TY  - JOUR
T1  - Key Issues Affecting Contractor’s Uses of Bills of Quantities (BQ)
AU - Bandi, Shamsulhadi AU - Amiruddin, Roslan AU - Abdullah, Fadhlin 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 10
SP  - 3430
EP  - 3443
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.3430.3443
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.3430.3443
KW  - information
KW  -construction industry
KW  -Bills of Quantities (BQ)
KW  -distributed
KW  -affecting
KW  -documented
AB  - There have been numerous studies which reported issues over the uses of Bills of Quantities (BQ)
by contracting organisations. The issues have caused a baffling effect to the contractors thus vitiated BQ
reputation as a valuable instrument for the construction industry. Though, concerns over the uses of BQ have
been well documented abroad, there seemed to be limited data captured that corresponded to the Malaysian
context. Hence, this study seeks to report findings made from a study that aimed to determine significant issues
affecting the uses of BQ to the contracting organisations in the Malaysian construction industry. The study
outlined three objectives which include identifying the uses of BQ to the contracting organisations identifying
issues affecting the uses of BQ and determining the significant issues affecting the uses of BQ. Through the
survey, questionnaires were distributed to 500 active G7 contractors selected at random of which 112 (22.4%)
responded. Data was first tested for its reliability using Cronbach’s Alpha while the Relative Significance Index
(RSI) and the analysis of significance were used for data analysis. The results showed that ‘Inaccurate/wrong
quantities’ ‘insufficient information on quantities, i.e., location’ and ‘inaccurate descriptions’ were the most
significant issues affecting the uses of BQ. The findings were significant as it offered data that corresponded
to the local context and input that the industry could consider for improvements.
ER  -