What is Quantity Surveying

A quantity surveyor (QS) is a professional working within the construction industry concerned with construction costs and contracts. Quantity surveyors play a key role, ensuring that development costs are appropriately and accurately managed

Quantity Surveying Assosiations

There are several Associations working locally and worldwide, to standardize Quantity Surveying methods and providing Quantity Surveying trainings to professionals. Please visit list of Associations on our website.

International Standards

ASTM international and ISO Standards are some of the firms proivding technical standards for Engineering works. Which specific Standard method will be applied for a project is normally based on cleint's requirement or consultant's suggestions.

Quantity Surveying E-Services

We introduce the E-Service tools system to calculate some of the basic Quantity Surveying calculations. In future more tools will be added which will surely help our Professionals at beginning level.

How to hire a Quantity Surveyor

A Quantity Surveyor is a key part of the construction process. Contact hiring firms or you can sk for recommendations and references from other persons or organizations that may have had similar projects. Our Jobs portal will be available soon.

Handbook of Engineering Formulas

Handbook for Engineering Formulas contains engineers formulas calculation for technical estimation and measuring works. This book covers formula subject for not only civil engineers as well as electrical formula and mechanical formulas.

This book will help civil engineers and quantity surveyors to calculate areas for different type of shapes used in drawings, such as Circle, Triangles & pentagon shapes further more different formulas for calculating volume of shapes like Pyramid, Cone & sphere shapes are included too.



BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PDF E-BOOK

Book Name:

Handbook of Engineering Formulas
Edition: 1st Edition
Writer: Steve Mackay
Language: English
Format: Pdf
Size: 0.72 MB
Pages: 51
Price: Freeware

QSPlus Software

QSPlus is a comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective international QS software solution for quantity surveyors and cost engineers, for the take-off and production of Cost Plans and Bills of Quantities.


Cost Plans arranged according to

  • ASAQS Guide to Elemental Estimating
  • RICS Rules of Measurement Order of Cost Estimating and Elemental Cost Planning
  • CSI Uniformat Standard Classification for Building Elements
Bills of Quantities arranged according to
  • ASAQS Standard System of measuring Builder's Work (6th edition)Revision 1999 90.00 135.00 A1 1b
  • SMM7 Standard Method of Measurement for Building Works. Seventh Edition Revised 1998
  • POMI Principles of Measurement (International) for Works of Construction
  • CSI Masterformat
  • CPWD DSR Library (for India)

QSPlus is shipped with libraries conforming to the above arrangements
Standard libraries using other systems of measurement can be accommodated
QSPlus is a multi-user database allowing collaboration by multiple users on all projects, on a client-server network
Cost Plans/Estimates of construction projects *Fully integrated with DimensionX
Bills of Quantities * Fully integrated with DimensionX
Onscreen take off from AutoCAD and Revit drawings using DimensionX
Elemental Cost Analysis of Bills
Tender Analysis
Export electronic Tender bills and import tendered rates returned by Contractors
Monthly payment valuations and payment management
Increase in cost calculations


Visit QSPlus Website to download Software!
http://www.qsplus.co.za


Quantity Surveyor's Pocket Book

Quantity Surveyor's Pocket Book focussed on coverage of the data, techniques, and skills essential to the quantity surveying role make it an invaluable companion for everything from initial cost advice to the final account stage. Key features are include; forecasting cost and value, measurement and quantifications construction procurement, pricing and tendering, contract procedures administration and organization as well as final accounts. This book is recommended for every person studying or working in the field of quantity surveying.




BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PDF E-BOOK

Book Name:

Quantity Surveyor's Pocket Book
Edition: 1st Edition
Writer: Duncan Cartlidge
Language: English
Format: Pdf
Size: 2.5 MB
Pages: 434
Price: Freeware

Estimating and Costing by B.N.Suresh

Estimating and Costing by B.N. Suresh is a useful book for academic level quantity surveying readers. This book has been written for a technical institute syllabus in India. Book covers all the chapters as a foundation course of estimating and costing such as measurement of material and works, Types of Estimations Estimating for different components of building and Rates analysis for construction Projects. Every subject is carefully described and mostly chapters are covered with detail examples by drawings and estimation sheets. A really beneficial guide for beginners level students of Estimating and Costing.



BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PDF E-BOOK

Book Name:

Estimating and Costing
Edition: 1st Edition
Writer: B.N. Suresh
Language: English
Format: Pdf
Size: 1.26 MB
Pages: 118
Price: Freeware

Fundamentals of Construction Estimating - 3rd Edition

Fundamentals of Construction Estimating presents estimating procedures in a clear and precise manner explaining all the procedures of estimating cost of construction work such as quantity takeoff, pricing of the contractor's work, pricing sub-trade work, pricing site overhead and compiling bid documents. This book offers readers thorough instruction on the principles of construction estimating and the skills to become a professional estimator by using drawings for two complete projects - one residential and one commercial, thereby leading the reader through the complete estimating process which can be used in various trades of construction projects.


BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PDF E-BOOK

Book Name:

Fundamentals of Construction Estimating
Edition: 3rd Edition
Writer: David Pratt
Language: English
Format: Pdf
Size: 21 MB
Pages: 500
Price: Freeware

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Estimating in Building Construction - 7th Edition

Combining coverage of principles with step by step procedures, this well established text provides everything needed for an estimating class for construction, architecture, and engineering students. Includes the popular approach of tracing progress of a complete project throughout the book. 

Estimating in Building Construction, brings together everything needed for a complete, modern course in estimating, it combines sound coverage of principles with step-by-step procedures to help students learn concepts more easily.



BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PDF E-BOOK

Book Name:

Estimating in Building Construction
Edition: 7th Edition
Writer: Frank R. Dagostinoc, Steven J. Peterson
Language: English
Format: Pdf
Size: 10 MB
Pages: 286
Price: Freeware

Engineering Power Tools Plus Edition

ENGINEERING POWER TOOLS


Engineering Power Tools is powerful software for professional engineers. The program can greatly boost your efficiency by eliminating wasted time spent in looking up formulas, and then performing the same calculations over and over by hand. The software solves a wide range of common engineering problems quickly and efficiently. Application includes six sections mentioned below.

  • Math
  • HVAC
  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Material
  • Structural
Visit official website for further details. www.pwr-tools.com/contents











Download Geometry Calculator Software Freeware

GEOMETRY CALCULATOR                


Geometry Calculator is an application includes six sections to calculate area and volume of geometrical shapes. Section includes are;

  • 3d Area and Volume
  • 2d Area
  • Coordinate Geometry
  • Right Triangle Geometry
  • Trigonometry
  • Arcs and Sectors










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