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    1) A quantity surveyor is responsible for managing and controlling construction project costs. They provide cost estimates, evaluate tenders, and ensure projects are completed within budget. 2) Quantity surveyors calculate cost breakdowns for building materials, labor, and other expenses. They advise clients on contract arrangements and assess implications of design changes on time and budget. 3) Quantity surveyors work in various sectors including private practice, government, education, construction companies, and banks. They provide cost consulting services from the preliminary design phase through project completion.

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    1) A quantity surveyor is responsible for managing and controlling construction project costs. They provide cost estimates, evaluate tenders, and ensure projects are completed within budget. 2) Quantity surveyors calculate cost breakdowns for building materials, labor, and other expenses. They advise clients on contract arrangements and assess implications of design changes on time and budget. 3) Quantity surveyors work in various sectors including private practice, government, education, construction companies, and banks. They provide cost consulting services from the preliminary design phase through project completion.

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    QUANTITY SURVEYOR

    IMRAN

    A Quantity Surveyor is an accountant of the building profession.


    His function, in general, is to manage and control contracts and costs within construction projects.

    The Quantity Surveyor is a construction professional, qualified and adequately trained to advise on all aspects of construction costs, financial and contractual administration. He or she is an expert on the cost and management of construction projects, whether building, civil or heavy engineering; as diverse as housing, commercial property developments, hospitals, petrochemical plants, highways, dams and airports.

    Quantity Surveyors may work in a variety of areas vis. private practice, government sectors, educational institutions, construction companies, property developers, banks and financial institutions, industrial companies and other commercial companies.

    Once the decision is made to build the project, the Quantity Surveyor advises the client on appropriate contract arrangement as well as the legal contract and conditions under which the building will be constructed.

    1) 2) 3) 4)

    They can be: Open Tendering Selective Tendering Negotiation Turnkey or Design and Build Contract Standard Forms of Contract : PAM, PWD, IEM, CIDB, Fidics, JCT

    Quantity surveyors calculate the cost of building projects, taking into account materials, labour, plants or machineries and maintenance costs. They are able to assess the implications of changes in design, site conditions and working arrangements and give the client accurate budget and time estimates.

    Site Preparati on Cost

    Land cost

    Labour cost

    Professio nal fees

    Quantity Surveyor

    Plant cost

    Must know the cost in advance.

    Running /Mainte nance cost

    Material cost

    He or she also, is acting on behalf of the client advises the architect and engineer on the cost implications.

    This includes the different construction methods, alternative choice of materials and size and quality of the project. This is also to ensure that each element is reconciled with the cost plan allowance and the overall project cost remains within the budget.

    Work Activities Preliminary/Feasibility Stage


    A QS controls construction costs and will create a Budget Cost by breaking down the buildings into major elements of the total cost referred to as elemental costs. Such elements can be : foundations, structures (substructures and superstructures/frames), walls, finishes, services (air-conditioning, elevators, electricals) and so on.

    Work Activities Preliminary/Feasibility Stage Quantity surveyors use plans drawn up by an architect or civil engineer to work out the cost of constructing buildings. They use the plans to make an initial estimate of the cost of a project. At this stage, the QS do not have a lot of detailed plans to work on and cost. They might have only basic sketch plans and a brief outline specifications.

    Work Activities Pre-Tender Stage


    As the development proceeds through various stages of the design phase, the cost (at each stage) is always compared to the original construction budget that was established at the feasibility stage. Therefore, the Construction Budget is used to established the financial viability of one project.

    Work Activities Pre-Tender Stage


    Once the detailed development of project design has been started, the QS will ensure that every alteration and expansion of the design is still within the original Budget.

    Work Activities Pre-Tender Stage


    E.g : If most residential buildings of the type and size shows that foundations are usually RMX per square metre/ square feet; and your plan design shows RMX++. So, you would want to know why and at a stage of your project, when you have a chance to take corrective action.

    Work Activities Pre-Tender Stage


    Another example: Within the major elemental cost, the QS have further breakdown the costs such as foundations and would have such items as steel reinforcement and concrete. If the foundation cost are high, you can see that the cost of steel has increased in the past of 3 months by 12% due to whatever reason.

    Work Activities Pre-Tender Stage


    So at least, you know the reason for the increase and if you are stuck with it and you know you have to look for cost saving elsewhere so that you do not have to break your Budget. QS can use techniques such as Cost Planning, Cost Analysis, Return on Investment (ROI) and Value Management to establish and control a project budget.

    Work Activities Pre-Tender Stage


    They then produce a more detailed breakdown of costs and quantities known as the bill of quantities. QS get their name from Bill of Quantities (Colm Dillon, 2007); a document which itemizes the quantities of materials and labour in a construction project (massive details).


    a) b) c)

    Work Activities Pre-Tender Stage


    BQ are measured from the design drawings:To be used by the contractors for tendering or negotiating with the client on the building cost. Variations and changes to the contract. Valuation for payments to the contractor.

    Example

    The above sheet shows a typical page of a bill of quantities. Unpriced is exactly the same but with no rates/costs.

    Work Activities Tender Stage


    The bill of quantities is sent to building contractors so they can work out their bids for the project. Quantity surveyors then assess the bids they receive and, with their clients, decide which contractor gets the contract.

    Work Activities Post Contract Stage


    During construction, a QS is called on to fairly value Progress Payments at regular intervals. The QS will also make value changes to design or quantities which may arise by reference to appropriate BQ rates.

    The contractors QS / contract administrator will have prepared claims for progress payments and additional works.

    Work Activities Post Contract Stage


    The contractors QS / contract administrator will have prepared claims for progress payments and additional works. In the case of construction disputes, the QS is often called on as an expert witness and some QS act as arbitrators. Both the contractors and clients QS will be involved in this.

    Work Activities Post-Contract Stage


    Upon the completion of the project, the QS will finalize/conclude the contract amount including the amount of variation works to be agreed by both client and the contractor.

    PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
    The services provided by the Professional Quantity Surveyor can be categorised under the following : 1) Basic Services 2) Supplementary Services

    Basic Services
    1) Preparation of preliminary cost estimates and cost plans of the development project. 2) Advise on cost estimates in relation to design development of a project. 3) Advise on procurement, tendering and contractual procedures and arrangement. 4) Preparation of the Bill of Quantities or Specification document for tendering purposes. 5) Organise the calling of tenders.

    Basic Services
    6) Evaluation of tenders received in the form of tender reports. 7) Preparation and execution of the formal contract. 8) Interim valuation of works in progress on site for purposes of interim payments. 9) Preparation of financial statement of regular intervals during the construction period. 10) Settlement of the final accounts of the project.

    Supplementary Services may also be provided by the


    Professional Quantity Surveyor if required : 1) Preparation of feasibility studies of a project.

    2) Projection of estimated project or development expenditure and anticipated income cash flows.
    3) Evaluation of contractors registered for prequalification.

    4) Comparative cost studies on the economics of the project during design stage.

    Supplementary Services
    5) Project management of construction project. 6) Life-cycle costing and studies on economics of alternative design.

    7) Pricing of Bills of Quantities or negotiating and agreeing Schedule of Rates.


    8)Valuation or auditing of contractual claims for arbitrations litigation cases. 9) Valuation or auditing of insurance claims for fire damaged buildings.

    Supplementary Services
    10) Auditing of contracts and their related budgets and expenditure. 11) Application of the full scope of quantity surveying services in Turnkey or Privatisation Contracts.

    Personal Qualities and Skills


    As a quantity surveyor, you should have a practical approach, and a high standard of numeracy. You need good communication skills to discuss matters with clients and other professionals, and also to write reports. Good negotiating skills are important, as is initiative to make decisions.

    Personal Qualities and Skills


    You must be able to interpret technical drawings and architects' plans. You also need a knowledge of construction law, building methods and time scales, and the costs of materials.

    Personal Qualities and Skills You should have good communications skills as you could be required to express your opinions both verbally and on paper.
    You are also likely to be involved in negotiating with a wide variety of people, which means that you would have to listen to the points of view of others as well as giving your own opinion.

    Thank You.

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