CHAPTER
ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
In partial
fulfillment for the requirement of the award of National Diploma (ND) in
Quantity Surveying, student will have to demonstrate what have been taught in
class and outside the class during SIWES.
Thus, this project which is a group
work is aimed at taking off and preparing a Un-Priced Bill of Quantities for
the proposed Four (4) Bedroom Fully Detached Duplex at plot 3003A and 3003B Sanbowlugbe
East Extension Layout Cadastral Zone 07-07 Abuja Nigeria.
This project is also aimed at exposing
us to practical aspect of what were not taught in class and also enable us know
more better about what has already been taught in the class.
1.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK
The project as
it is fully shown on the building drawing or plan is the construction of a
proposed four (4) Bedroom fully detached, duplex at 3003A and 3003B Sambowlugbe
East Extension layout cadastral Zone 07-07 Abuja, Nigeria, for: Rainbow
workstation service Ltd.
This project work includes the
process of taking off for the building, abstracting and the process of
preparing an un-priced bill of quantities for substructural work only.
1.2 AIMS & OBJECTIVES
1.2.1
AIMS
The aim of this
project work is to prepared a taking off for quantities completely for four (4)
bedroom fully detached duplex and to prepare an abstract and un-priced bill of
quantities for the sub structural work.
1.2.2 OBJECTIVES
In order to
achieve the aforementioned aims, the following objectives are carried out.
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To prepare literature
review of some terms for better understanding of the little of the project.
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To prepare a taking off
and squaring quantities for four (4) bedrooms fully detached duplex.
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To prepare an abstract
for substructure work only.
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To prepare an un-priced
bill of quantities for substructure work only.
1.3 SCOPE AND LIMITATION
The scope of
this work is limited to the processes that are involved in taking off and preparing
an un-priced bill of quantities for building work but excluding the
abstracting, un-priced bill of quantities and service for super structural
work.