For example: A project manager may require the gross floor area of a proposed office block to establish a building budget at the initial stages of a contract. In taking off sheet, there are many of the words entered in the description column are abbreviated in the order to save space and time spent in entering the items by highly skilled professional technical staff.Įg.- the use of ‘conc.’ In place of concrete and ‘rad. throughout the development process to calculate the quantity of work to be done. Ditto, but circular on plan not exceeding 4m radius m. Thissubjectcoversthevariousaspectsofestimatingofquantitiesofitemsofworksinvolvedinbuildings,watersupplyandsanitaryworks,roadworksandirrigationworks.Thisalsocoverstherateanalysis,valuationofpropertiesandpreparationofreportsforestimationofvariousitems. Minimum Requirements: Degree or Diploma in Quantity Surveying or Estimating. notify the principal agent and quantity surveyor in writing. This is a 16 month contract position based in Kriel. The quantity surveyor is an independent and professional consultant who works with developers, architects, consulting engineers, and building contractors, in order to protect the interests of the client, while at the same time also looking after the interests of the contractor and subcontractors. Taking off abbreviations is mostly used in taking off quantities in measurements of construction project. We are currently looking for a Junior Quantity Surveyor.
