Construction Contracts
Early Warning Under NEC4: The Quantity Surveyor’s Role in Managing Risk
Updated April 2026 — a practical guide to the NEC4 early warning process written specifically for quantity surveyors. Covers clause…
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Measurement & Quantification
Estimating as an M&E Quantity Surveyor: A Complete Guide
Estimating as an M&E Quantity Surveyor: A Complete Guide for Students and Professionals Mechanical and electrical (M&E) cost management has…
Quantity Surveying
CECA: The Civil Engineering Contractors Association — A Guide for QSs
CECA: The Civil Engineering Contractors Association — A Guide for Quantity Surveyors If you work in civil engineering or infrastructure,…
Construction Contracts
The Role of the Employer’s Agent
The Role of the Employer’s Agent Who protects the Employer in a Design and Build contract? On traditional JCT jobs,…
Measurement & Quantification
Measurement of Roofing Works
Why Roofing Measurement Matters Roofing is one of the most error-prone areas of quantity surveying measurement. The core difficulty is…
Measurement & Quantification
Measurement of Masonry
Why Masonry Measurement Matters Masonry — brickwork, blockwork, and their associated sundries — accounts for a significant proportion of the…
Measurement & Quantification
Unit Rate Pricing in Estimating
What Is a Unit Rate? A unit rate is the total cost of carrying out one unit of a specific…
Measurement & Quantification
Earthworks and Groundworks Measurement
Earthworks and Groundworks: What Is the Difference? These two terms are often used interchangeably, but they describe different scopes of…
Quantity Surveying
CDM Regulations and the Quantity Surveyor
How CDM 2015 affects the QS — duty holder responsibilities, cost implications, and pricing H&S requirements Introduction The Construction (Design…
Commercial Management
Insurance in Construction Projects
CAR, PII, public and employer’s liability, JCT Options A/B/C, NEC4 requirements, latent defects insurance, and the QS’s role Introduction Construction…