How to Make a Bill of Quantities (BOQ) Step-by-Step for Beginners

A Bill of Quantities (BOQ) is one of the most important documents in any construction tender. It affects how contractors price their bids and how clients compare them. In this video, I show you how to make a BOQ from scratch, in plain language and without jargon. As a Civil Engineer and Contracts Lead with 10+ years of experience across FIDIC, NEC4, and JCT frameworks, I explain it the way I’d explain it to a colleague on site. You’ll learn: ✅ What a Bill of Quantities is and why every tender needs one ✅ How to read drawings and specifications before measuring ✅ How to do quantity take-off for each work item ✅ How to organize items into sections, with clear descriptions and units ✅ How rates and amounts are added to reach the total ✅ Provisional sums, prime cost sums, and preliminaries ✅ Common mistakes that lead to pricing disputes and variations Whether you’re a site engineer, quantity surveyor, estimator, contractor, or student, this video gives you a clear, repeatable method for preparing a BOQ. 📩 Open to collaboration on contract training content, research, or consulting. Reach out via the links below. 20202.26886.minhal@gmail.com 🔔 Subscribe for more construction contracts, tendering, and estimating breakdowns. #BillOfQuantities #BOQ #QuantitySurveying #ConstructionEstimating #QuantityTakeoff #ConstructionTendering #CivilEngineering #ConstructionContracts #FIDIC #ContractManagement #ProjectManagement #ConstructionIndustry #CivilEngineer #EngineeringExplained #ConstructionEducation #CostEstimation #ConstructionCosts