Construction Variations for Quantity Surveyors

Name: Construction Variations for Quantity Surveyors
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Learn to identify, price, submit and manage construction variations using practical examples, Excel and real documents.

Created byAsad Khan

Last updated 8/2026

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What you'll learn

Complete Variation process in Construction Industry
Real Example of the infrastructure Project
Contractor Client communication for variation work
How to close Account of Variation?

Course content

8 sections • 36 lectures • 7h 8m total length

Preview Video2:15
Explore variations in construction projects and master the full variation procedure from basics to advanced, including sources, identification, negotiation, and real-time variation claims.

Construction Variations: Course Introduction10:46
Explore how variations modify original scope, cost, and time in construction projects. Learn conditions that trigger changes, such as material availability, quality, technology, disasters, and design revisions.
Sources of Variations: Employer-Related Changes4:05
Identify employer-related variations in construction projects, including plan or scope modifications, financial constraints, material or procedure substitutions, decision delays, and specification updates.
Sources of Variations: Consultant-Related Changes4:47
Sources of Variations: Contractor-Related Changes5:34
As a quantity surveyor, you are visiting the site and find a difference between the drawings and executed work in the site, what will you do?

Overview of the Construction Variation Process6:47
Learn how contract documents define roles, responsibilities, and the variation process. Recognize drawings, specifications, construction programs, quality management plan, health and safety plan, and risk controls guiding changes.
Methods of Measuring Construction Variationsns3:10
Documents Required to Substantiate a Variation5:54
Based on your experience, if there is a quantity discrepancy between the drawing and the BOQ?
1)Which document takes priority?
2)What will you do to confirm the quantity?
Step-by-Step Variation Procedure6:07
Understand the procedure of variations in construction projects, from engineer's request for proposal to contractor written response, detailing scope of work, quantity and cost, execution program, evaluation, and approval timelines.
Formal Instruction to Proceed with Variation Work10:06
Learn how a formal instruction to proceed additional work is issued, assessed as variation or extra work, with appended documents, notices within 14 days, and potential payment or schedule implications.

Preparing a Variation on a Real Project13:39
How to Select BOQ Rates for Variation Pricing4:48
Preparing a Variation / Change Order Notice6:45
Why Construction Variations Get Rejected16:25
This lecture explains how variation claims fail when contract procedures are not followed, including notifying the client, submitting approved drawings, and reasons for rejecting a Jersey barrier variation.
Variations and Extension of Time (EOT)10:02
Explore extension of time concepts for project delays caused by variations, and how clients and contractors assess time impact, reference documents, and cost implications under the contract.

Client–Contractor Communication for the Variation20:58
Variation No. 2 – Reviewing the Letter & Sketch6:34
Variation No. 2 – Measuring Variation Works in AutoCAD6:24
Extract measurements from AutoCAD drawings using the key plan and sketch, identify security fences and priorities, and transfer lengths to Excel for priority one and two.
Variation No. 2 – Preparing the BOQ from Measured Quantities15:10
Variation No. 2 – Measuring the Road Works21:53
Learn to quantify road works by calculating cutting and filling from drawings and extracting existing and proposed ground levels to compute C1 coat and 50 mm bituminous asphalt quantities.
Variation No. 2 – Building Up the Unit Rate25:04
Learn to derive unit rates for construction variations by analyzing dri and selling costs, referencing the bill of quantities, and breaking down walls, foundations, and finishes for pricing.

Requirements

No. As I have started from Basics
Basic idea of construction Projects

Description

Construction Variations for Quantity Surveyors is a practical course covering the complete construction variation process, from identifying a change through measurement, pricing, submission, negotiation and approval.

The course is designed for Quantity Surveyors, Assistant Quantity Surveyors, Estimators, Civil Engineers, Cost Engineers and construction professionals who want to understand how variations are managed on real construction projects.

You will learn how to:

Identify construction variations and change orders
Understand the Quantity Surveyor's role in variation management
Review construction drawings and identify changes in scope
Prepare variation notices and contractor correspondence
Measure and quantify varied works
Prepare quantity takeoffs and BOQs
Carry out rate analysis and variation pricing
Prepare cost proposals and variation quotations
Manage variations using Excel spreadsheets
Understand variation submission, negotiation and approval
Maintain variation records for commercial and cost control
Follow a practical variation from identification to final valuation

Practical Construction Variation Case Study

The course includes a practical infrastructure variation case study involving the relocation and lowering of existing MV cables.

You will work through the actual QS process:

Identify Variation → Contractor Letter → Client Response → Review Drawing → Measure Quantities → Check Rates → Prepare BOQ & Cost → Submit Variation

This practical approach helps you understand not only what a construction variation is, but how a Quantity Surveyor actually manages one on a project.

Key Topics

No unnecessary theory—the focus is on practical Quantity Surveying and real construction variation procedures.

Who this course is for:

Project Manager, Civil Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, Engineering students

Construction Variations for Quantity Surveyors

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Course content

Preview Video1 lecture • 2min

Introduction to Construction Variations4 lectures • 25min

Contractual Foundation of Construction Variations7 lectures • 1hr 59min

Construction Variation Procedure & Process5 lectures • 32min

Practical Variation Preparation – Real Project5 lectures • 52min

Managing Construction Variations in Excel2 lectures • 21min

Practical Variation Case Study – 16 lectures • 1hr 36min

Practical Variation Case Study – Cable Lowering6 lectures • 1hr 21min

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