Construction Quantity Surveying

The revised and updated comprehensive resource for Quantity Surveyors working with a construction contractor

The second edition of Construction Quantity Surveying offers a practical guide to quantity surveying from a main contractor''s perspective. This indispensable resource covers measurement methodology (including samples using NRM2 as a guide), highlights the complex aspects of a contractor''s business, reviews the commercial and contractual management of a construction project and provides detailed and practical information on running a project from commencement through to completion.

Today¿s Quantity Surveyor (QS) plays an essential role in the management of construction projects, although the exact nature of the role depends on who employs the QS. The QS engaged by the client and the contractor''s QS have different parts to play in any construction project, with the contractor''s QS role extending beyond traditional measurement activities, to encomp