The document discusses estimating at different stages of procurement for a client. It explains: 1) The importance of estimating at pre-contract and post-contract stages to predict costs, schedule, and assist the client in decision making. 2) The differences between measurement, estimating, and tendering - including their definitions, contents, and treatment of profit. 3) That preliminaries items describe project requirements like temporary access, site facilities, security, and services needed before construction. Examples given are temporary road, site office, fencing, utilities, and contract insurance requirements.

1. BACHELOR OF QUANTITY SURVEYING
QSB60504 ESTIMATING
GROUP MEMBERS: LE JIA NIAN 0319957
PANG KAI YUN 0319802
SYLVESTER TANG 0325152
TEH QING DA 0318590
YEO KAI WEN 0319844
SEMINARS
LECTURER: MS. AZRINA MD YAAKOB

2. QUESTION 1:
You are working in a Quantity Surveying consultant firm. Your
firm has recently engaged by a newly established developer.
a. Explain to your client the importance of estimating at
different stages of procurement. (9 marks)
b. Explain to your client the differences of measurement,
tendering and estimating. (9 marks)
c. Explain to your client what preliminaries items are and
provide five (5) examples. (7 marks)

3. a. Explain to your client the importance of estimating
at different stages of procurement. (9 marks)
Stages of Procurement

4. Importance of estimating:
a) Pre contract
• To predict the cost of the project
• To ensure the cost of the project is within the client’s budget
• To predict the duration of the project
• To establish a construction schedule
• To assist the clients getting the most competitive tender
• To forecast the material, equipment (eg, plants and tools) and the
quantities needed
• Clients can start to invite tender
a. Explain to your client the importance of estimating
at different stages of procurement. (9 marks)

5. a. Explain to your client the importance of estimating
at different stages of procurement. (9 marks)
Importance of estimating:
b) Post contract
• To predict the cost of the project
• To control the cost during construction
• To allow for variation order (V.O.)
• To control the cash flow on the project
• To assist clients in making important decisions about changes in
project design and/or materials that affect cost positively or
negatively

6. Measurement Estimating Tendering
Definition
A process of quantifying
items according to a rule
or set of rules.
A process to predict the
cost of the project
A process for contractor
to offer a price for a
project
Based on
Standard Method of
Measurement (SMM2)
Building up rates Bill of Quantities (BQ)
Profit Profit not included Profit not included Profit included
Primary
content
Definition of Item +
Quantity
Elements cost (labour,
material, plants) + prelims
+ prime cost sum +
provisional cost +
dayworks + overheads
Estimated cost + profit
b. Explain to your client the differences of
measurement, tendering and estimating. (9 marks)

7. c. Explain to your client what preliminaries items are
and provide five (5) examples. (7 marks)
Preliminaries (or 'prelims') are the description of the project
that feature at the beginning of a bill of quantities that
allows the contractor to assess costs in required by the
method and circumstances of the works before the
construction start

8. Example of preliminaries:
a) Temporary road access to site (to deliver item into the site)
c. Explain to your client what preliminaries items are
and provide five (5) examples. (7 marks)

9. c. Explain to your client what preliminaries items are
and provide five (5) examples. (7 marks)
Example of preliminaries:
b) Site office, storage sheds, labour shed, toilet

10. c. Explain to your client what preliminaries items are
and provide five (5) examples. (7 marks)
Example of preliminaries:
c) Temporary Fencing, Hoardings, Signboard (to prevent any
exposure to construction site risks to all pedestrian and
vehicular traffic passing the site)

11. c. Explain to your client what preliminaries items are
and provide five (5) examples. (7 marks)
Example of preliminaries:
d) Services (eg. water supply, power supply, etc)

12. c. Explain to your client what preliminaries items are
and provide five (5) examples. (7 marks)
Example of preliminaries:
e) Conditions of contract (requirements for insurance,
performance bonds, warranties and product guarantees
for the contractor and sub-contractors)

13. THANK YOU !