Friday, September 16, 2011

Explanation of a Quantity Surveyor

I always enjoyed this explanation of a Quantity Surveyor amongst other definitions...


Sub-Contractor: A gambler who never gets to shuffle, cut or deal

Tender Submission: A poker game in which the losing hand wins

Tender Sum: A wild guess carried out to two decimal places

Successful Tender: A contractor who is wondering what he left out

Architect's Estimate: A cost of construction in heaven

Management Contract: The technique of losing your shirt under perfect control

Completion Date: The point at which liquidated damages begin.

Liquidated Damages: A penalty for failing to achieve the impossible







Quantity Surveyors: People who go in after the war is lost and bayonet the wounded.









Lawyers: People who go in after the Quantity surveyors and strip the bodies.


Thankyou 'David Ferdinando'

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