Tendering & Procurement
Construction Procurement Routes
Who designs, who builds and who carries the risk. Compares traditional, design and build, two-stage, management routes and frameworks, with…
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Practical knowledge for the modern Quantity Surveyor — from measurement to commercial strategy.
Quantity Surveying
NRM1 Cost Planning Guide
Design to a budget, not budget after the design. Follows NRM 1 from order of cost estimate to pre-tender estimate,…
Quantity Surveying
NRM 2 Practical Measurement Guide
Measuring a two-storey house to NRM 2, work section by work section. Shows how a bill of quantities is organised…
Quantity Surveying
Sustainability and Quantity Surveying
Why carbon now sits beside capital cost. Covers embodied carbon, whole-life costing, sustainable procurement, BREEAM and regulation, with a worked…
Digital + Tools
Unit Conversion Calculator
Convert between metric and imperial units used in construction, including cost rates. Quick conversions and a reference table for everyday…
Tendering & Procurement
What Is a Construction Contract?
The main contract types explained for QSs, from lump sum and remeasurement to target cost and cost reimbursable. Shows how…
Tendering & Procurement
What Is Tender Analysis?
Checking tenders before award. Covers front-loading, preliminaries, provisional sums, abnormally low bids, MEAT scoring and the tender report, with a…
Commercial Management
Cost Management – Risk Management
Part 6. Managing uncertainty from risk register to cost plan. Covers quantifying risk, categories of construction risk, contractual allocation and…
Commercial Management
Cost Management – Dispute Avoidance and Resolution
Part 5. Why construction disputes arise and how to stop them escalating. Covers avoidance, the main resolution routes, types of…
Commercial Management
Cost Management – Cost Control and Value Management
Part 4. Keeping the project within budget once work starts on site. Covers the cost plan baseline, cost reports, the…