Welcome to Quantity Surveying and Construction Procurement

Assalamualaikum and dear all,

This blog compliments teaching and learning for courses that I facilitate at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The contents serve to further 'connect' students to the 'real world' (quantity surveying, construction procurement and others). In trying to provide current information to students, I will be quoting or reproducing works of others and for this I am grateful. I will indicate clearly the source(s). I hope I will not offend anyone; and many will frequent this blog and benefit from its contents.

Thank you and wassalam.

Prof. Sr. Dr. Khairuddin Abdul Rashid

Friday, May 22, 2009

The works of a Quantity Surveyor

Salam and dear all,

Pursuant to my earlier posting on quantity surveying, below is a list of services normally provided by a qualified and registered Quantity Surveyor:

  • Preparation of preliminary estimates and cost plans;
  • Preparation of bills of quantities and other tender documents;
  • Preparation of tender reports and contract documents;
  • Preparation of tender documents, tender reports and contract documents for prime cost and provisional sum items other than those under the charge of mechanical and electrical engineering consultants;
  • Valuation of works in progress for interim valuation/certificates including variations;
  • Preparation of final accounts;

  • Preparation of feasibility studies including income/expenditure cash flow;
  • Preparation of final costs for contracts based on provisional bills of quantities;
  • Pricing of bills of quantities or pricing and agreeing schedule of rates;
  • Re-measurement of the whole or part of the works due to re-planning arising from a change of use, repositioning (if re-measurement is required), and re-designing of any of the structural element in the works;
  • Preparation and attendance for arbitration/litigation; and
  • Preparation of documents and reports for pre-qualification of contractors.

A Quantity Surveyor works with other specialists notably:

  • Architect who provides services in architectural design and in supervision of building projects;
  • Engineer i.e. civil, structural, mechanical and electrical that provides services in engineering design and supervision of building and infrastructure projects;
  • Contractor and sub-contractors who physically construct the building or facility on the site;
  • Other specialists including land surveyor, town planner, interior designer, landscape architect and other highly specialized consultants in the areas such as geo-technical, environmental engineering, traffic planner and acoustic engineering.
Wassalam.

Reference: Act 487, Registration of Quantity Surveyors Act 1967 (revised 2002).

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