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PRONUNCIATION OF BILL OF QUANTITIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILL OF QUANTITIES

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Bill of quantities is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BILL OF QUANTITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bill of quantities

A bill of quantities is a document used in tendering in the construction industry in which materials, parts, and labor are itemized. It also details the terms and conditions of the construction or repair contract and itemizes all work to enable a contractor to price the work for which he or she is bidding.

Definition of bill of quantities in the English dictionary

The definition of bill of quantities in the dictionary is a document drawn up by a quantity surveyor providing details of the prices, dimensions, etc, of the materials required to build a large structure, such as a factory.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILL OF QUANTITIES

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bill of adventure
bill of attainder
bill of costs
bill of entry
bill of exchange
bill of fare
bill of goods
bill of health
bill of indictment
bill of lading
Bill of Rights
bill of sale
billable
billabong
billboard
billbook
billbug
biller
billet

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILL OF QUANTITIES

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Synonyms and antonyms of bill of quantities in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bill of quantities» into 25 languages

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The translations of bill of quantities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bill of quantities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

工程量清单
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Estado de mediciones
570 millions of speakers

English

bill of quantities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मात्रा के बिल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكميات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ведомость объемов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mapa de quantidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিমাণের মূল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bil kuantiti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aufmaß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

数量明細書
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수량의 법안
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jumlah tagihan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bảng khối lượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவுகளின் ரசிது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रमाणात बिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Miktar miktarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

computo metrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Robót
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відомість обсягів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lista de cantitati
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

λογαριασμό των ποσοτήτων
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Handves van hoeveelhede
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

mängd
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

regningen av mengder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bill of quantities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILL OF QUANTITIES»

The term «bill of quantities» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.030 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILL OF QUANTITIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bill of quantities

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILL OF QUANTITIES»

Discover the use of bill of quantities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bill of quantities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Basic Building Measurement
BELL OF QUANTITIES A Bill of Quantities is a trade order list of materials, labour and services necessary to complete a given project. For large building projects the client may employ a professional quantity surveyor to prepare a Bill of ...
Paul K. Marsden, 1999
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Specification for Ground Investigation
This Specification includes associated Schedules and a Bill of Quantities, and is intended for general application to ground investigation work.
Site Investigation Steering Group, 1993
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CESMM3: Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement
Where any such work is to be included in a Contract for civil engineering work, it shall be itemized and described in the Bill of Quantities in sufficient detail to enable tenderers to price it adequately and the method of measurement shall be  ...
Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), 1991
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Principles of Estimating
In the UK there is usually little problem with materials compliance or with a sensible specification for workmanship. The bill of quantities The most commonly used contracts in construction are of the admeasurement, or measure and value, type.
Trevor M. Holroyd, 2000
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Claims on Highway Contracts: Under the 5th Edition of the ...
However, there may be only one Group and there may be only one Feature within any Group. All items in the bill of quantities consist of an Item Description which is compiled from the Itemisation Tables. The Table may have several Groups but ...
Robert N. Hunter, 1997
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International Bid Preparation
The most frequently used type of contract is the Bill of Quantities or measurement type of contract. Whilst this remains the most extensively used type of contract there are others that offer different characteristics to the employer and may well ...
Andrew N. Baldwin, 1995
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Basic Building Measurement, 2 Edition:
For large building projects the client may employ a professional quantity surveyor to prepare a Bill of Quantities. However, on small building works it is normal for the builder to prepare his own Bill of Quantities. When a professional quantity ...
P Marsden, 1999
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Nec2 and Nec3 Compared
60.6 The Project Manager corrects mistakes in the Bill of Quantities which are departures from the rules for item descriptions and for division of the work into items in the method of measurement or are due to ambiguities or inconsistencies.
Robert Gerrard, 2005
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Modern Construction Project Management, Second Edition: The ...
A bill of quantities is a list of item of works with a brief description of that work item . Quantities associated with a particular work item are entered in the next column followed by the rate ($/m, $/m2, $/m3 etc.). Wherever possible, bill of quantities ...
S.L. Tang, S.W. Poon, Syed M. Ahmed, 2003
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Pricing and Bidding Handbook
D Your price for excavation should allow for the total volume necessary (24.99 m3) although the volume on a bill of quantities will only be 13.23 m3 (QS quantity ). So, if a bill of quantities had been supplied on this project your rate (NU/m3) ...
Claes-Axel Andersson, D. Miles, R. Neale, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILL OF QUANTITIES»

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Llanelli Town Hall workmen uncover glimpse into past
One 'bill of quantities' describes a pair of 'class B, urban type' cottages which included a 'parlour, living room, scullery, larder, bathroom, WC ... «Llanelli Star, Jul 15»
2
FMBN Unlocks Access To Home Renovation Loans
“Also applications are to be submitted with certified Bill of Quantities indicating the amount required for the renovation,” the bank further ... «Information Nigeria, Jun 15»
3
Lights out averted at Ballyroan estate
“There are a number of outstanding issues which need to be rectified prior to taking in charge and a Bill of Quantities is being prepared,” said ... «Leinster Express, Jun 15»
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FMBN Home Renovation
By the provisions of the policy, successful applicants, who are expected to accompany their applications with certified bill of quantities ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jun 15»
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Improving Access To Loans Through FMBN Home Renovation Plan
Applications are to be submitted with certified Bill of Quantities indicating the amount required for the renovation. Speaking on the FMBN's ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jun 15»
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The crime has to be plunder
... 3) the comparison approach, or comparing the costs with costs of similar buildings in the area; 4) the bill of quantities (materials) approach, ... «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
7
Mahalapye to Implement 171 Ipelegeng Projects
He said the technical office is compiling a bill of quantities for all projects. He said advertisements for quotations for river sand, pit sand and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Plunder charge sought for Vice-President Binay
... namely the valuation approach; the benchmark against industry standard approach; the comparison approach; the bill of quantities approach ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jun 15»
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Highlights of partial blue ribbon subcommittee report
The bill of quantities shows an “alarming pattern of overpricing” (toilets per floor cost ranged from P823,953 to P5.6M; building signage cost ... «Inquirer.net, May 15»
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Transport Design MW ( Ptp/ Ptmp )
Prepare bill of quantities and estimate implementation plan for the designed transmission network. • Design and Engineering of: o DMW ... «Cellular News, May 15»

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