QUANTITY AND SURVEYING PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

Information and communication Technology (ICT) nowadays have great impact on the construction industry and the way it works. The technology is viewed as crucial for effective and successful project delivery. Currently, Quantity Surveying (QS) appears to be one of the few professions that have not been profoundly transformed by the application of the technological advancement offered by digital revolution especially in a developing economy like Nigeria. The study examines the extent to which the Nigeriaian quantity surveyors have been moving with the times of information technology. The aim is to identify the challenges faced by the professionals by examining the factors affecting the use and adoption of computer applications in a dynamic world of explosive growth of the information communication technology (ICT). The study adopted a survey design methodology. A survey based on structured questionnaire was used to elicit the relevant data from Quantity Surveyor who are all members of the Nigeria Institution of Surveyors. In all, fifty (50) respondents completed the questionnaire. The data was analyzed using the Relative Importance Index and Mean/average Score. The study identified four main factors from the literature and the survey as important factors affecting the adoption and use of ICT by Quantity Surveyors in the Nigeriaian construction industry. Thus, budget constraints for ICT investments, lack of commitment by management towards ICT, lack of training and technical sup

This research project investigated the effects of design error on the final cost of a project in Nigeria. It is a key issue, because many projects in Nigeria have inadequacies in the plans and specifications which have been major causes of changes to the contract. There have been extreme examples of design errors such as numerous building collapses in Nigeria - projects that have wrought disaster after the construction are completed. One or two major errors that can be corrected with only initial cost considerations and little effect on the schedule finally ends up causing major impacts on the final cost and schedule growth.

Quantity surveying is concerned with controlling and managing construction projects. This study to investigated the practice of risk management amongst the construction practitioners specifically the quantity surveyor in the Nigerian construction industry, evaluated the quantity surveyor's level of awareness and acceptance on Risk Management practice, identified the current practice of risk management amongst Quantity Surveyors’ and examined the barriers and challenges to the implementation of risk management in construction project from the quantity surveyor's point of view.

Until relatively recently, the discipline of development appraisal has remained the provenance of surveyors and developers. It largely been ignored by other participants in the development process, particularly planners, architects and construction specialists. This is now changing. Close attention is now paid to the feasibility and viability (and profitability) of development proposals as government and other stakeholders seek to extract developer and/or landowner contributions to affordable housing, public services and infrastructure.

This research work was not without some limitations. The major limitations of this study was that the study area was very wide and so difficult to get all the attributes for roads and buildings with available map not providing all the names of the roads and rivers; and the usage of buildings. These limitations however were overcame by proper digitization of the satellite imagery, giving code names to roads and rivers were the names were not known and generalizing buildings.

The paper critically analyses the assessment of factors affecting contractors tender for construction project. Designing and implementing an effective tender is a huge challenge for most contractors who seek government contracts in Nigeria. A study conducted by Obuji (2003) in some West African countries including Nigeria, revealed that some small scale contractors are not favoured during a tendering process by prospective clients because, they neglect various factors that affect the success and failures of submitting a tender for a contract.

Management has a great effect on the job-site performance of construction skilled workers. This paper discusses "An assessment of the impact of work environment on the construction skilled workers in Imo State, Nigeria. It was carried out with the aim of assessing the efficiency and productivity of skilled workers on construction environment. The questionnaires and field approach was the method of study used. Data for the study were collected through secondary and primary sources and were analyzed by means of simple percentage, severity Index (likert scale) and productivity formula. The study found that certain groups of skilled workers are more productive on public construction work environment while others are more productive on private construction work environment.

the study examined the impact of the 2007 procurement act on the accountability of officers in the public sector of Nigeria using employees of the state ministry of education, Kaduna as a case study. Objectives formulated were to critically appraise the 2007 procurement act, check mate its impact on quality control in the public sector and examine its overall impact on corruption reduction in the public sector. A sample size of 80 respondents were used for the study as they were issued questionnaires to sample their opinions on the usage and application of the 2007 procurement act in their various departments.

This study was intended to evaluate the effect of motivation of labour, cost and productivity on Nigerian construction industry. This study was guided by the following objectives; To examine the factors which motivate employees to perform in the organization, To look at various techniques of motivating people to performance in the construction industry, To ascertain the effect of motivation of labour, cost and productivity on workers in the construction industry of Nigeria, To identify the problems associated with the motivation of workers in the construction industry of Nigeria

The construction industry has recently witnessed a paradigm shift from traditional paper-based method of service delivery to electronic information exchange using Information Technology (IT), at least in the western world like UK. It is now evident that the adoption of Information Technology can enhance construction productivity and improve communications for effective decision-making and coordination among construction participants.