BCM 250: Construction Project
and Administrative Management
Chapter 4: Bid Package – Quantity Take-off
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Lecture Content
➢ Quantity Take-off Calculations
❑ Definition
❑ Calculations
❑ Bill of Quantities (BOQ)
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Lecture Objectives
❑ Explain fundamental construction management concepts in the context of the engineering
and management of facilities throughout their life cycle.
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Quantity Take Off>> Definitions
❑ The estimation of quantities for a contract from plans and drawings which are then recorded in the bill of quantities
(BOQ)
❑ Rhe process by which a cost estimator reviews a set of plans during preconstruction in order to “take off” measurements
from these plans to calculate construction costs.
❑ While performing a quantity takeoff, estimators “take off” information from common contract documents: including
architectural drawings, structural engineering drawings, plumbing drawings, site water reticulation and drainage
drawings, electrical drawings, and HVAC drawings.
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Quantity Take Off>> Definitions
STEPS IN QUANTITY TAKE OFF
1. Define takeoff scope: An estimator must thoroughly answer the question “What needs to be taken off or
measured?” by study plans and specs. If any details are unclear, the estimator should as the architect or owner
rather than guestimate or make assumptions
2. Measure each item: Once the scope of the takeoff is understood, the estimator should use the dimensions specified
in the plans and specifications to measure each item
3. Record quantities: An estimator then makes detailed references as to which sheet the items were found and where
they exist in the building or structure.
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Quantity Take Off>> Definitions
❑ For larger projects, a more comprehensive strategy is necessary to manage the sheer volume of items to measure and count.
❑ In these instances, an estimator should divide the project into smaller more manageable parts and then consider one part of
the project at a time.
❑ The way an estimator chooses to break up a project into manageable pieces depends on the type of project. High rise projects,
as one example, are most easily divided into floors or groups of floors. Some projects can be divided into zones, phases or even
separate buildings.
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Quantity Take Off >> Calculations
❑ Each and every material to be used in the project has to be calculated. Example: every door knob, floor tile, hinge, pipe,
carpeting, length of steel, insulation, or any other fittings.
❑ Unit count
Items like lights, pipe fittings, hinges, doors, or power points are materials counted in units. With items like nails, a unit consists
of 500 or a unit can be an individual object, like air conditioners, or windows.
❑ Linear length
Although you can count pipes, electrical wiring, or pieces of steel, suppliers sell them according to length.
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Quantity Take Off >> Calculations
❑ Surface area
To calculate the amount of material to cover an area, like carpet, the space’s length and width is multiplied to find the surface
area.
❑ Cubic volume
When filling space, such as with concrete, the measurements required are length x width x height.
❑ Physical weight
Materials like sand or backfill come in weight measurements, such as a ton of sand.
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Quantity Take Off >> Calculations >> Example
❑ Steel Beam/Column Calculation
• Weight is needed.
• If kg/m is known, Weight = kg/m x L
❑ Concrete Calculations
• Volume is needed in m3
• WxLxD
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Quantity Take Off >> Calculations >> Example
❑ Concrete Footing
• Volume is needed in m3
• WxLxD
❑ Roof Covering
L • Area is needed in m2
• WxL
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Quantity Take Off >> Calculations >> Example
• How much concrete is needed for 4 x 4 x 0.3 m Slab?
Dimensions are measured from drawings
• Volume is needed
• = 4 x 4 x 0.3
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Quantity Take Off >> BOQ
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Quantity Take-off Calculations of a Steel Structure
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Ground Floor Plan
5m 4m
1 1
5m 1 2 3
2 2
6m 1 2 3
3 3
First Floor Plan
5m 4m
5m 1 2
2 1
6m 1 2 3
3 2
5m 4m
4m
4m
Elevation
IPE 500 ➔ 90.7 kg/m
IPE 500 ➔ 90.7 kg/m
First Floor
Blue Color Beams
3x5x90.7= 1360.7 kg
Orange Color Beams
3x4x90.7= 1088.4 kg
Green Color Beams
3x5x90.7= 1360.7 kg
Yellow Color Beams
3x6x90.7 = 1632.6 kg
Total= 5442.4 kg
IPE 500 ➔ 90.7 kg/m
Second Floor
Blue Color Beams
3x5x90.7= 1360.7 kg
Orange Color Beams
2x4x90.7= 725.6 kg
Green Color Beams
2x5x90.7= 907 kg
Yellow Color Beams
3x6x90.7 = 1632.6 kg
Total= 4625.9 kg
5m 4m
4m
4m
Elevation
HE 500 B ➔187 kg/m
Ground Floor Columns
HE 500 B ➔187 kg/m
C1 C2 C3
The total number of columns on
the 1st floor is 9 and all columns
are built with the same section.
The height of columns on the 1st
floor is 4 m. The total weight of
the columns can be calculated as
follows:
C4 C5 C6
9X4X187= 6372 kg
C7 C8 C9
First Floor Columns
HE 500 B ➔187 kg/m
C1 C2
The total number of columns on
the 2nd floor is 8 and all columns
are built with the same section.
The height of columns on the 2nd
floor is 4 m. The total weight of
the columns can be calculated as
follows:
C3 C4 C5
8X4X187= 5984 kg
C6 C7 C8
Footing and Link Beams
5m 4m
1m 1m
5m
0.5 m
6m Total number ofr footings are 9. For given
dimension the volume of total concrete
needed for footings are:
Total concrete needed= 9x0.5x1x1= 4.5 m^3
Footing and Link Beams
5m 4m
1 1
0.3 m
1 2
5m 3
0.5 m
2 2
Total number of link beams are 12 and
6m link beams have same section but
1 2 3 different lenght. Therefore, when
calculating the total volume of
concrete needed for project one need
3 3 to make sure that all different link
beams are accounted for .
Footing and Link Beams
5m 4m
1 1
Blue Color Link Beams
3x5x0.5x0.3= 2.25 m3
1 2
5m 3
Blue Color Link Beams
3x4x0.5x0.3= 1.8 m3
2 2
Blue Color Link Beams
3x6x0.5x0.3= 2.7 m3
6m
1 2
Blue Color Link Beams
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3x5x0.5x0.3= 2.25 m3
3 3 Total concrete needed= 9 m3
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