Course: Builders and contractors Quantity Surveying is a profession that is incr

Course: Builders and contractors
Quantity Surveying is a profession that is increasing in recognition and application within the Construction Industry in North America (this profession has had a strong presence in Europe for decades). The Quantity Surveyor, typically referred to as an Estimator, is an integral member of the constructor bidding and costing team and is usually the lead proponent.
The purpose of this Assignment will be to complete a materials quantity takeoff for a small office/industrial building (shown below) and then to extrapolate the overall budget cost for the building. The cost should include the ‘hard’ construction costs (materials and labour) as well as contingencies, overhead, and profit.
The format will be on an excel spreadsheet. Material quantities will be sectioned as per the Master Format layout. Costing (materials and labour combined unit rates) can be taken from BAD WEBSITE LINK DELETED or the “Yardsticks for Costing”
Presentation requirements include:
Text and calculations to support the quantity entries into the spreadsheet.
Completed spreadsheet printout.
Graphic images to support the text and calculations such as freehand sketches and CAD drawings.
Students will work individually to complete the above requirements.
Presentation will be a standard format letter/ledger printed page
Evaluation:
1. Completeness
2. Consistency
3. Text content
4. Graphic presentation: Sketching, CAD
OFFICE (10 m length)/WAREHOUSE (30 m length) BUILDING
OUTLINE SPECIFICATIONS:
Foundation
200 mm concrete thickness throughout for wall and footing; with footing width of 600 mm; and foundation depth to 1200 mm below grade; 35 Mpa.
150 mm slab on grade; 25 Mpa.
Steel Structure
200 x 200 x 100 columns at 5 m x 7.5 m grid (7.5 m centerline along length)
350 x 300 x150 beams at 5 m lengths along center of building, and around perimeter
450 mm steel joists at 1.25 m o/c, spanning 7.5 m across building; weight 50 Kg/Lm
40 mm steel roof deck
Walls
Brick veneer or steel siding on 150 steel studs @ 400 mm o/c with 19 mm drywall each side and batt insulation
One overhead insulated metal door
Double glazed glass in aluminum frames
200 mm concrete block wall between office and warehouse
Roof
Single ply roof membrane on 200 mm polyiso insulation