2. Specifications, Drawings and Quantities

2.1 Specifications

2.1.1 Specification Writing

2.1.2 The Responsibities of the Specification Writer

2.1.3 Skeleton Specifications

2.2 Drawings

2.3 The Measurement of Quantities

2.3.1 Standard Methods of Measurement of Civil Engineering Quantities

2.3.2 SI Metric Units in Common Use for Quantities

2.3.3 Prefixes Used for Multiples of Basic SI Units

2.4 The Standard Method of Preparation of Bills of Quantities

2.4.1 Taking Off

2.4.2 Squaring

2.4.3 Abstracting

2.4.4 Writing the Bill

2.2.5 The Use of the Standard Method in Calculating Quantities for Civil Engineering Work