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.
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