Come here with your questions about building cost solutions, materials and labour

Happiestman1:



I mean the cost of labor and material cost.

The location is in Edo Benin city

Check my signature and DM me.

justojai:


Ajax axis

Not interested

justojai:
Abeg house me wan buy cement.... I would appreciate a reasonable quote + all logistics if applicable based on quantity. Nmaglados@yahoo.com

Where is your location?

Happiestman1:
I’m currently building this structure. It’s a 3 bedroom duplex.

I’m at the decking level now. How much do you think will cost me.

I am a Quantity Surveyor

Where is the location of the project?

Are you talking about labour cost, material cost or both?

How are you executing the project?


Once you supply this information, I will help and provide you with an answer

Drop your questions here, I will provide you with answers.

You will be glad you did

I just read about three pages of the thread with argument on whether or not 13m would complete 5 bedroom duplex.

Don't get yourself confused and cheated. Walk up to professionals to seek advice.

So many factors influence the completion cost of a construction project. With the nature of economy, and if you will use quality finishes prepare 18-20m

Walins:
How much will it cost someone to do German floor in delta state

At times, I just read and pass.

How will one answer this?

You need to give the dimensions of the floor: the length, breath and thickness.

keepingmum:
i asked a question earlier but it appears it was misunderstood

Can i know the different quality Tiles in order of durability AND the price per sq meter please

NO dm me or whats app me please.

WhatsApp you?

Who you give your phone number?

evans2hot:
Hello. IAM a graduate of surveying and geoinformatic. I hope am welcomed here

You are welcome. We are all professionals in the built environment



However, this is mainly for Quantity Surveyors, Cost Experts, Commercial Managers and Construction Economist.

You're welcome once again

QSFemi:
Kudos to you, Boay, for creating a wonderful thread about Quantity Surveyors. I always say that Quantity Surveying profession is the missing gap in the high profile corruption recorded among almost government contracts. Starting from budgeting of capital expenditure of both federal and state annual budgets to actual procurement of these infrastructural developments.

I am excited by the progress we have made hitherto, however, a lot could still be done.

Thanks so much.

I perfectly agree with you. Many corrupt practices are through contract awards and procurements. If Quantity Surveyors are properly engaged and we do our work with integrity and honesty much more will be achieved in financial probity and transparency of government contracts

CRY OUT FOR HELP
Don’t Die in Silence
No man is self sufficient or all sufficient, only God the Almighty is. We all need the help and assistance of other people in order to get to where God has prepared for us. God has not taken any man to a height where s/he doesn’t need the help and assistance of others. Any man that consider himself to be self sufficient or all sufficient is on the path of self destruction. Such a person is dwelling in fools Paradise.

Many of us do not directly say we are self sufficient or all sufficient but our actions and attitudes portray it. A man said: all you need is in the hand of another man. To a great extent this is true. Even if what you need is not in the hand of another man, it is man that God would use as channel to deliver it you.

God is the Source but human beings are channels. The source is very important but the channels should not be neglected as well. If you have enough water in your reservoir (representing the source) and the pipe networks are bad, you cannot enjoy nor receive water supply in your house. This example illustrates the importance of channels.

Many Christians are suffering, in fact many are dead and frustrated in life not that God is not on their side but simply because they have refused to call out for help. It is not weakness to call out for help, it is great wisdom and immense strength. Wisdom is the ability to recognize and admit your limitations. Instead of calling for help many keep mute, continue to nurture the problems and challenges alone until the situation got damaged beyond repairs.

Many miss their miracles, answer to prayers, solutions to problems because they failed to ask for help. God might have prepared someone beside them as channel for Him to intervene in their situation but they miss God because they could not recognize God's channel under their noses. We need the help, support, and assistance of one another. That is how God fabricated the universe. Don’t be surprised that the person beside you may be the channel God want to use in your life. Don’t keep that problem or challenge to yourself, cry out for help!

In 2Kings 5:1-19, it was a slave girl in the house of Naaman that God used as a channel to connect Naaman to his healing. Apart from this, when Naaman was at the verge of missing his divine healing, God used his servants (2Kings 5:13) to persuade him until he did what the prophet told him to do. If not for the little maid and his servants, Naaman might have remained leprous for life.

More often than not, the help from above comes through the people around you. It was Jonathan that God used to preserve the life of David whom Saul wanted to kill. It was Jethro (Moses father in law) that gave Moses a wise counsel on how to lead and administer justice to the people of Israel . Despite that God spoke face to face with Moses and he seemed closer to God than Jethro, God didn’t give him this directive. It came through Jethro and God endorsed it.
An unnecessarily closed mouth is a closed destiny. God want us to speak out that is why He placed people around us whom He can use as channels. Never look down on anyone that s/he cannot be a channel. It was a poor widow that that God used to sustain Elijah in Zarephath. Remember, God chose the foolish things of this world to confound the wise and the weak things of this world to confound the things that are mighty.
At times you see people in terrible situations not disclosing such to anyone. If this persist the devil may eat such people for lunch and their miracle may pass them by. When God wanted to remove Joseph from the prison, it was the Chief Butler that recommended Joseph to Pharaoh (Genesis 41:9-14). Most (if not all) of God's interventions in the life of man is tied around another man being a channel for God to move. (Proverbs 12:14, 13:2)

In as much as there are charlatans and unscrupulous persons that you should not discuss your situation with, there are handful of helpful and responsible persons that you should open up to. The remedy for misuse is not disuse but right use. Not all person are bad, not all will expose, or make jest of you. Not all will complicate your challenge. Don’t die in silence when God had made a way out for you under your nose. Connect to it! You are not helpless, help is available, God is on your side. Shalom

jp130:
Plz how many 6" hollow blocks cn i get from 1 bag of cement?

As many as you want. Depending on the quality

QSFemi:
I am a Quantity Surveyor with 7 years experience in the consultancy, contracting and now in public service. I've a BTech, Master's and currently pursuing my PhD. I'm proud to be here.

You are welcome. Glad to have you here. Your contributions will be highly valuable for the benefit of others.


Thanks

The power of negotiation is the key thing here....

Besides, if a POP expert has more than enough work at hand he/she may charge you more than someone searching for opportunities.

quantifier234:


Thank you sir.

You're welcome sir

quantifier234:
Good day colleagues.
I'm pleased to be part of this group. I'm a graduate quantity surveyor, I recently concluded with the compulsory one year youth service in Rivers state. I'm open to opportunities such as full time quantity surveying job/internship where I can grow and build up my professional career while I contribute my quota to the organization's objectives. In case if any opportunity comes your way please link me up. Thank you all

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Reach me for any Quantity Surveying service. Check my signature below for my contact.

Hi,

I wanna share some of the principal services of a Quantity Surveyor:

1. Preliminary cost advice
2. Advising on contractual methods
3. Advising on contractor selection
4. Preparation of tender documents
5. Obtaining and negotiating tender/bids
6. Cost planning
7. Cost control
8. Construction auditing
9. Valuation of construction work
10. Preparing and agreeing accounts with contractors
11. Preparing expenditure statements for taxation and accounting purposes
12. Technical Auditing
13. Assessing replacement costs for insurance project control
14. Giving expert evidence in arbitration and disputes
15. Feasibility and viability study
16. Investment appraisals
17. Cost control and post contract management
18. Project Management and Coordination.

Hi,

I wanna share some precontract services of a Quantity Surveyor:

1. Feasibility and viability study
2. Comparative design Economics including cost plans and cost control
3. Works programme/planning
4. Preparation of preliminary estimate
5. Measurement of building and civil engineering works/preparation of bills of quantities
6. Preparation of schedule of materials
7. Preparation or editing of specification
8. Advice on procurement options
9. Preparation of Unit rates for work items/pricing for tendering purposes
10. Tender evaluation report
11. Advice and development of strategies for tender negotiation

Moderator should please push this thread to front page

It is of great concern to me that several Nigerians don't know about Quantity Surveying as a profession in the built environment , even some of the educated ones.

Some that know about the profession see preparation of Bills of Quantities as the only responsibility of a Quantity Surveyorsurveyor

Kudos to NIQS for the great effort over the years to increase the awareness of the profession. However, we need to do more.

Friends who are Quantity Surveyorsurveyors we need to be involve in this. It's requires collaborative effort

quantifier234:
Good day colleagues.
I'm pleased to be part of this group. I'm a graduate quantity surveyor, I recently concluded with the compulsory one year youth service in Rivers state. I'm open to opportunities such as full time quantity surveying job/internship where I can grow and build up my professional career while I contribute my quota to the organization's objectives. In case if any opportunity comes your way please link me up. Thank you all

You are welcome quantifier. Nice to meet you here.

I will share opportunities information as soon as I get any.

However, please leverage on social media especially Linkedin

westliverenterp:
will 5 million be enough to build 2 units of two bedroom flats in Edo State..

Umarzy:


It should be. I'm an Architect and the design we do determines the cost. If he can monitor the procurement of materials and payment to labourers, then i don't see why N5m should not be enough. And when I said the design should be simple, i mean the rooms will not be luxury inclined. No differential fenestration on the buildings, use of flat roof/low-pitched roof, nothing like concrete fascia or parapet walls, elimination of all elements of architectural brutalism. I didn't add external works. All i said here is from foundation to finishing of the structure.

What's the location in Edo?

There are so many things to consider. Your taste in the design and quality of materials, specification, aesthetics and your construction management skills will determine this.

Besides, you said TWO UNITS of TWO Bedroom flat

No be small thing my brother

Hi,

Of recent, I have shared some principal services of a Quantity Surveyor. I have have also gone further to specifically highlight some precontract services of a Quantity Surveyor. Thanks to everyone for the contributions.

Here, I will be sharing some Post-Contract Services of a Quantity Surveyor.

1.Measurement of works on site
2. Administration of advance Payments, retention and performance bond
3. Preparation of interim valuation
4. Valuation of variation/fluctuations
5. Preparation of financial statement
6. Application of cost control including comparative cost analysis evaluation
7. Remeasurement of provisional quantities and provisional sum items
8. Preparation and agreement of final account
9. Preparation or vetting of loss, expenses or insurance claim
10. computation and vetting of fees
11. Preparation of cash flow forecast
12. Production and cost control
13. Resource determination, scheduling and purchasing
14. Contract Administration/contractual correspondence
15. Analysis of pricing for Regular cost/value reconciliation statement including interpretation for management

Hi,

Of recent, I have shared some principal services of a Quantity Surveyor. I have have also gone further to specifically highlight some precontract services of a Quantity Surveyor. Thanks to everyone for the contributions.

Here, I will be sharing some Post-Contract Services of a Quantity Surveyor.

1.Measurement of works on site
2. Administration of advance Payments, retention and performance bond
3. Preparation of interim valuation
4. Valuation of variation/fluctuations
5. Preparation of financial statement
6. Application of cost control including comparative cost analysis evaluation
7. Remeasurement of provisional quantities and provisional sum items
8. Preparation and agreement of final account
9. Preparation or vetting of loss, expenses or insurance claim
10. computation and vetting of fees
11. Preparation of cash flow forecast
12. Production and cost control
13. Resource determination, scheduling and purchasing
14. Contract Administration/contractual correspondence
15. Analysis of pricing for Regular cost/value reconciliation statement including interpretation for management.

Please do well to add to the list, it is not exhaustive

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blackboy:
Pls how much to build a 2 bedroom BQ to finishing? Location: Abuja, Kubwa

Depending on some factors you may spend 7-9m

Hi,

Here are some precontract services of a Quantity Surveyor:

1. Feasibility and viability study
2. Comparative design Economics including cost plans and cost control
3. Works programme/planning
4. Preparation of preliminary estimate
5. Measurement of building and civil engineering works/preparation of bills of quantities
6. Preparation of schedule of materials
7. Preparation or editing of specification
8. Advice on procurement options
9. Preparation of Unit rates for work items/pricing for tendering purposes
10. Tender evaluation report
11. Advice and development of strategies for tender negotiation

Hi,

I wanna share some of the principal services of a Quantity Surveyor:

1. Preliminary cost advice
2. Advising on contractual methods
3. Advising on contractor selection
4. Preparation of tender documents
5. Obtaining and negotiating tender/bids
6. Cost planning
7. Cost control
8. Construction auditing
9. Valuation of construction work
10. Preparing and agreeing accounts with contractors
11. Preparing expenditure statements for taxation and accounting purposes
12. Technical Auditing
13. Assessing replacement costs for insurance project control
14. Giving expert evidence in arbitration and disputes
15. Feasibility and viability study
16. Investment appraisals
17. Cost control and post contract management
18. Project Management and Coordination.


These are just few of the services I can render for you.


I will give you a detail list later, differentiating between precontract and post - contract services..

Enjoy!

BLACKPANTHER111:
i am new to this thread and i just started my building.I stay outside the country and i am hoping to learn alot from you guys.

You are welcome. Feel free to share knowledge, experience and ask questions