#019 Day in the life of a QS (pre-contract) ๐
Hello folks ๐๐ฝ I was at a family wedding recently and I had a few kids asking me what I do for work. If I think about it, when I was in...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Aug 7, 2021
- 11 min
#018 Contract Practice (PART 1) ๐
Hi ๐ In this post, I'm reviewing Level 1 of the Contract Practice competency. This is a pretty straightforward competency in the sense...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Jun 13, 2021
- 6 min
#017 Procurement and Tendering (PART 1) ๐ผ
Hello ๐ In this post I'm going to go through the Procurement and Tendering competency. Full disclosure at this point - my practical...
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Farhan Tanvir
- May 28, 2021
- 3 min
#016 New Beginnings ๐ฒ
Hello friends on the internet! It has been a while, but we have some good news โ I got a new job! My new role is with another consultancy...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Feb 22, 2021
- 3 min
#015 A break from usual service ๐ฅด
Hello friends! ๐ This experimental blogging thing hasnโt gone too well for me thus far. I had an intention to write a post a week from...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Feb 7, 2021
- 7 min
#014 Project Financial Controls and Cost Reporting (PART 1) ๐
Hello internet! ๐ Hope you are are all doing well. As promised, this week I am going to through Level 1 of the Project Financial...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Sep 13, 2020
- 5 min
#013 Quantification and Costing of Construction Works (PART 1) ๐๐งฎ
Hello friends ๐ This week Iโm going to briefly go through the Quantification competency. I like this competency as it involves both pre...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Sep 6, 2020
- 2 min
#012 Consistency โ๏ธ
Hello friends ๐ Iโm going to take a bit of a break from the APC competency breakdown this week. This week marks a significant point for...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Aug 31, 2020
- 7 min
#011 Construction Technology (PART 1) ๐๏ธ
Hello friends ๐ This week Iโm going to briefly go through the Construction Technology competency. This is probably the competency I am...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Aug 22, 2020
- 8 min
#010 Design Economics and Cost Planning (PART 1) ๐ ๐ค
Hello friends ๐ This week Iโm going to briefly go through the Design Economics and Cost Planning competency. Itโs probably the...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Aug 16, 2020
- 2 min
#009 The Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) ๐
Hello, dear colleagues on the internet ๐ After completing your undergraduate course or conversion programme for Quantity Surveying, the...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
#008 Issues with Construction Benchmarking ๐ ๐๏ธ
Hello friends ๐ This week I want to rant a bit about benchmarking. Benchmarking is a process by which an attribute/performance indicator...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Aug 2, 2020
- 4 min
#007 QS Software Systems ๐ป
Hello friends ๐ I hope everyone is doing well and adjusting to the โnew normalโ. This week I want to talk about my experience with the...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Jul 26, 2020
- 2 min
#006 Impending Consequences and Staying Motivated ๐ช๐ผ
Hello friends ๐ This will be my sixth newsletter in a row! I am currently writing this whilst sitting in my car in a hospital car park...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Jul 18, 2020
- 3 min
#005 Building transferable skills ๐คน
Hello friends ๐ There are many skills you need as a quantity surveyor, not all of which are QS specific. The best QSโs I know share the...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Jul 11, 2020
- 4 min
#004 QS Conversion Courses ๐
Hello friends ๐ If, like me, you decided to become a QS after you already completed your first undergraduate degree, and you want to get...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Jul 5, 2020
- 3 min
#003 Resources for quantity surveyors in training ๐งฐ
Hello friends! ๐ I started in the construction field with no previous construction experience/knowledge. I was therefore referred to as...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Jun 28, 2020
- 3 min
#002 From Law to Quantity Surveying ๐จโโ๏ธ โก๏ธ ๐๏ธ
Hello folks! ๐ Have you ever felt like you were working for/towards something, but in your heart felt that there was no future in it for...
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Farhan Tanvir
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
#001 A new beginning ๐บ
Hello folks! ๐ I tried blogging in 2019 but I think after 8 or 9 posts the consistency just went out the window โ and my aim of blogging...
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