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What's "BoQ" Bill of Quantities?

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Question added by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society
Date Posted: 2014/12/21
Abdul Wahab Mohamed Azmy
by Abdul Wahab Mohamed Azmy , Chief Accountant , Bahrain Development Centre

  1. A bill of quantities (BOQ) is a document used in tendering in the construction industry in which materials, parts, and labor (and their costs) are itemized.

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by Deleted user

Bill of Quantities is a document generated at tender stage either by the client or the contractor as take off from the AFC drawings.It gives a clear definition of the tasks being priced by the contractor.Any variations to the planned works that are mentioned on this document can then be counter claimed under a V.O (variation order) to the client.

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

It is a list of items of work which are briefly described to provide a measure of the extent of work in order to allow pricing of the work. The work included in the item is defined in detail by the rules in Method of Measurement.

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