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Quantity surveyorFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Quantity Surveyor (QS) is a professional working within the construction industry concerned withconstruction 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 inceptionto completionValue engineeringRisk Management and calculationProcurement advice and assistance during the tendering proceduresCommercial Management and Contract AdministrationAssistance in dispute resolutionAsset CapitalisationInterim payment assessmentCost Management processClaim the extra cost of the design variation

Contents

1 Traditional quantity surveying services2 Future services expected3 Professional Duties

3.1 Pre­Contract3.2 Tender Review

4 Major Firms

Traditional quantity surveying services

1. Cost Planning2. Estimating3. Contracts negotiation4. Procurement advice5. Preparing Bill of Quantities (BOQ)6. Monitoring Budget

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7. Preparation of Payment Invoice and Certification.8. Assessment of variations9. Dispute resolution10. Preparing feasibility studies11. Cost Control12. 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

Pre­Contract

1. Provide procurement and contractual advice2. Provide 'Order of Magnitude' costs for construction projects3. Refine, monitor and control costs during design development4. Prepare contract documentation

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5. Prepare pre­tender estimates

Tender Review

1. Identify cost­risks in tender returns2. Prepare tender reports3. Recommend preferred tenderer4. Quantity Surveyor have responsibilities to make the communication between project management

and construction team

Major Firms

1. Turner & Townsend (http://www.turnerandtownsend.com/) is the largest independent global quantitysurveyor

2. Davis+Langdon(http://www.aecom.com/What+We+Do/Program+Cost+Consultancy/Davis+Langdon) was purchasedby Aecom, thereby losing it's independence

3. Gardiner & Theobald (http://www.gardiner.com) is mainly UK based, with a number of officesoverseas

4. Cyril Sweet (http://www.sweettgroup.com) is listed on the London stock exchange

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