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Construction quantity surveying [electronic resource] a practical guide for the contractor's QS / Donald Towey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Description: ix, 361 p. : illISBN:
  • 9781118329764 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 692/.5 23
LOC classification:
  • TH435 .T595 2012
Online resources: Summary: "This book demonstrates that Quantity Surveying is not limited to working behind a desk measuring trade works from drawings & quantifying materials, but is in fact a dynamic and central role within the overall management of construction projects. With an introductory chapter defining the profession & examining the role it plays in the construction industry, the book is then divided into two parts, which cover working on behalf of a client and for a contractor respectively. The chapters cover the full range of activities a QS is likely to encounter, such as cost planning, measurement, procurement and project management"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book demonstrates that Quantity Surveying is not limited to working behind a desk measuring trade works from drawings & quantifying materials, but is in fact a dynamic and central role within the overall management of construction projects. With an introductory chapter defining the profession & examining the role it plays in the construction industry, the book is then divided into two parts, which cover working on behalf of a client and for a contractor respectively. The chapters cover the full range of activities a QS is likely to encounter, such as cost planning, measurement, procurement and project management"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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