Schedule of Quantities

Question 1

Provisional sums

Answer 1

An allowance usually estimated by the QS and included in the tender documents/ SOQ

Question 2

Definition of Schedule of Quantities

Answer 2

A document containing a list of all the items required to build a building and identifying how much each item costs.

Question 3

Two types of Schedule of Quantities

Answer 3

• Elemental SOQ

- Trade SOQ

Question 4

Schedule of Quantities are used for? 1

Answer 4

Relieves the tenderer of the onus and cost of compiling their own measure and schedule. It allows the tender to be priced like for like by all tenderers. it provides them in theory a greater spread of subcontract pricing.

Question 5

Schedule of Quantities are used for ? 2

Answer 5

Valuing progress payments and variations

Question 6

Schedule of Quantities are used for ? 3

Answer 6

Producing final accounts

Question 7

Schedule of Quantities are used for ? prime example

Answer 7

Tendering Purposes