Quantity surveyor

A Quantity Surveyor (QS) is a professional working within the construction industry concerned with construction costs and contracts.

services provided by a Quantity Surveyor may include:

• Cost planning and commercial management during the entire life cycle of the project from inception to completion
• Value engineering
• Risk Management and calculation
• Procurement advice and assistance during the tendering procedures
• Commercial Management and Contract Administration
• Assistance in dispute resolution
• Asset Capitalisation
• Interim payment assessment
• Cost Management process
• Claim the extra cost of the design variation

Traditional quantity surveying services

1. Cost Planning
2. Estimating
3. Contracts negotiation
4. Procurement advice
5. Preparing Bill of Quantities (BOQ)
6. Monitoring Budget
7. Preparation of Payment Invoice and Certification.
8. Assessment of variations
9. Dispute resolution
10. Preparing feasibility studies
11. Cost Control
12. Value Engineering

Future services expected

1. Investment appraisal

2. Advice on cost limits and budgets

3. Whole life cycle costing

4. Value management

5. Risk analysis

6. Insolvency services.

7. Subcontract administration

8. Environmental services measurement and costing.

9. Technical auditing

10. Planning and supervision

11. Valuation for insurance purposes

12. Project management

13. Administering maintenance programmes

14. Advice on contractual disputes.

Professional Duties

Pre-Contract

1. Provide procurement and contractual advice
2. Provide 'Order of Magnitude' costs for construction projects
3. Refine, monitor and control costs during design development
4. Prepare contract documentation
5. Prepare pre-tender estimates

Tender Review

1. Identify cost-risks in tender returns
2. Prepare tender reports
3. Recommend preferred tenderer
4. Quantity Surveyor have responsibilities to make the communication between project managment and construction team