Quantity Surveying N4 — Document

April 2020 — N4 — Quantity Surveying

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1.1.1Calculate the di mensions of the area to be clear (2\

1.1.2Take off the site clearance (1\

1.2.1Calcula te the centre line of the foundation footing. (1\

1.2.2Take off the items for the foundation trenches and the material available for filling. (7\

1.2.3Take off the risk of collapse. (2\

1.2.4Take off the concrete footing. (1\

2.5Take off the foundation brick wall. (2\

1.2.6Take off the backfilling. (3\

1.3.1Calculate the external perimeter. (1\

1.3.2Take off the external facings. (2\

1.4Take off the hard core filling. (1\

1.5Take off the da proof sheeting. (1\

1.6Take off the concrete surface bed. (3\

1.7Take off the damp proof membrane in the brick walls. (3\ [30]30

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2.1Square only the earthwork items.

2.2Abstract all the earthwork items. Do the billing of all the earthwork items. (4\ [10] TOTAL SECTION A: SECTION B10

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3.1Write the foll owing abbreviations out in full:

3.1.1i.p.

3.1.2c.s.

3.1.3r.o.c.

3.1.4a.u.

3.1.5fcg. (5 (5\

3.2State the unit of measurement of the following trade items:

3.2Backfilling

3.2Brickwork

3.2Roofing sheets

3.2Purlins

3.2Damp proof membrane (5 (5\ [10]10

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4.1State FIVE rea sons why it is compulsory for all builders work to be measured strictly according to the Standar d System of Measuring Building ork South Africa. (5\

4.2State FIVE advantages of a bill of quantities. (5\ [10]10

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5.1Measuring list

5.2Query list

5.3Sign posting

5.4Side casts

5.5Reducing (5 [10]10

Q6— Section header —

6.1Prior to construction (4\

6.2During construction (5\

6.3Post construction (1\ [10]10

Q7— Section header —

7.1Hard core is measured in metres.

7.2The architect makes monthly payments to the contractor.

7.3Preliminaries are items that cannot be allocated to a certain trade.

7.4Beam fillin g is brickwork built between and over the ends of trusses.

7.5The main cont ractor is responsible to do sub contractor payments.

7.6Preambles are specification notes for each trade in the bills of quantities.

7.7Formwork is measured in metres

7.8Tender drawings are issued with the tender bills of quantities.

7.9Tenderers may use any envelope when submitting tender prices.

7.10Final accounts are part of a professional quantity surveyor's duties. (10 [10]10

Q8— Section header —

8.1Prime cost amounts

8.2Provisional sums [10] TOTAL SECTION B: GRAND TOTAL:10

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Total100 marks

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Paper information

TitleDocument

SubjectQuantity Surveying

LevelN4

Document typeQuestion paper

Year2020

MonthApril

Pages7

Downloads2

Examination context

Decade2020s

Years ago6y

SeasonAutumn (SH)

Start dayWednesday

Exam periodApril 2020

Days since exam2,383

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