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PROFESSIONAL PRACTISE l
[QSB60604]
LIM HAO ZHENG 0327115 l NA YONG YI 0324458 l LAI HUI YING 0333416 l LOW WAN JING 0329214
TUTORIAL 1
BACHELOR IN QUANTITY
SURVEYING (HONS)
LIM HAO ZHENG (0327115)
NA YONG YI (0324458)
LAI HUI YING (0333416)
LOW WAN JING 0329214

QUANTITY
SURVEYOR
Quantity Surveyor is one of a construction profession
He or she is qualified and adequately trained to advise on all aspects
of construction costs, financial and contractual administration
An expert on the cost and management of construction projects,
whether building, civil or heavy engineering

CONSULTANT
QS
ROLES
Deal with contractors, measurement on construction
projects
Advising on the potential of a site and working out
what a client can afford to build, often termed
‘feasibility’
Acting as financial advisors and monitoring
progress for the client

CONSULTANT
QS
SCOPE OF WORK
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•
1. Preliminary Cost Advice
2. Preparation of project budget & cost planning
3. Procurement Advice
• To ensure client obtain best possible value of his money
• To ensure contract sum kept within budget
•Advice on most appropriate form of building procurement method
•
4. Preparation of tender document
•Prepare BQ and tender documents to enable contractor calculate in
same quantity

CONSULTANT
QS
SCOPE OF WORK
•
•
5. Calling of tender
6. Review and recommendation of contractor’s tender submission
7. Cost Control
• Based on industrial relations record, past performance, time target
and the quality of management
•Attending site to review applications submitted to confirm the applied
values

•
CONSULTANT
QS
SCOPE OF WORK
•
10. Preparation of Final Account
• Advice the employer on anticipated liability for payment
•Agree details and totals with contractor’s QS
•
8. Evaluation of contractor’s progress claims
•Value the contractor work progress each month based on report
9. Financial statement

CONTRACTO
R QS
ROLES
Ensure project stay within the given budget
Maximize profit for their employee
Very much of the centre of project
Gets an overview of construction process and
hands-on technical experience

•
• Variation in the work result in changes of quantity and quality
• Alteration in design, quantity, quality, working condition
•• Cash flow is more important than profitability
• Preparation progress claim is important for QS
CONTRACTO
R QS
SCOPE OF WORK
1. Preparation tender submission
2. Preparation of progress claim
3. Preparation of variation claims
• Meets all the requirement and criteria outline for tender documents
• Submit the bid with best offer

• Need to ensure all the material are delivered when there required
• Forward planning is required
• Need to be sent out to sub-con and suppliers to obtain quotations
• Opening quotations received have to witness by PM,CM and QS
• Procured on time to avoid delays
CONTRACTO
R QS
SCOPE OF WORK
4. Preparation of final account
5. Procurement of subcontractors and suppliers
6. Procurement Scheduling
•Make after the date of final account
• Includes contract sum, adjustment of contract sum due to variation,
loss and expenses claims

CONTRACTO
R QS
SCOPE OF WORK
7. Evaluation of subcontractor and suppliers claims
8. Evaluation of subcontractor and supplier final account submission

QUANTITY
SURVEYOR
TRADITIONAL ROLE

• Refers to the total cost of ownership over the life of an asset
QUANTITY
SURVEYOR
EVOLVED ROLE
1. Investment appraisal
2. Whole life costing
• To provide objective, impartial and unbiased opinions about the value
of real property
•By providing assistance to those who own, manage, sell, invest in,
and/or lend money on the security of real estate

QUANTITY
SURVEYOR
EVOLVED ROLE
3. Risk Analysis
4. Facility Management
•Advice on risk in construction and take steps to manage the risk at
minimum cost
•Management of all services that support the business of an
organization
• Such as cleaning, security and parking, to make sure the surrounding
environment is in a suitable condition to work

FACTORS
CLIENT FOCUS
•Construction cost will always be the important component for clients
DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs)
•ICT has changed the way in which we communicate, research and
reach decisions, manage our work and store information
THAT INFLUENCE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF
QS SERVICES

RESEARCH AND ITS DISSEMINATION
•Quantity surveying practices have now established research and
development sections as integral part of their practices
SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA
•Nowadays, clients are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits and
need to consider whole life costs, environmental impact assessments
and evaluation of carbon emissions
FACTORS
THAT INFLUENCE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF
QS SERVICES

CONSULTANT QS
or
CONTRACTOR QS
?

CONTRACTOR QS
DECISION

Why choose CONTRACTOR QS as career?

TO BE CONTRACTOR QS
REASONS
BASED ON CONSTRUCTION SITE
•Advice on which materials to buy, be out on site checking
completed work, track the materials used or pay subcontractors
for their work
•Get more experience on site
AVOID RESTRICTED BY SET OF TIME
• Working hours are more flexible
• Working hours will not fixed at 9am to 5pm

NETWORKING WITH PROFESSIONS
•Such as sub contractors, site manager, site supervisors,
construction manager and so on
TO BE CONTRACTOR QS
REASONS
DIVERSITY PROJECT
•Different kind of project make Contractor QS as an
attracting career

PROFESSIONAL
BODIES
MALAYSIA
Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM)
INTERNATIONA
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Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM)
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Australia Institution of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS)
Public Associations of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS)

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