Award in Quantity Surveying – Tendering Processes

Course Description

This course will allow learners to demonstrate their knowledge and understand the procurement paths, forms of contract, measurement and estimation that can be utilised within the construction industry. It has been devised to help learners to demonstrate an ability to apply advanced measurement concepts, payments to contractors and procurement routes in the construction industry, including the adherence to a standard method of measurement and measuring works and processing to produce a bill of quantities. Also, by preparing payments to contractors and sub-contractors. ‚  It is a unit with some useful content, including mathematical calculation and manual techniques in taking off and bill of quantities production.

This course is relevant to learners wishing to develop their knowledge and by providing instruction in developing skills and logical approach in quantity surveying practice and provide a platform for further studies in the measurement of building works concepts and principles in the construction industry. On completion of the unit, learners will understand the principles that underpin the quantity surveying tendering practice in construction projects, with knowledge of the types of standard methods of measurement, which apply, their structure and sections, processes and techniques to undertake small project measurement tasks, and manual techniques to produce taking offs (using traditional dimension paper), and bills of quantities.

Finally, learners should have the underpinning knowledge and understanding of the construction industry.

Learning Outcomes

LO1. Explain the right and obligations under a binding contract

LO2. Recognise why the current conventions are used by explaining the methods and techniques to undertake measurement tasks.

LO3. Define payments and subcontractors’ obligations and rights

LO4. Produce a tender for a specific construction trade or element

LO5. Discuss public sector procurement procedures under Regulation L.N. 352 – 2016 and SL174.04

Entry Requirements

Minimum entry requirements for Programme

Mcast Advanced Diploma in Construction Engineering or relative field

OR

1 A-level preferably in an engineering related field