What is the most important procurable site material?

In determining the materials required the person responsible for this will assess the Bill of Quantities or the specification and the drawings. This will enable the amount of materials to be ordered. The specification will also determine the quality of the materials as different standards will be required according to each project i.e. a5 star hotel will required a higher quality of materials and components than a hostel for the homeless.

Materials may be described as:

• Materials
• Components
• Goods

All materials must conform to the specification in the contract and meet the requirements of performance and quality.