Standard code for quantity surveying

Salam and dear all, The call made by the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia and the Institution of Surveyors Malaysia to establish a central product classification or CPC code (see NST, 7th August 2009, Biznews B9) is commendable; but in so far as the quantity surveying profession is concerned is long overdue. Given that demands for quantity surveying services are on the rise in Malaysia and elsewhere, and liberalization of the world's economy continues; the need for quantity surveyors, cost engineers, construction economists and the likes to establish a common platform such as the CPC code when dealing with matters related to their professional services at national and international levels and when dealing with colleagues from the allied professions is considered critical. In addition, having such a CPC code would facilitate getting the services of quantity surveyors to be recognized formally by national and world bodies; the latter includes the United Nations, WTO, etc and this in turn would facilitate compilations of data on type of services offered, value and other related statistics. Wassalam.