Bill of Quantities (BOQ) & Specifications Writing
Based on your previous materials research.
Each individual student is required to select one flat/apartment from her typical floor plan and develop the following:
⦁ Partial Bill of Quantities (BOQ): Conduct quantities take off using the actual measurements of your developed plans and prepare part of the bill of quantities for selected apartment spaces:
⦁ Include items only used in “internal finishes” section
⦁ Follow the MasterFormat Divisions in your serial numbering for materials.
⦁ Organize your table columns as following: Item #, description, Unit, Quantity, unit price/Rate, and Total Amount.
⦁ Calculate the total cost for each materials and for all used materials in the “internal finishes” section
⦁ Specifications writing: select only two materials from the above list and develop its specification following the “3 part-Specification” format.
⦁ Use the online “Sweets database” for materials products and their manufacturer/supplier to download available specifications using “3 part- Spec. format” for the two selected materials : https://sweets.construction.com/
⦁ Review the available specifications for each materials, and provide a condensed/abbreviated version of its main items (max two A4 pages for each materials)
Requirements:
⦁ Partial Bill of Quantities (BOQ)
⦁ Specifications documentation for two materials using “3 part-Spec.” format