The document provides an overview of the role of a quantity surveyor, including responsibilities like preparing bills of quantities and cost estimates, managing costs, and minimizing expenses. It also describes the relationships with other construction roles like architects and engineers. Quantity surveyors work in various stages of projects, from the pre-contract phase involving tendering and cost planning to the post-contract work of payment applications and cost monitoring during construction. They must understand different types of drawings, like tender drawings used for estimating and construction drawings with project details.

1. ICI & ITD
QS -
Project 1
Lecturer : Miss Ida & Miss Ann
Group Name : MTFK (4)
❖ Seet Tiong Hong
❖ Tan Ming Howe
❖ Yong Man Kit
❖ Pe Zhi Yong
❖ Terence Tan
Peng Ong

2. INTRODUCTION
to quantity surveyor

3. What is a Quantity Surveyor (QS)?
A profession that……
● Calculate Material
● Manage cost relating stuff
● minimize Cost
● Known As
● Able to work For

4. BILL OF QUANTITIES (BQ)
Type of document that is normally
used in tendering a project.
IT PROVIDeS:
Specific measured quantities of
materials
The quantities can be measured in
number, length, volume, area, weight
or time.

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BQ

7. RESPONSIBILITIES
of Quantity Surveyor

8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF QUANTITY SURVEYORS IN
CONSTRUCTION
Responsibilities vary depending on the natures & stages of a project
● Prepare tender, contract documents & BQ.
● Perform risk , value management and cost control.
● Advice on procurement strategy & contractual claims
● Identify, analyze & develop responses to commercial risks.
● Allocate works to subcontractors .
● Survey to get the prices
● arrange payments
● Write detailed progress reports
● Maintain awareness of the different building contracts

9. RELATIONSHIPS IN
Construction Industry

10. Hierachy In Construction Industry
Land
Surveyor
C & S
Engineer
M & E
Engineer
Client
Project
Manager
Architect
Quantity
Surveyor
Architect

11. Relationship of Quantity Surveyor with other parties
architect engineer contractor
● assist the PM in providing
advice on procurement
routes.
● receives monthly
valuations.
● assist with negotiations
with the Contractor.
● liaise with the
Contractor..
● Study the design
and specification.
● contact
prospective firms
● receive drawing
.
● study engineering
drawings.

12. ROLE OF QUANTITY
SURVEYOR IN DIFFERENT
STAGES

13. ROLE OF QUANTITY SURVEYOR IN
CONTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Pre Contract Stage
● Scrutinize ,review the tender
documents.
● Compile the tender offers
● Analysis of the rate for
Labour , Material
● Analyze and compare
quotations received at
bidding stage.
Post Contract Stage
● Prepare and agree payment .
● Compile variation claim
documents .
● Compile Final Account Payment
Application .
● Analyze and recommend
subcontract payment application
● Attend progress meeting and
provide the costs update to the
Client .
● Visit site to monitor the
progress

14. INTRODUCTION
to DRAWING

15. Drawing
A quantity surveyor has to draw basic straight or curve line for
certain measurements but doesn’t produce plans just like engineers or
architects do.
However, they have to study Different types of drawing produced by
engineers and architects during the different phases of a construction
project.

16. Type Of
Drawing
Tender
Drawing
Construction
Drawing

17. Tender Drawing
● Produced by Architect
● QS use it for estimating the cost
of the building.
● Issue project tendering stages
● For client to initiate project

18. Tender Document
● Invitation To Tender
● Pre-construction Information
● Design Drawing
● Specifications
● A Drawing Schedule
● Bill Of Quantities
● Tender Form

19. Preparation of Tender Document
1. Received drawings and specifications from architect and engineer .
2. Prepare Preliminary Estimate .
3. Continue the process of tendering after the client agree with the
Preliminary Cost Estimate .
4. taking off and get the quantity .
5. Double checked by Quantity Surveyor .
6. Head of technical apartment will recheck and approve proper Bill
of Quantities .
7. Bill of Quantities compiled into tender documents .

21. Construction Drawing
Graphic & Written records During
design process
Final drawing, details &
specification
Included :
Furniture, Walls, Equipment...
Good Set Of Drawing Included
● Roof Plan
● Site Plan
● Floor Plan
● Cover Sheet
● 3D Axonometric Views
● Wall Section
● Building Section
● Electrical & Foundation Plan
● Interior & Exterior Elevation
● Detail Specification
WOO I SEE

22. After studying drawing
QS will...
● Estimate the cost materials
● Estimate the Manpower needed
● Cost control
● Variation order
● Availability and Quantity of materials such as…
- Bricks
- Concretes
- Course/Mining Sand
- Steel Bar

24. References
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