I just got the following quote from my architect for a bedroom duplex in a moderately waterlogged land, ground floor area is 165sqm. thank you in advance, and merry Xmas to you all. May your wishes come through in this coming year.Amen

BILL OF QUANTITY
(setting out to german floor stage)
foundation footing(blinding)

*granite -half tipper @150,000 =#75,000
*sand - 1 tipper @42,000 =#42,000
*cement - 20 bags @1,850 =#37,000

FOUNDATION BLOCK
*1200 nos of 9 inches block @160.00 =#192,000
1 trip of sand @42,000 =#42,000
20 bags of cement @1,850 =#37,000

FOUNDATION BEAM AND PILLAR
1 tonne of 16mm iron rod @148,000 =#148,000
half tonne of 8mm '' '' @132,000 =#66,000
1 tonne of 12mm '' '' @148,000 =#148,000
2 bundles of binding wire @6,000 =#12,000

CONCRETE CASTING OF BEAM AND PILLARS
1 trip of granite @150,000 =#150,000
30 bags of cement @1,850 =#55,500
1 trip of sharp sand @42,000 =#42,000

WOOD WORK
80 nos of 1x12 plank @850.00 =#68,000
20 nos of 2x3 @480.00 = #9,000
1 bag of nail @6,500 =#6,500

EARTH /SAND FILLING
13 trips of sand filling @23,000 =#299,000

CASTING OF GERMAN FLOOR
2 trips of granite @150,000 =#300,000
4 trips of sharp sand @42,000 =#168,000
130 bags of cement @1,850 =#240,500
TOTAL #2,137,500

LABOUR BILL

BRICKLAYER
digging of foundation =60,000
setting of blocks =75,000
casting of concrete(foundation footing) =20,000
'' '' '' (beam and pillars) =25,000
'' '' '' (german floor) =100,000
filling of foundation trench =60,000

CARPENTER =65,000
IRON BENDER =65,000
TOTAL =#470,000

SUPERVISION AND SETTING OUT #200,000

GRAND TOTAL #2,807,500