Diploma in CIVIL-QS -Course Syllabus | Table of Contents

MODULE: I – BASIC –QS

1. WHO ARE “ QUANTITY SURVEYORS “ or WHAT IS “QUANTITY SURVEYING” ?
2. CONSTRUCTION PROJECT & ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE – POSITION OF QS.
3. INTRODUCTION TO BASIC CONCEPTS OF UOM ( UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS ) & DIMENSIONS – LINEAR, AREAL &VOLUMES – RULES.
4. WHAT IS A QUANITY ESTIMATE – LEVELS & LINES – PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
5. DATA REQUIRED TO PREPARE AN ESTIMATE.
6. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DETAILED ESTIMATE & ABSTRACT COST ESTIMATE – SOLVED EXAMPLES.
7. BUDGET CALCULATIONS
8. TIME CALCULATIONS.
   

   WHAT IS A CONTRACT?

   DIFFERENT KINDS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS / STRUCTURES –

• BUILDING PROJECTS – INDIVIDUAL HOUSES, APARTMENTS, COMMERCIAL MALLS, TOWNSHIPS, ETC.,
• ROAD PROJECTS – ASPHALT & CONCRETE PAVEMENTS.
• OIL & GAS PROJECTS
• INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
• IRRIGATION DAMS
• BRIDGES
• CULVERTSHOW TO READ THE – “ENGINEERING DRAWINGS& DETAILS “?

• PLANS
• ELEVATIONS
• SECTIONSHOW TO READ THE PTS – PROJECT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS / CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS.

METHODS OF TAKING OUT QUANTITIES

• LONG – WALL & SHORT – WALL METHOD
• Center-LINE METHOD
• PLINTH AREA METHOD
• CUBICAL CONTENTS METHODS
• SERVICE UNIT METHOD.

8. QUANTITY CALCULATIONS / TAKE-OFF’S – STRUCTURAL & ARCHITECTURAL ITEMS.

• EARTHWORKS – SURVEYING – EXCAVATION/ CUTTING, FILLING & BACK-FILLING WORKS – ROADS & BUILDINGS
• ANTI-TERMITE, POLYTHENE SHEET, WATER-PROOFING MEMBRANE & SCREED CONCRETE.
• CONCRETE WORKS –FOUNDATIONS (ISOLATED, STEPPED , RAFTS, PILES, AND PILE-CAPS, ROCK-ANCHOR, ETC., ), RETAINING WALLS, DPC, COLUMNS, BEAMS, SLABS , LINTELS, WATER TANKs, SEPTIC TANK, ETC.,
• SHUTTERING & FORM WORKS
• STEEL – PREPARATION OF “BBS – BAR BENDING SCHEDULES “ & QUANTITY TAKE-OFF’S
• PLINTH BEAMS, COLUMNS, SLAB BEAMS, SLABS, ETC.
• BRICKWORK CALCULATION– ROOMS, COMPOUND WALLS, ETC.,
• FINISHING WORKS – TILES – FLOORING & CLADDING, PLASTER (IN AND OUT), STRUCTURAL GLAZING & ALUMINIUM FRAMES, PAINTING, WOODWORKS CALCULATION ETC.
• INTERIOR DECORATING WORKS

9. BASIC MEP – (MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING) :

• WATER SUPPLY
• STORMWATER
• DRAINAGE
• FIRE-FIGHTING
• ELECTRICAL
• AIR-CONDITIONING

10. HOW TO PREPARE A B.O.Q (BILL OF QUANTITIES) & B.O.M (BILL OF MATERIALS) – COMPUTER AIDED.
11. WHAT IS RATE ANALYSIS & SCHEDULE OF RATES | HOW TO CALCULATE RATE – ANALYSIS FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES?
12. DETAILED ESTIMATION, PREPARATION OF B.O.Q (WORKS)&B.O.M – COMPUTER AIDED.
13. TYPES OF CONTRACTS –

• LUMPSUM CONTRACT
• ITEM RATE CONTRACT
• COST-PLUS CONTRACT
• EPC CONTRACT

14. WHAT IS TENDERING AND HOW TENDERING PROCESS HAPPENS –

• PRE-BID PREPARATIONS
• WHAT ARE TENDER DOCUMENTS / CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
• CALLING FOR TENDERS
• FINALIZING L1, L2 & L3 – NEGOTIATION TECHNIQUES
• AWARDING OF CONTRACT – KICK-OFF MEETING

15. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF ESTIMATOR &QUANTITY SURVEYOR.
16. MATERIAL PROCUREMENT – PURCHASE ORDERS & WORK ORDERS – RECEIPT AT STORES.
17. WEEKLY / MONTHLY BILL PREPARATION & RETENTIONPERCENTAGE
18. SUB-CONTRACTING – QUOTATIONS & INVOICE CLEARING
19. WORK ORDER PREPARATION STEPS.
20. WHAT IS CASH FLOW?

• WEEKLY CASH FLOW
• MONTHLY CASH FLOW

21. M-BOOK & RECORDING MEASUREMENTS.
22. CO-ORDINATION WITH QA/QC FOR SIGNED INSPECTION REQUESTS.
23. BILL PREPARATION, HOW TO CHECK THE BILLS, BILL CERTIFICATIONS & HOW TO CLOSE A BILL
24. ROLE OF QUANTITY SURVEYOR IN POST CONSTRUCTION WORKS.
25. MAKE VARIATION ORDERS – RECORDING OF WORKS.
26. DOCUMENTATION BACK-UPS ( SOFT COPIES & HARD COPIES )
27. VALUATION OF PROPERTIES.
28. FIXING OF RENTS

MODULE: II – ADVANCED –QS

1. PRE – CONTRACT / TENDERING ( BEFORE CONTRACT IS AWARDED )
2. POST– CONTRACT / TENDERING ( AFTER CONTRACT IS AWARDED )