Table of Contents

Preface

1. The Quantity Surveyor and the Construction Industry

2. Forecasting cost and value

3. Measurement and quantification

4. Procurement

5. Pricing and tendering

6. Contract procedure

7. Final account

Useful links and contacts

Further reading

About the Author

Duncan Cartlidge, FRICS, is a chartered surveyor and construction procurement consultant with extensive experience in the delivery and management of built assets, as well as providing education and training to a wide range of built environment professionals. Duncan is a former member of the RICS Quantity Surveying and Construction Professional Group Board and the 'Black Book' working group, and is the author of several best-selling books, including New Aspects of Quantity Surveying Practice, Estimator’s Pocket Book and Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book.