by Muimi Nzangi | Mar 21, 2020 | Cost Management
The work of a quantity surveyor, according to the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS), is to perform the following functions: Preparing and evaluating construction and development tenders from information provided by architects, engineers and other design...
by Muimi Nzangi | Mar 18, 2020 | Cost Management
Registered Quantity Surveyors charge a percentage of the total cost of the project as stipulated in the Architects and Quantity Surveyors Act, Cap 525 of the Laws of Kenya. Back in 2014 after receiving my secondary school examination results, I was faced with a...
by Muimi Nzangi | May 31, 2019 | Cost Management
A unit rate can be described as the monetary value allocated to a unit of measurement for a given item in a bill of quantities, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). This can be the cost per square meter of floor area, cost per kilogramme of...
by Muimi Nzangi | May 24, 2019 | Cost Management
A Bill of Quantities, as defined by the Business Dictionary, is an itemized list of materials, parts and labour with their costs, required to undertake construction work. It can also be defined as a document compiled for construction projects in which all elements of...
