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Professional Practice: Guideline for Quantity Surveyor Chapter 5

BQ generally has various functions that can be used during the tender process

as well as the preparation of the following contract documents:
 as the basis for entering the tender

 as a basis for the provision of one interim payment
 as a basis for reference of price rates for the purpose of approving work

changes
 As reference data for the project will be available

The advantages and disadvantages of BQ usage as part of contract:

Advantages Disadvantages
Tender received based on same BQ preparation required all
basis, all tenderer use same document and design completed

quantity, only required to fill in rate completely first before it prepared.
only. This very time-consuming.

Tender price be more competetive, Start of fast work / “fast tracking”
total price of tender has been low can not make.Customer could not

because quantity was prescribed. see start of work on site started
Only change in rate only. quickly.

Better cost control, current cost BQ preparation needs expertise
control discharge of duty be easy and level high profesionalisme.This

and more ordered and right. sure add cost for customer.

Table 5.3: Advantages and Disadvantages of Bills of Quantities

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