POLYTECHNIC OF NAMIBIA COURSE OUTLINE 2011

Course Information
Course Code and Title:Specifications and Quantities III Programme: Bachelor of Architecture (Honours) Contact Hours:99 hours

Study Hours:-49 hours

NQF Level and Credit: level 7 credits 5 core

Evaluation mode: Continuous Course Schedule: SEMESTER 1 Semester week Week 1 Date Topic Assignments

11 15 July

Introduction to Bills Defination of bills of quatities Features of a bill of quanties that is page set up, bill sections Discuss the deferent types of bills that is building works and civil works bills Pros and cons of using Bills of quantities Show sample bills Brieflly describe how a bill is prepared Assignment 1

Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

18 22 July 25 29 July 1-5 August

Specifications for bills of quantities Specifications for bills of quantities continued Specifications for bills of quantities continued Interaction between drawings and other contract documentation Defination of a contract Validity of a contract

8-12 August

Assignment 2

Award of a contract Contract documents that is contract, form of tender specifications,insurance ,guarantees etc Explain the importance of drawings in the different types of contracts That is when using firm bills of quantities, cost plus, Test 1

Week 6

15-19 August

Interaction between drawings and other contract documentation continued

22 28 August Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 29-2 September 5-9 September 12-15 September 19-23 September 26-30 September 3-7 October 10-14 October 17-21 October

MID-SEMESTER BREAK Measuring units Estimating Estimating Continued Feasibility studies Feasibility studies continued Feasibility studies continued Costing Costing Assignment 4 Assignment 3

Week 15

24-28 October

Costing continued

Week 16 Week 17 Week 18

31-4 November 7-11 November 14-18 November

Influencing factors Influencing factors continued Course over view Test 2