ABSTRACT

"...my message to lecturers in building/quantity surveying is to 'put it on your course list for essential reading' and to students and practitioners 'buy it' " Building Technology & Management

Provides a practical introduction to understanding the costs encountered on a building project together with an appreciation of the many factors influencing them.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|11 pages

Contractor selection

chapter 2|13 pages

Contractual arrangements and documentation

chapter 3|43 pages

The preparation of a tender

chapter 4|57 pages

The cost of resources

chapter 5|37 pages

Contract clauses and their effect on cost

chapter 6|67 pages

Preliminaries

chapter 8|5 pages

Methods of approximate estimating

chapter 9|12 pages

Pro rata and analogous rates