3.1.

BILL OF QUANTITIES USES

Taking off element

Use direct billing paper
To produce bill of quantities
To prepare interview payment
-QS prepare payment to the contractor
-QS value the work done by the contractor from time to time
-QS visit site to value the work done by the contractor as specified in the contract & other
consultant
To estimate cost of project
To tender
-to get the suitable price of tender
-to select the contractor
To value the variation order
To order materials
-nominated supplier
-domestic supplier

3.1.1. Types of Bill of Quantities (B.Q)

Construction will describe base on the title of building construction, trade or operation
The way of description will decide the type of B.Q. There are:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

By trade : is a traditional method based on Standard Method of Measurement (SMM 2)

By element : root, staircase, pad footing
Index B.Q
Operation
Budget B.Q
Length
M
Width
M
Area
m
Volume
m
Weight
Kg/tones
Numeric
No.
Non-measured
Item
Table 9: Unit of Quantity Measurement

G/B 1

F1

F1

G/B 7

2000
mm

F2

G/B 2

G/B 5

F2

G/B 8
F2

10000mm
G/B 3

8000
mm

G/B 6
G/B 9

1800
mm
G/B 4

F1

F1

15000mm
Ground Floor Plan

Type of footing
F1
F2

Size (mm)
Thick , D
Thick , d
1200mm 1200mm
600
700 mm 700mm
300
150
Table 10: schedule of pad footing

Reinforcement (both ways)

Y 12 250mm C/C
Y 10 150mm C/C

Ground Level
250mm

Column

200mm

Y
200mm

200mm
Y

Y-Y section

Column Stump

X-X section

50 mm thick Blinding
Y12 250 mm c/c bothsides
1200 mm
F1 section
Note: specification - *All concrete work must use R.C (1:2:4-19mm agg), 50 thick sand blinding

Note: Stages for excavation work: as stated in Standard Method of Measurement (SMM 2)
1.Not exceeding 0.25 m deep.
2. Exceeding 0.25 m but not exceeding 1.00 m deep.
3. Exceeding 1.00 m but not exceeding 2.00 m deep.
4. Exceeding 2.00 m but not exceeding 4.00 m deep.
5. Increase in every 2.00 m of depth.

DIMENSION

DESCRIPTION

UNIT

QTY

RATE

RM

BILL NO 1: PAD FOOTING

T.O list
1.Site Clearance
2.Surface excavation
3.Excavation
4. Pad footing
Blinding
Concrete
Reinforcement
Formwork

Item
m2
m3
m2
m3
kg
m2

Query list

Bil

Query

Answer

Remarks

25 mm

o.k

Grade 20
(1:2:4-20
mm agg)

o.k

1.

What is the size of concrete cover?

2.

What is the ratio of R.C in pad

footing?

3.

What is the thickness of surface

excavation?

200 mm

What is the height of column stump?

1000 mm

4.

o.k

o.k

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DIMENSION

DESCRIPTION

UNIT

QTY

RATE

RM

2.90

80

BILL NO 1: PAD FOOTING

Clear all the site 0.0371 acres
including all trees, shrubs, bushes,
and grubbing up roots and remove all
the debris and surplus out of the site
and filling up holes with approved
earth.
Item

Item

Length= 15,000 mm
Width = 10,000 mm
200 mm thick surface excavation.

m2

150

m3

Length= 15,000 mm
Width = 10,000 mm
15.00
1.00
Nil

15.00
10.00

150.00

Excavate pit for pad footing n.e.

0.25m deep, commencing from
reduced level, fill in, part return and
ram, remainder load and cart away
n.e. 100m from site.

200 mm

1200 mm
D
50 mm
1200mm x 1200mm
F1

Size: 1200 mm x 1200 mm

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DIMENSION

DESCRIPTION

UNIT

QTY

RATE

RM

145

60

BILL NO 1: PAD FOOTING

Excavate pit for pad footing n.e.
0.25m deep, commencing from
reduced level, as before described.

1.20
1.20
0.25

0.70
0.70
0.25

Depth =
Add
D
=
Blinding

1.44

F1

Less
Surf. Exc

1200 mm
600
50
1850
200
1650

1st stages exc = 250 mm deep

0.49

F2
Less

1.93

1650
250
1400

Ditto, exc. 0.25 m b.n. e 1.00 m deep,

ditto.
2st stages exc = 1000 mm deep

Less

1.20
1.20
1.00

0.70
0.70
1.00

m3

5.76

1.47
7.23

F1

F2

1400
1000
400

m3

20.80

DIMENSION

DESCRIPTION

UNIT

QTY

RATE

RM

m3

20.80

62

40

m2

BILL NO 1: PAD FOOTING

Excavate pit for pad footing exc. 1.00
m deep b.n.e 2.00 deep, commencing
from reduced level, as before
described.
Ballance depth =

1.20
1.20
0.40

0.70
0.70
0.40

400 mm

3st stages exc = 400 mm deep

2.30

0.59
2.89
50 mm thick sand blinding laid under
pad footing.
F1
Size = 1200 mm x 1200 mm

F2
Size = 700 mm x 700 mm

4
1.20
1.20

5.76

F1

3
0.70
0.70

1.47
7.23

F2

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DIMENSION

DESCRIPTION

UNIT

QTY

RATE

RM

53.06

212

24

BILL NO 1: PAD FOOTING

R.C (1:2:4-20mm agg) as described
in pad footing.
4

1.20
1.20
0.60

3.46

F1

0.70
0.70
0.30

0.44

F2

0.90
0.15
0.70

0.14

F1

3
1

F2

4.04
F1

F2

Vol. Trapezoid
= (a + b)x 150 mm x Width
= (700 mm + 200mm) x 150mm x 700 mm
= (900 mm ) x 150mm x 700 mm

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DIMENSION

DESCRIPTION

UNIT

QTY

BILL NO 1: PAD FOOTING

12 mm high tensile bar reinforcement
to BS 4483 as desc. in pad footing.

kg

55

kg

14

RATE

RM

4
2
6
1.27

60.96

F1

60.96

x 0.898 kg/m
= 54.74 kg

1200mm

F1
Length =
less

1200

conc. Cover
2/25

50
1150

add
bend
2/5D
2/5(12)

120
1270

Bil.of bar
Width
=1200 mm
Less
Conc.cover
2/25
50
1150
1150 250 mm c/c +1
= 5.8
= 6 Nos
Bothways

10 mm high tensile bar reinforcement to BS

4483 as desc. in pad footing.

3
F2

2
5

0.75

F2
Length=

700

less
conc. Cover
2/25

50
650

22.50
22.50

x 0.616 kg/m
= 13.64 kg

add
bend
2/5D
2/5(10)

100

750
Bil.of bar
(width)700-50 = 650150 mm c/c +1
= 5.33
= 5 Nos
Bothways

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DIMENSION

DESCRIPTION

UNIT

QTY

m2

14

BILL NO 1: PAD FOOTING

Sawn formwork to sides of pad footing.

600
mm
1200 mm

F1
Girth= 4/1200 mm
= 4800 mm
Thick = 600 mm

4.80
0.60

11.52

2.80
0.30

2.52

Bil.of footing = 4 nos.

F1
F2
Girth= 4/700 mm
= 2800 mm
F2
Thick = 300 mm

3
1

Bil. of footing = 3 Nos

0.90
0.15

0.20
14.24

F2

Area of Trapezoid
= (a + b)x 150 mm
= (700 mm + 200mm) x 150mm
= (900 mm ) x 150mm

End of Pad footing works.

RATE

RM