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Akshay
- 15 Jul 2018
A quantity surveyor (QS) is a construction industry professional with expert knowledge on construction costs and contracts. They are not to be confused with land surveyors or land survey engineers.
Services provided by a quantity surveyor may include:
Cost consulting, cost estimating
Cost planning and commercial management throughout the entire life cycle of the project from inception to post-completion
Value determination
Risk management and calculation
Procurement advice and assistance during the tendering procedures
Tender analysis and agreement of the contract sum
Preparation of pricing documents (e.g. Bills of Quantities) in tender
Drafting contract conditions and contractual correspondence
Commercial management and contract administration
Contractual advice
Assistance in dispute resolution
Asset capitalisation
Interim valuations and payment assessment
Cost management process
Assessing the additional costs of design variations
Production of company pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) documentation in line with company policies
Project management
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