Industry

1. National Apprentice & Industrial Training Authority
Presentation on Industrial Training
At
QSQ Outsource (Pvt) Ltd - Pitakotte
• Name : WDBJ Jeewananda
• Student Number : D/QS/18/0005
• Program : Bachelor of Science
• Field : Quantity surveying
• Period : 06 Months (21.12.2020 – 30.06.2021)

2. Presentation Contents
• Organization overview
• Ongoing projects
Company Introduction
01
• Performed works
• Problems encountered
Training Experience
02
• Personal evaluation
• Suggestions
Conclusion
03

3. 01.
Company Overview

4. Qserve group of companies
Prof. Chitra
Wedikkara
Quantity Surveying
&
Project Management
business unit
Qserve India Qserve Qatar
QSQ Outsource
Qserve UAE Qserve Sri Lanka
Education arm
CSCT Colombo
School of
Construction
Technology

5. QSQ Outsource (Pvt) Ltd
• Pre & Post contract management
• Cost management
• Claims management
• Value management
• Project management
• Contract administration
Services Provided:
Established in 1994
Qserve (Pvt) Ltd – Sri Lanka
- A Chartered Quantity Surveying Consultancy company
Third international operation
Established in 2010
Qserve Qatar
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
(RICS)
Lanka Institute of Quantity Surveyors
(IQSSL)
Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
(AIQS)
Follows registered practice with:
Established in 2012
QSQ Outsource

6. •QSQ Outsource (Pvt) Ltd
• Reduce cost without compromising on quality.
• Minimize risk while encouraging innovation.
• Develop solutions that tap into the combined
creativity of all stakeholders concerned.
• Encourage team spirit between all stakeholders to
overcome potential problems.
• Establish innovative as well as traditional, time
tested systems, quality and cost control for the
management of Projects.
• Strike a balance between efficiency, quality and
value for money.
Mission
“Striving to be the most
diversified and valued Quantity
Surveying firm in Sri Lanka.”
Vision

7. •QSQ Outsource (Pvt) Ltd
According to the Shop and Office Ordinance,
• Annual leave
• Casual leave
• Medical leave
• Weekend holidays
• Mercantile holidays
Leave procedure
CV
Personal interview
Recruitment & Training
Employee management…
• Clean & safe work environment
• Site visit expenditures.
• Personal health insurance coverage.
• OT and other allowances.
Staff welfare

8. •QSQ Outsource (Pvt) Ltd
• Democratic leadership
• Team decision making
• Work delegation
Management & decision making
Management…

9. Ongoing Projects
Location: Pannala
Client: Magi Enterprises Lanka Private limited
Contractor: Satra Engineering Consortium (Pvt) Ltd
Proposed Factory Building and Premises
Location: Nugegoda
Client: Church Of The Four Square Gospel In Sri Lanka
Contractor: Kinwes (Pvt) Ltd
Proposed Church Building
Location: Colombo 07
Client: Dr. Fathima Shermoon Marleen
Contractor: Private Contractor
Proposed Residence at Barnes Place
Location: Galle
Client: Serenia Limited
Contractor: Access Project
Proposed Luxury Apartments

10. Proposed Apartments for
Serenia Limited – Talpe, Galle
Services provided by QSQ:
• Contract Administration
• Preparation of BOQ
• Tender action
• Contract Procedures
• Construction economics on financial management
• Bill certification
• Luxury mixed development Project comprising apartments and a 5-star boutique
hotel.
• Project consists of two towers and a service building comprising a Spa, Gym,
apartments, hotel rooms, swimming pools, Jacuzzi, lobbies and a car park.
Client: Main Contractor:

11. Site Health & Safety
• COVID 19 health considerations: Wearing masks,
washing hands, checking temperature when
entering the premises.
• Wearing of safety helmets was a must.
• Safety boots, safety belts, gloves, goggles and
face masks etc. were provided as per the
requirement.
• Warning boards, instruction boards and notices
were displayed.

12. 02.
Training Experience

13. Experience Gained
 Contract Management
 Familiarization with drawings and taking off
 Tendering procedure
 Preparation of LOA
 Variation evaluation
 IPA evaluation & IPC preparation
 IPA preparation
 Joint-measurements
 Claims management & Construction disputes
 Cashflow forecast
 Material ordering & BOI approval
 Construction bonds
 Exposure to new construction techniques & concepts
 Documents & record keeping

14. Contract Management
Pre-Contract
Post-Contract

15. Familiarization with drawings & taking off
Reading Drawings
1. Architectural drawings
2. Structural Drawings
3. Services drawings
4. Finishes drawings
Taking off
Physical Through drawings
By hand Computerized

16. Tendering procedure
Preparing BOQ
Preparing IFB
Tender Addendum
final bidding
document
Bid evaluation &
Contractor selection
• Measurement sheet
• Query sheet
• Project Summary
• Bid Data
• Bid clarification & submission information
• Chapter 1 – Invitation for Bid (IFB)
• Chapter 2 – BOQ & Tender addendum
• Chapter 3 - Drawings & Specifications

17. Preparation of LOA
• Project & Contract package
• Bid reference
• Contract value in number and words
• Performance security
• Signatures of the Employer & Contractor, with a witness for each
• Essential Terms and Provisions
• Contract data

18. Variation evaluation
1. Change to the quantity of any work
2. Changes to the quality of work
3. Changes to level/ dimensions
4. Omission of any work
5. Additional work

19. IPA evaluation
IPC preparation
IPA preparation
Additions:
• Work done for the period of evaluation.
• Approved variations.
• Day works
• Material at site
• Claims if available.
Deductions:
• Advance recovery
• Retention
• Client paid material/ Direct payments
Previous Current Cumulative
xxx xx xxxxx

20. Claims management &
Construction disputes
EOT cost claim
Common types of Contractual claims identified;
• Delay claims
• Price acceleration claims
• Extra work or variation claims
• Damage claims & Loss of profit claims
 Actual incurred costs were approved where the Contractor had provided satisfactory supportings.
 Fair and reasonable rates were granted where the Contractor had not sufficiently proven the claimed
cost.

21. Cashflow forecast

22. Material ordering & BOI approval
1. Marking drawings
2. Quantity sheets & Proforma Invoice
3. Complete BOI document
 Quantity reconciliation

23. Construction bonds
• Advance payment guarantee
• Performance guarantee
Bond extension

24. Exposure to new construction
techniques & concepts
• Chemical anchoring
• Barra Emulsion
• Water bar & Wall kicker
• Mock-up construction

25. Documents & record keeping
Folder management
• Contract Documents
• Variation Orders
• Bonds & Guarantees
• BOI approvals
Record keeping
• Bonds & guarantees
• Variation summary
• Variation approvals
• Payment certificate status

26. 03.
Conclusion

27. Personal evaluation
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STRENGTHS
• Theoretical knowledge.
• Was able to keep a good relationship with
everyone.
• Friendly and effective communication ability.
• Decision making by applying my knowledge.
• Ability to learn from anyone.
• Ability to learn computer software and its usage
efficiently with the existing understandings.

28. Personal evaluation
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WEAKNESS
• Lacked ability to take risks at the start of my
training period.
• Lacked practical knowledge about the current
market rates.
• Lacked experience on unit conversion.
• Skipped proofreading/ rechecking prepared
documents at the beginning of my training.

29. Personal evaluation
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OPPORTUNITIES & PERSONAL GAINS
• Work in different types of projects with different
people.
• Work under experienced experts.
• Share knowledge with other trainees.
• Learned how to handle stressful situations.
• Understand how the relationships between the
Project parties are handled and keeping good
communication to obtain the maximum output.
• Maintaining the ethics, rules of conduct &
professional standards of the career.
• Managing the Clients and Contractors or Contract
parties with fair and successful negotiations.
• Working with a team in different situations.
• Understand both parties of a contract with
consulting.

30. Personal evaluation
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THREATS & MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
• Quantity Surveying is a competitive profession
with more institutions producing graduates.
• 6 month training was limited to extract expected
level of knowledge.
• Exposure to site experience was limited due to
COVID situation.
• Didn’t get opportunity to take part in Contractor’s
organization.
• Surveying and setting out
• Preparation of Project program
• Preparation of the final accounts
• Preparation of monthly & daily progress
reports
• Preparation of the feasibility reports
• Preparation of sub bills

31. Observed Suggestions
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• Revise former subject modules
prior to and during training.
• Maintain a good behavior and
attitude.
• Keep the working area clean.
• Clear any doubts at the time of
arising.
• Take advice from the seniors or
even juniors without hesitating.
• Readily accept risks &
challenges.
• Arrange brainstorming sessions.
• Increasing the staff: since
QSQ outsource was handling
large Projects with a range of
works.
• Allowing the pre-Contract &
post-Contract teams to
perform collaboratively.
• Students shall be updated on
new software packages and
industry practices before the
training.
• Provide opportunity for
students to work in both
Contractor & consultant
aspects during their training
period with a slight extension
of the training period.

32. Thank You
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