Scanning of Paper BQ

With the latest improvement in the hardware and software application, scanning in the paper information to the computer becomes reasonably achievable.
However, the requirement of accuracy in the construction industry particularly for tendering is much more important than any other industries, as each number will represent value to the Contractor, and which may mean winning a losing a job or winning a job with big loss.

In order to avoid the errors created by the in-built deficiency of the Scanner, OCR software and even the paper BQ itself, QSM have developed a complete Intelligence Error Detecting and Correcting System known as QSM Interface to erase all possible human or mechanic errors that may have been created before sending the scanner and OCR translated electronic data into the QSM System. The users would be surprised with how powerful the QSM Interface is in interpreting the machine and human errors.

The QSM Interface will also identify the Addendum Bills and will phase in the amendments to only the items revised. All the items priced which have no amendment by the Addendum Bills will not be affected after scanning in the Addendum Bills.

Paper and Pens

The layout of the Cost Build-up Screen for which the estimators are required to work on is designed exactly the same as the BQ paper. The item on in the left most column of the screen is the same as the page no and item no reference as in the BQ. All the other columns are just the same as the BQ paper. The estimators can simply move their cursors to the required locations to punch in or build-up their rates for the particular item as they have been doing on paper.

The estimators can also page up and down to flip through the BQ as they would have been doing with the paper BQ booklets to check or price the BQ items. All the pricing will automatically be saved by the system when the estimators have left the screen. No separate command or procedure is required for amending, inserting or saving the data input. It is exactly the same as the users are using their pens to work on paper. For any estimators who can work with pen and paper will be able to work immediately on the system absolutely without any training or even reading the manual.

Comprehensive Method of Pricing

The QSM Tendering Module have been designed with all the different methodology of pricing that will be or have been used in the industry. The users can stick to one of the methods or combine all the different methods in building up the rates for each of the BQ item. The different methods of pricing not only provide a different platform for estimators to arrive the rates based on their own preference or judgment, but it will also provide the source of future budget cost control and analysis reports for decision making. There are four basic pricing method namely:

        Simple Pricing;
        Historical Pricing;
        Formula Pricing ; and
        Sub-Contractor Pricing.

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Last Updated on 3 July 2006