Quantity surveyor
Transcript of Quantity surveyor
Member : Ch’ng Phei Woon
Chong Yi Hui Christina Chua Yi Mei
Boon Li YingAlison Tang
GROUP 2
Quantity Surveyor
MINDMAP
WHAT IS Quantity Surveyor• Provide advices on procurement, contracts and project cost management.
• Work as consultants or be employed by a contractor or sub-contractor.
• Prepare Bills of Quantity from plans, describing materials, items of work and quantity required
Quantity Surveyor Certified Board
The Board consists of a President, a Registrar, a Secretary and sixteen (16) members appointed by the Minister of Works, Malaysia.
Act as stakeholder in a contract for consulting quantity surveyor services
to determine and regulate the professional conduct and ethics of the quantity surveying profession
set up by an Act of Parliament Quantity Surveyor Act 1967
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Services of Quantity Surveyor
TENDERING
COST PLANNING
ESTIMATE & COST
ADVICE
CONTRACTUAL METHOD
Services of Quantity Surveyor
• Cost Planning• To help the design team to keep within the
budget from start to the end of the project• Help client keep track of the money flow in the project
• Estimating & Cost Advice
• Estimates and cost advice during all stages of the development of a project• knowledge of building and construction economics enable quantity surveyors to provide reliable cost advice.
Contractual Methods• Advise client on the best form of contract for a
specific project.• eg : contracts incorporating bills of quantities,
provisional bills of quantities and schedules of rates.
Tendering•Process of proposal or bidding before a project•Calculating the cost and risk for the project.
Responsibilities & Tasks at Different Stages of Construction
• Monitor cost at different stages of project.
• Certify payment and invoices.
• Negotiating disputes.
• Advising on budgets and costs.
• Giving advice for disputes on contracts.
Daily ActivitiesConstruction starts…
• Feasibility studies of a project
• Roughly estimate what’s involve in the project
• Study architect’s and engineers’ plans
• Identify cost and set overall budget
• Plan cost to help design team stay within the project budget
(Valued Engineering)
• Final detailed estimate is prepared by Quantity Surveyor and Architect
During Construction…
After Construction…
•Quantity Surveyor prepare statement of final account
(Records actual cost for all sections of job)
• Provide flow of cash data• Client can arrange finances needed for each stage of project
• quantity surveyor assess cost effects when changes to project occur• resolve disputes between clients, designers and building contractors
Stages that involve in cost planning during design and construction
Tender Reconciliation
Comparing tender price with final cost
Post-Contract Cost Control
Controlling cost at different stages of construction
Preliminary Estimate
Using research market price to estimate cost of project
Cost PlanCalculating project cost according to elemental
analysis
Cost CheckEvaluating the
work done according to cost
TYPEOF
Preliminary Drawing
DRAWINGTender Drawing
Contract DrawingAS-Built Drawing
Preliminary Drawing
• A rough design with less detail• Can be used to estimate the budget of a project but not for
actual cost • Can also be used to prepared cost plan
Tender Drawing • A complete design with full details by Architects
and Structural engineer
• Comprise of architectural and structural drawings
• Can be used to prepare Bills of Quantities
STRUCTURAL DRAWINGBy Structural Engineer
Column
Beam• Commonly Between 2 column
Slab (Floor)
Structural Drawing by Structural Engineer
Architectural Drawing by Architect
• cut through the building, showing foundation, framing, and insulation details.
Description & material
Rate
UnitExample:
Concrete-m3Formwork:m2Rebar : Kg
QuantityTotal Cost
EXAMPLE OF BILLS OF QUANTITIES
Quantity Surveyors
SMM• SMM: Standard method
of measurement• Standardized reference
for all measurement works
• Provide solutions and improve communications within the industry
Contract & Construction Drawing
• Same drawing as tender drawings
Contract Drawing = Construction DrawingUsed to prepare contract document
Used on site during construction
Construction Drawing
.
As-Built Drawing
• reflect all changes made in the specifications and working drawings during the construction process, and show the exact dimensions, geometry, and location of
all elements of the work completed under the contract
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AS-BUILT DRAWING
________Conclusion________
Understand more about the role of Quantity surveyor
They must also be sustainable in social terms and add value to the quality
Increasing the efficiency of constructionwork and reducing confrontation
Vital contribution in economic recovery
Reference
Author:Sandra LeeWilliam Trench Andrew Willis
Title:Willis s Elements ′of Quantity Surveying
Title:Willis’s Practice and Procedure for the Quantity Surveyor
Author:Allan Ashworth Keith Hogg
January 28
2002
Published
April 8
2011
Reference• http://
businesscasestudies.co.uk/gardiner-theobald/sustainable-development-in-the-construction-industry/conclusion.html#axzz3ZRcGuvn0
• http://www.academia.edu/466357/Importance_of_Quantity_Surveyors_for_public_sector_organisations_in_the_prevaling_recession
• http://www.nziqs.co.nz/What-is-a-QS• https://
nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobprofiles/Pages/QuantitySurveyor.aspx
• http://constructionmanuals.tpub.com/14045/css/14045_44.htm