Understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in Malaysia

Understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in Malaysia

Reviews of the past and current literatures have indicated differing views and opinions on the future outlook of the Bills of Quantities (BQ). Numerous issues have been identified from the literatures and until a viable solution is identified, current issues will likely limit its potential as a sour...

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Main Authors: Bandi, Shamsul Hadi, Abdullah, Fadhlin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
TH4021 Buildings. Construction with reference to use.
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/30759/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30759/1/20._S_GC_SB.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30759/2/PAQS2012-list.of.papers.pdf
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spelling iium-307592013-07-22T00:30:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30759/ Understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in Malaysia Bandi, Shamsul Hadi Abdullah, Fadhlin TH4021 Buildings. Construction with reference to use. Reviews of the past and current literatures have indicated differing views and opinions on the future outlook of the Bills of Quantities (BQ). Numerous issues have been identified from the literatures and until a viable solution is identified, current issues will likely limit its potential as a source of information in construction project. Based on the identified issues, this paper aim to identify issues relating to the usage and application of BQ in the construction industry by critically reviewing and appraise the existing literatures. The study has employed an extensive literature reviews which extensively synthesized findings, suggestions and comment of previous research works in order to identify key points imperative to strategize future research work. As a result, 13 general issues and 17 specific issues pertaining to the application of the BQ in the construction industry have been outlined which are applicable in Malaysia and elsewhere. At the end of the paper, a list of challenges confronting the BQ is presented as a basis for further improvement and starting point for future research work to be carried out. 2012-07-07 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30759/1/20._S_GC_SB.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30759/2/PAQS2012-list.of.papers.pdf Bandi, Shamsul Hadi and Abdullah, Fadhlin (2012) Understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in Malaysia. In: 16th Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Congress, 7 July 2012, Brunei.
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topic TH4021 Buildings. Construction with reference to use.
spellingShingle TH4021 Buildings. Construction with reference to use.
Bandi, Shamsul Hadi
Abdullah, Fadhlin
Understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in Malaysia
description Reviews of the past and current literatures have indicated differing views and opinions on the future outlook of the Bills of Quantities (BQ). Numerous issues have been identified from the literatures and until a viable solution is identified, current issues will likely limit its potential as a source of information in construction project. Based on the identified issues, this paper aim to identify issues relating to the usage and application of BQ in the construction industry by critically reviewing and appraise the existing literatures. The study has employed an extensive literature reviews which extensively synthesized findings, suggestions and comment of previous research works in order to identify key points imperative to strategize future research work. As a result, 13 general issues and 17 specific issues pertaining to the application of the BQ in the construction industry have been outlined which are applicable in Malaysia and elsewhere. At the end of the paper, a list of challenges confronting the BQ is presented as a basis for further improvement and starting point for future research work to be carried out.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Bandi, Shamsul Hadi
Abdullah, Fadhlin
author_facet Bandi, Shamsul Hadi
Abdullah, Fadhlin
author_sort Bandi, Shamsul Hadi
title Understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in Malaysia
title_short Understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in Malaysia
title_full Understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in Malaysia
title_fullStr Understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in Malaysia
title_sort understanding the challenges in sustaining the bills of quantities in malaysia
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/30759/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30759/1/20._S_GC_SB.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/30759/2/PAQS2012-list.of.papers.pdf
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