About 20 years ago I wrote a book called Procurement of Built Assets which involved interviewing a variety of people and organisations advocating greater collaboration in the procurement of buildings. This was only a few years after the publication of the Latham Report which urged construction to adopt a more collaborative approach to construction procurement.

This is an overview of taking off quantities for alterations.

This is an overview of taking off quantities for pitched roofs.

A long running dispute revolving around late payment when using the JCT(16) Design and Build Standard Form of contract has now finally been settled by the Supreme Court.

This is an overview of taking off quantities for cut & fill.

In 2000 Building published an article ‘ 'Will we soon be drying a tear over a grave marked RIP Quantity Surveying, 1792 – 2000?’. I have always defended my profession, but recently I’ve begun to have second thoughts, perhaps the end is nigh?

This is an overview of taking off quantities for composite concrete construction

This is an overview of the measurement of hot and cold water installations.

The RICS issued a global professional statement this month on Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Surveying Practice in which it warns;

This short video is an overview of measuring civil engineering quantities

This is a short video dealing with taking off quantities for brickwork.

This is a short video dealing with taking off quantities for in-situ concrete.

The short video presentation below outlines some of the issues involved with taking off quantities for below ground drainage.

Many qs’s will be aware of the back lash from the profession when NRM2 was published. The new rules, it was thought, had been introduced without  consulting industry thereby alienating many of its members overnight

Provisional quantities should be avoided whenever possible, as rates can loaded in the hope of quantities increasing when remeasured.

Where appropriate, additional information shall be given to ensure full clarity of description. If in doubt give additional information regarding quality and location of work. For example, if the majority of brickwork is at ground floor level but there is also some at roof level the QS should measure the high level brickwork separately in the bill of quantities stating its location.