DQUANY3 - 2020 - Introduction

BACHELOR OF CONSTRUCTION (CM AND QS)
JOHANNESBURG – DOORNFONTEIN, 03 FEBRUARY 2020
DESCRIPTIVE QUANTIFICATION III
PR ESEN T ED B Y K H U L U L EK A NI N TA K A N A
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@2017: KHULULEKANI NTAKANA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 This presentation and the whole module at large have been compiled and
developed from a number of different sources and the presenter wishes to
thank and acknowledge the contributions made.
These include:
 A sound grounding and information in the formative years from the academic
lecturing staff in the following institutions: -
 Department of Building and Human Settlement Development at NMMU (now
Nelson Mandela University);
 Department of the Built Environment at Walter Sisulu University (WSU);
 Department of CM and QS Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT);
 Sincere thanks to all who contributed.
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WELCOME:
Welcome to the Descriptive Quantification subject at level three of the Bachelor
od Construction Degree.
SUBJECT LEARNER GUIDE:

The subject learner guide provided to you contains the:-
 Information on the contents of the subject;

 What is expected of you to know; and
 The skills in which you should become competent.
The document is to assist you to become an independent learner, which is a

lifelong process.
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SUBJECT LEARNER GUIDE:
This document gives you information on what lies ahead with regard to:-
 Lectures;
 Assignments / Exercises;
 Practical tasks; and
 Tests and Projects that are required to achieve the aims of this subject.
ADVICE:
You are advised to:-
 Read the textbooks;

 Use the library, and consult with the lecturer when you have a problem
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 The subject Descriptive Quantification III develops you more on the
concepts and skills, which have been introduced to you at the past two levels
in Descriptive Quantification I and II
INTEREST AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES:

At completion of this Degree course work opportunities exist in the:-
 Private Building Contractors;
 Professional Project Management Practices;
 Quantity Surveying Practices;
 Municipalities;
 Insurance Companies;
 Financial Institutions;
 Provincial Administrations, etc.
One can also start one’s own building construction business.
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SUBJECT AIM:
The aim of this subject is to enable you (the student):-
 To become conversant (familiar) with the principles, processes, and the

methods of measurement and the documentation of builders’ work.
 To become proficient (capable) at measuring (taking off) and describing the
main elements of a multi-storey building.
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Besides this you will be taught to perform the following:
To carry out practical working up exercises which include squaring,
abstracting, and compilation of bills of quantities.
To value construction work in progress and make recommendations as to
payment to the contractor.
To calculate escalations based on the Haylett formula.
To make adjustments of prime cost and provisional sums for cash discounts
and also for inclusion in the final account.
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NB:
This subject forms one of the three major subjects within the level three of the
Bachelor of Construction degree
APPROACH:
 Discussion based sessions;

 Lecturer as facilitator;
 Self-learning / discovery;
 Practical Work;
 Use building plans / drawings; and
 Collaborative Learning.
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COURSE STRUCTURE:
 The following modules form the core of the syllabus.
 The expanded syllabus is available for scrutiny in the learner guide and is
held in the academic records of the Department.
1. Measurement and description of the following elements of multi-storey
buildings:
 Mensuration.
Bulk Earthworks and site clearance.
Load bearing and framed concrete and brick structures.
Flat roofs comprising waterproofing to concrete roofs and sheet metal covering
and boarded roof.
Staircases including balustrade walls, balustrading and finishes.
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Structural steelwork.
Purpose made timber and aluminium windows and doors including sidelights,
fanlights, and adjustments.
PC and provisional sums including final account adjustments and builder’s work in
connection with specialist installations.
 Practical working up and compilation of Bills of Quantities complete with

trade preambles.
Builders’ Quantities
Valuations and progress payments including basic principles of escalation.
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EQUIPMENT:
Any scientific calculator with a memory and square root sign.
Metric Scales, preferably triangular in shape which include the following:

1 : 5; 1 : 10; 1 : 20; 1 : 25; 1 : 50; 1 : 100; 1 : 200; 1 : 500.
A set of twelve coloured pencil crayons.
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TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:
 Class marks are obtained from tutorials, assignments and class tests completed
by students which count for 40% of the total year mark.
 Progress tests will be conducted periodically and may consist of both theory and
calculation tests.
EXAMINATIONS:
 40% or 16/40 is required as a class mark from the student to be allowed to write the
examination.
 80% attendance is required from the student to be able to write the examination.
 The examination will consist of a 4 hour exam covering the whole course syllabus.
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PRESCRIBED BOOKS:
 The Standard System of Measuring Builders Work 7th edition, published by
the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) in consultation
with the Building Industries Federation South Africa (BIFSA).
 The Model Bills of Quantities (available from ASAQS)
 The Model Preambles to trades 2008, (available from ASAQS)
 JBCC 2000 Preliminaries (available from ASAQS)
 Course Notes / Lecture notes & handouts, dimension paper etc.
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RECOMMENDED READINGS:
 Guide to Elemental Cost Estimating & Analysis for Building Works 2013 (on
ASAQS CD)
 JE Bowles & GK Le Roux, Quantity Surveying: An introduction, QS publications
1990
 Ivor H. Seely, Building Quantities Explained (4th edition), Macmillan 1993
 C.J Willis & D Newman, Elements of Quantity Surveying (8th edition), Blackwell
Scientific, 1994
 A.V. Hore, et al, Construction 1, Management, Finance, Measurement. Macmillan
Press 1997
 Sandra Lee, William Trench, J.Andrew Willis, Willis's Elements of Quantity
Surveying (11th or 12th Edition), Wiley-Blackwell 2011
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Complimentary package from the SACQSP (Compulsory):
 Measuring Building Work – Worked Examples (2nd edition) by F Buys. F Buys

Publishing, ISBN 978-1-920176-84-6.
 Quantity Surveying Practice in South Africa (1st edition) by M.J. Maritz and H.M.
Sigle. Published by Construction Economics Association, Lynwood Ridge, ISBN
978-0-620-48656-9
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Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
Professional Registration
The Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS).
The South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession

(SACQSP).
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The Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors.
The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Profession
(SACPCMP).
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Chartered Institute of Building.
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THANK YOU
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BACHELOR OF CONSTRUCTION (CM AND QS)

JOHANNESBURG – DOORNFONTEIN, 03 FEBRUARY 2020

DESCRIPTIVE QUANTIFICATION III

SUBJECT LEARNER GUIDE:

 Information on the contents of the subject;

The document is to assist you to become an independent learner, which is a

 Read the textbooks;

INTEREST AND WORK OPPORTUNITIES:

 To become conversant (familiar) with the principles, processes, and the

 Discussion based sessions;

 Practical working up and compilation of Bills of Quantities complete with

Metric Scales, preferably triangular in shape which include the following:

A set of twelve coloured pencil crayons.

Complimentary package from the SACQSP (Compulsory):

 Measuring Building Work – Worked Examples (2nd edition) by F Buys. F Buys

The South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession

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