Quantity Surveying
Post-Contract Cost Management
Introduction Pre-contract cost planning sets the budget. Post-contract cost management keeps the project on it. From the moment the contract…
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Inflation and Price Adjustment in Construction
Introduction Construction projects are inherently vulnerable to inflation. They span months or years from initial cost estimate through design, tendering,…
Project Management
Understanding Construction Programmes
Introduction The construction programme is not just a scheduling tool — it is the single most important commercial document on…
Quantity Surveying
Loss and Expense Claims in Construction
Introduction When a construction project is delayed or disrupted by events that are the employer’s risk, the contractor may be…
Quantity Surveying
FIDIC Contracts: An Introduction for the QS
Introduction FIDIC — the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils — is the international federation of consulting engineers, founded in 1913 and…
Measurement & Quantification
NRM 1 and Cost Planning
The RICS framework for order of cost estimating and elemental cost planning Introduction NRM 1 — the RICS New Rules…
Quantity Surveying
Delay Analysis and Extension of Time
Introduction Delays are an unavoidable feature of construction projects. When they occur, the contract must determine who bears the risk…
Construction Contracts
NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract Explained
Introduction The NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) is the UK’s leading collaborative construction contract, used extensively on infrastructure, civil…
Quantity Surveying
Bonds, Guarantees, and Warranties in Construction
Introduction Construction projects carry inherent risk — contractor insolvency, defective work, failure to complete. Bonds, guarantees, and warranties are the…
Quantity Surveying
Preliminaries and General Items in Construction
Updated April 2026 — a complete guide to construction preliminaries for UK quantity surveyors, commercial managers and students. Covers NRM…