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How to Read a Road Construction Drawing from Scratch: Actual Project Example 1

Quantity Surveying & Construction

How to Read a Road Construction Drawing from Scratch: Actual Project Example 1

Road projects commonly cover large areas and may extend for several kilometres. Before measuring or pricing any item, a quantity surveyor must unders...

Asad Ali

Mon, 24 Aug 2026
Responding to a Client Letter on Utility Relocation: Records, Scope and Payment

Quantity Surveying & Construction

Responding to a Client Letter on Utility Relocation: Records, Scope and Payment

This lecture examines how a contractor should deal with a client or consultant response concerning utility-relocation works. The example relates to t...

Asad Ali

Mon, 24 Aug 2026
Roles and Responsibilities of a Quantity Surveyor in Construction Projects

Quantity Surveying & Construction

Roles and Responsibilities of a Quantity Surveyor in Construction Projects

Quantity surveyors support the technical, commercial and contractual management of construction work. Their responsibilities apply across civil, arch...

Asad Ali

Mon, 24 Aug 2026
Estimation vs Quantity Surveying: Key Differences in Construction Projects

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Estimation vs Quantity Surveying: Key Differences in Construction Projects

Estimation and quantity surveying are closely related construction-cost disciplines, but they have different primary purposes and are most prominent ...

Asad Ali

Mon, 24 Aug 2026
Infrastructure Quantity Surveying Training: Measuring Structural Excavation from Drawings

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Infrastructure Quantity Surveying Training: Measuring Structural Excavation from Drawings

Infrastructure quantity surveying requires accurate interpretation of drawings, identification of measurement limits and careful calculation of quanti...

Asad Ali

Mon, 24 Aug 2026
BOQ, Specification and Quantification of Demolition

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BOQ, Specification and Quantification of Demolition

Demolition work must be understood through three connected contract documents: the Bill of Quantities (BOQ), the specification, and the drawings. Toge...

Asad Ali

Sun, 23 Aug 2026
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Understanding Interim Payment Applications: A Quantity Surveyor's Guide

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Understanding Interim Payment Applications: A Quantity Surveyor's Guide

Why Payment Applications MatterFor any Quantity Surveyor, the payment application is the ultimate deliverable. It is the document — prepared by the QS...

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