BQA Grade 9 case studies
BQA Grade 9 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The BQA Grade 9 credential is a professional qualification for people working in, or moving into, quantity surveying and commercial management of construction projects. It signals that a candidate can handle the commercial side of a project end to end: running a competitive tender, administering a contract once work starts, building and defending an estimate, planning the programme, understanding how the work is actually built, and applying safety, environmental and ethical standards on site. The BQA Grade 9 case studies are 6 cases and about 2,364 words.
1The Late Addendum and the Unequal Bidders
You are the bid manager for a Grade 9 contractor tendering for a municipal drainage upgrade. Bids close at 14:00 on Friday.
448 words, about 2 min2The Instruction That Was Never Confirmed
You are the contract administrator on a JCT-style building contract. Three weeks ago the main contractor's site manager asked you verbally, on site, to confirm a variation to move a partition wall.
409 words, about 2 min3The Unit Rate That Did Not Add Up
You are pricing a 12-month fit-out. Your estimate totals £2.4m.
356 words, about 2 min4The Float Everyone Wants
You are the planner on a £9m school extension. The baseline programme shows practical completion in week 44 with 10 days of total float on the roof works, which sit on the critical path only through a shared crane.
362 words, about 2 min5The Trench That Was 'Only for a Minute'
On a Grade 9 site, a groundworks gang is installing a 1.2 m deep drainage run alongside a live pedestrian route. The excavation has no trench support and no edge protection on the pedestrian side.
398 words, about 2 min6The Friend's Firm on the Shortlist
You are a senior estimator at a Grade 9 contractor. A tender for a £6m framework is due in 10 days.
391 words, about 2 min