My comments are given in red below:From: surabhi kp [mailto:surabhikp@gmail.

com]
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 4:18 PM
To: sam99@eim.ae
Subject: Measurement rule

Sir,
I am working as QS in .. contracting LLC, at Dubai municipality site DS...
In our project, one Drainage pumping station is also included.
While preparing the Final measurement for the concrete work, our consultant QS is
having some query about the measurement of beam and slab.
As per his opinion, the beam and slab will cast together, the measurement of the total
concrete should be under slab item as per measurement rule M4(F664).
But my opinion is as per rule M4, the integral part means, the overlapping portion of
beam and slab, and that part will be under slab item, and the balance portion will be
under beam item.
eg: If the beam size is 300mmx1000mm, and the slab thickness is 200mm, the
overlapping area is only 300mmx200mm. As per the opinion of consultant, the total
quantity will be under slab, and as per my opinion, only 200mm thickness will be under
slab, and the balance part of the beam-300mmx800mm will be under beam item.
Please comment according to CESMM3. Rule M4 does not permit the protruding part of
the beam to be measured under the Descriptive Feature F664 and therefore there is no
option but to measure the total quantity under F632 (even though the thickness of the slab
at this location falls under F634).
Since CESMM3 is not generally used to measure building works, this does not give rise
to an issue in large pours of concrete in civil engineering works as there is not much cost
significance. However in building works this matters. When CESMM3 is used to
measure simple building work incidental to civil engineering work, such weaknesses
need to be remedied by BOQ compilers by clarifying in the Preamble and either
measuring such items as given in your opinion above or measure it as a slab but under
relevant different thickness ranges.
Regards,

Prof. Sam.
Prof. Indrawansa Samaratunga PhD, DSc
FRICS, FAIQS, FIQSSL, FCIArb, FCIOB, FCMI, FASI, FBEng
Chartered Surveyor, Chartered QS, Chartered Manager, Chartered Builder

Arbitrator / Mediator - London Court of International Arbitration

Arbitrator / Expert - Dubai International Arbitration Centre, UAE

Middle East Representative - Australian Inst. of Qty. Surveyors
PO Box 23461, Dubai, UAE. T +971 50 4588949 F +971 4 3378668

Regards,
Surabhi.K.P.
----- Original Message ----From: Thayakaran Thillayampalam
To: Sam Sir <sam99@eim.ae>
Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 16:27:30 +0400
Subject: RE: Last of the past SCA Q&A and message

Dear Sir,
Thank you very much sir, for spending your valuable time to guide us to a great position
in future. I would like to follow CA - AC class in future once it is arranged please let us
know the status. There is no CA-AC class scheduled for this year due to the poor level of
participation in the previous classes conducted. If however a sufficient number of SCA
Alumni would convey their interest, I will arrange another class in August or September.
With you there are only 3 in the list so far and let us hope the list will grow soon.
These queries and answers and your lectures helped me a lot to solve problems at site.
Since I am a Civil Engineering Diploma holder ( NDT) and currently working as QS, my
plan is to get a QS related Degree first. I hope once I got a QS related Degree it will help
me to continue in this filed. Therefore my first priority is a QS degree. If my final stage
of talks with the University is successful, you will have an opportunity to enrol for a
Masters Degree in Quantity Surveying with the University after completing CA-AC.
I will follow contract administration Msc course in future please send me updated details
as usual. I will pass the details of the SCA to my friends as well.
Further your previous mail regarding other related 5 Msc programme's giving exemption
on two modules as stated, I wish to know the updated status on it. Currently I am
focusing on that route to get a QS Degree. Please check the emails regularly for latest
news. Also do not empty the Junk Email Folder without first checking the senders
identity as some Alumni have found the Q&A and other news from me are going into
their Junk Email Folder as their systems classify all bulk emails as Spam. I cannot send
individual emails and the only option is to send bulk emails and therefore please be
vigilant before emptying folders.
Regards,

Prof. Sam.
Prof. Indrawansa Samaratunga PhD, DSc
FRICS, FAIQS, FIQSSL, FCIArb, FCIOB, FCMI, FASI, FBEng
Chartered Surveyor, Chartered QS, Chartered Manager, Chartered Builder

Arbitrator / Mediator - London Court of International Arbitration

Arbitrator / Expert - Dubai International Arbitration Centre, UAE

Middle East Representative - Australian Inst. of Qty. Surveyors
PO Box 23461, Dubai, UAE. T +971 50 4588949 F +971 4 3378668

Again Thank you very much for spending your valuable time.
Best Regards
Thaya
----- Original Message ----From: Ranjith Arachchige
To: sam99@emirates.net.ae
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 12:12:14 +0300
Subject: Disruption claim

Dear Sir,
I have a question if can you please comment,
Question
Can contractor claim disruption cost without EOT [Not in critical path], Yes.
if yes what are the related cost for disruption claim, Additional cost of any site
overhead resources that could have been released early if not for the disruption,
increased direct cost of execution of the disrupted activities, financing charges
related to the additional costs, profit if disruption is caused by a variation, etc.
Regards,

Prof. Sam.
Prof. Indrawansa Samaratunga PhD, DSc
FRICS, FAIQS, FIQSSL, FCIArb, FCIOB, FCMI, FASI, FBEng
Chartered Surveyor, Chartered QS, Chartered Manager, Chartered Builder

Arbitrator / Mediator - London Court of International Arbitration

Arbitrator / Expert - Dubai International Arbitration Centre, UAE
Middle East Representative - Australian Inst. of Qty. Surveyors
PO Box 23461, Dubai, UAE. T +971 50 4588949 F +971 4 3378668

Thank You,
Regards,
Ranjith Priyanga
Quantity Surveyor,

Education City Project, Doha, Qatar

From: Aruna Jayasundera [mailto:stephen_qs@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 9:02 PM
To: sam99@eim.ae
Subject: Re: Further Developments in Master's Degree discussions

Dear Prof Sam,

First of all let me thank for all the genuine efforts you take to support us in our careers.
No doubt having a professional qualification along with access to membership in
professional institutions would be of great benefit for those who can afford to embark on
such career programmes.
However, considering the present circumstances, where most of us are having financial
difficulties, unstable job conditions; it would be beyond our reach to afford a Programme
of Study conducted by a foreign University at exorbitant rates. The University fees of
Dhs. 7,500/- per Module in the UAE appears to be quite high compared to the Dhs.
10,000/- per Module of distance learning Masters degrees from the UK. When I pointed
this out to the Universities (that I am having talks with) their explanation is that the
Masters Degree programmes here in the UAE are of face-to-face teaching in Campus
and therefore the fees should not be compared with those for distance learning
programmes. Our only consolation is the exemption from 2 Modules which I am trying to
push to 3 if possible.
Under these circumstances, I would like to know whether it is possible to conduct another
Training Programme to include all other topics of importance to become a competent
Contract Administrator, in the same way how you conducted training programmes such
as; SCA and CA-AC courses. If this opportunity is given alternatively, it would be of
great help for persons with financial difficulties. Yes, for the benefit of those who cannot
afford the University Fees, I will try to continue with my previous trilogy up to Contract
Administrator Master Class and beyond, time permitting.
Regards,

Prof. Sam.
Prof. Indrawansa Samaratunga PhD, DSc
FRICS, FAIQS, FIQSSL, FCIArb, FCIOB, FCMI, FASI, FBEng
Chartered Surveyor, Chartered QS, Chartered Manager, Chartered Builder

Arbitrator / Mediator - London Court of International Arbitration

Arbitrator / Expert - Dubai International Arbitration Centre, UAE
Middle East Representative - Australian Inst. of Qty. Surveyors
PO Box 23461, Dubai, UAE. T +971 50 4588949 F +971 4 3378668

Last but not the least, let me tell you that the service and contribution you have extended
to the profession is always appreciated and admired by all of us and I hope you could
give some thought to this alternate suggestion, especially in times of recession.

May the Noble Triple Gem Bless You and Protect You Always.!
Sincerely,
Stephen Jayasundera
From: Nayana Seneviratne [mailto:nayana138@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 12:44 AM
To: sam99@eim.ae
Subject: CESMM3 - Coding arrangement

Dear Professor,
Think you are keeping well. Could you please help me to find answer for the
following question.
Code numbers attached to the various descriptive features listed in the first,
second and third divisions of the work classes in CESMM3 do not appear any
higher than 8. Please explain why the reason. 9 is left for you to use where a
classification other than those listed have to be used (such as Asbestos Cement
Pipes) and 0 (zero) is to be used where a listed classification is to be ignored or
inapplicable (such as a thickness not being applicable to a bituminous spray), as
we discussed during the 8th session of SCA.
Regards,

Prof. Sam.
Prof. Indrawansa Samaratunga PhD, DSc
FRICS, FAIQS, FIQSSL, FCIArb, FCIOB, FCMI, FASI, FBEng
Chartered Surveyor, Chartered QS, Chartered Manager, Chartered Builder

Arbitrator / Mediator - London Court of International Arbitration

Arbitrator / Expert - Dubai International Arbitration Centre, UAE
Middle East Representative - Australian Inst. of Qty. Surveyors
PO Box 23461, Dubai, UAE. T +971 50 4588949 F +971 4 3378668

Regards,
Nandana
From: Jenson Mathew
To: sam99@eim.ae
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 15:50:12 +0400
Subject: Q&A - Junk Mails
Sir,
During the last six months I observe that all Q&A documents which you have forwarded
to my . email has gone to junk folder and I cannot access the mail. Appreciate if you

could send me all those mails to my . email (..) with cc to

jenson9@gmail.com.
It is possible that many Alumni are experiencing this problem. It would be a good deed if
all of you can enquire from your colleagues whether they are receiving the Q&A
regularly, and if not to contact me.
If you are using a company address and if your system administrator has classified all
bulk emails as Spam, then you will experience this problem.
Regards,

Prof. Sam.
Prof. Indrawansa Samaratunga PhD, DSc
FRICS, FAIQS, FIQSSL, FCIArb, FCIOB, FCMI, FASI, FBEng
Chartered Surveyor, Chartered QS, Chartered Manager, Chartered Builder

Arbitrator / Mediator - London Court of International Arbitration

Arbitrator / Expert - Dubai International Arbitration Centre, UAE
Middle East Representative - Australian Inst. of Qty. Surveyors
PO Box 23461, Dubai, UAE. T +971 50 4588949 F +971 4 3378668

Thanks & Regards

Jenson Mathew

(Turner)

----- Original Message ----From: jayakody chandra

To: sam99@eim.ae
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 22:16:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Q&A

Dear Prof Sam,

I do really miss the education events conducted by you in Dubai.
Kindly clarify the correct way of evaluation of Prelims as the project goes on, on a Design & Build
Project, whether they should be paid as time related or in relation to actual progress achieved by
contractor, specially in a situation of delay (due to both parties) and when no EOT has been
granted. If the Preamble does not stipulate the method of paying the Prelims, then the method to
be used should be the customary one. Those Prelims which are proportional to items/quantities
should be paid according to the progress of those items/quantities (such as payment for
dewatering proportional to the completion of the items/quantities of earthwork in the water-logged
areas. Those Prelims which are not proportional to items/quantities (such as, site offices,
supervision etc.) should be paid on a time-related basis with the denominator varying all the time
to represent the projected Time for Completion but the increase in duration in the numerator
remaining constant at +1 every month as in the following example:Assume Original TfC
=
Assume Prelims for Supervision =

12 months
Dhs. 1,000,000/-

Therefore the cumulative Prelims payments at the end of every month:-

At the end of 1st Month =

1,000,000 x 1
12

At the end of 2nd Month =

1,000,000 x (1+1)
12

At the end of 3rd Month =

1,000,000 x (2+1)
12

At the end of 4th Month =

1,000,000 x (3+1)
12

At this stage assume 2months delay to project completion is anticipated

At the end of 5th Month =

1,000,000 x (4+1)
14

At the end of 6th Month =

1,000,000 x (5+1)
14

At the end of 7th Month =

1,000,000 x (6+1)
14

At this stage assume the Contractor has recovered 1 month and therefore project completion
delay is only 1 month
At the end of 8th Month =

1,000,000 x (7+1)
13

At the end of 9th Month =

1,000,000 x (8+1)
13

Etc. etc.
Remaining Prelims such as Bonds, Insurance etc. should be paid when the Contractor incurs the
expense (proved by submission of Bonds/Policies).

Regards,

Prof. Sam.
Prof. Indrawansa Samaratunga PhD, DSc
FRICS, FAIQS, FIQSSL, FCIArb, FCIOB, FCMI, FASI, FBEng
Chartered Surveyor, Chartered QS, Chartered Manager, Chartered Builder

Arbitrator / Mediator - London Court of International Arbitration

Arbitrator / Expert - Dubai International Arbitration Centre, UAE
Middle East Representative - Australian Inst. of Qty. Surveyors
PO Box 23461, Dubai, UAE. T +971 50 4588949 F +971 4 3378668

Warm Regards.
Chandra Jayakody
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Power Line Engineering W.L.L.

Doha, Qatar