Standard Methods of Measurement (SMM) of construction works: Evolution of SMM of
construction works, development of different editions of SMM and introduction to the use of
Building and Engineering Standard Method of Measurement, Fourth Edition Revised
(BESMM4R) in practice. Philosophy underlying the use of the tabulated format; exercises in
framing and coding typical descriptions. Introduction to the standard stationery used in manual
bill of quantities preparation: taking off sheet, abstracting sheet and billing sheet. The Bill of
Quantities: Purposes of the Bill of Quantities (BOQ), manual processes of preparation of the bill
of quantities: taking off, squaring, working up and billing – with simple illustrative examples;
and an appreciation of a model BOQ. Introduction to the use of MS Excel in BOQ preparation
with simple illustrative examples. Types of bill format and their uses. Components of bill of
quantities: preamble clauses, Preliminary items, measured items and the use of provisional and
prime cost sums.
- Teacher: Aisha Suleiman