THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

DIPLOMA IN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
MODULE II

MEASUREMENT OF BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERTNG WORKS,

ESTIMATING AND COSTING I

3 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

You should have the following for this examination:

Answer booklet;
Dimension paper;
Pocket calculator;
A copy of the standard method of measurement of building works;
A copy of the Civil Engineering standard methods of measurement.
This paper consists of SIX questions in TWO Sections; A and B.
Answer FOUR questions choosing TWO questions from Section A and TWO questions from Section B.
Questions in Section A carry 30 marks each while each question in Section B carries 20 marks each.
Maximum maiks for each part of a question are as shown.
Candidates should answer the questions in English.

This paper consists of 6 printed pages.

Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that

all the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

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 SECTION A: MEASUREMENT

Answer any TWO questions in this section.

1. Take off all quantities for substructure works up to and including the d.p.c. for drawing NO. 01
(use S.M.M. of building works). (30 marks)

2. Take off all quantities for 'KATUK ODEYO' gulley bridge shown on drawing NO. 02
(Use CESMM). (30 marks)

3. (a) Briefly explain the following:-

(i) deemed to be included items;

(ii) spot items;

(iii) extra over items;

(iv) preambles. (8 marks)

(b) State four reasons that may lead to determination of a contract by each of the
following:
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(i) employer; L~~ -:

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(ii) contractor. C:-:..~e- ~/ -:
(8 marks).
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(c) State the procedure of preparation and payment of interim certificate. (5 marks)

(d) Briefly explain the following types of building and civil engineering contracts.

(i) design and build contract;

(ii) cost reimbursement contracts;

(iii) serial contracts. (9 marks)

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 SECTION B: ESTIMATING AND COSTING

Answer any TWO questions from this section.

4. (a) State three roles of a Quantity Surveyor at the following stages of construction project:

(i) inception stage;

(ii) construction stage. CllA<'~ (6 marks)

(b) Explain the importance of a contract document in the building industry. (3 marks)

(c) Outline any four sources of cost information C(toLl"

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(d) List the three types of money included in the Bills of Quantities and spent at the
discretion of the architect. \\,v.,.,..." (3 marks)
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List four components of a unit rate. (2 marks)

5. (a)

(b) Explain:

(i) Types of establishment charges in the construction industry, giving two

examples of each. (8 marks)

(ii) (1) man-hour;

(II) all in labour rate;
(III) all in mechanical rate. (6 marks)

(c) Briefly describe how 'DAY WORKS' is used in valuing variations. (4 marks)

6. (a) Explain the following methods of approximate estimation:

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(i) the unit rate method;

(ii) superficial method;

(iii) cube method. (9 marks)

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 (b) Figure 1 shows a line diagram of a building.

Using storey enclosure method approximate the cost of construction if the market
rate is Ksh 10,000.00 per square metre. (11 marks)

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Drawing Number 1

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• Ignore reinforcement bars
• Insert plastic sealers between beams

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