Bernard Lo is a director and quantity surveyor with over 25 years of experience in Malaysia's property development and construction industry. As a quantity surveyor, he is responsible for managing project costs from initial estimates through final completion. He discusses his involvement in a large public university construction project with a contract sum of RM 162.6 million as well as a smaller private project to construct offices, stores, and garages. The summary discusses his roles in pre-construction planning, cost management during construction, and finalizing costs after project completion.

1. by Team LawBond
June 2015
An Exclusive
Interview With
SR Bernard Lo
Personal
Experience
Project
Involvement
Life Advice

2. Content
What is a quantity surveyor…………………….. 1
Interviewee Profile……………………………… 2
Company Profile………………………………… 3
Stages of Project………………………………… 4-5
Project Example…………………………………. 6-7
Task on Different Stages of Construction……… 8-10
Team Profile……………………………………… 11

3. What is a
Quantity Surveyor ?
A quantity surveyor (QS) is a professional working within
the construction industry concerned with construction costs and
contracts. They are the ECONOMIST in the construction indus-
try. As a quantity surveyor are responsible for the cost of any
building project from initial esti-
mates, right through to the final
acquisition of materials. Surveying
jobs and their associated roles are
varied but focused on providing
clients value for money while ad-
hering to the strict regulations
which govern every aspect of the
construction industry.
The day to day responsibilities of include roles inside the office,
on the construction site or in meetings with clients and other
project personnel.
“You can't get single things
without any single effort and
effort is depend other quality
and quantity of your desire.”
– Prakash Adhikari
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Sr Bernard Lo is the Director of his company, Pe-
runding KK Bina Sdn. Bhd and is
a Registered Quantity Surveyor with the Board of Quantity
Surveyors Malaysia as well as a Full Corporate Member of The Institution of Surveyors Malaysia.
He graduated from Robert Gordon Institute of Technology Aberdeen, U.K and during that
time as a student he worked as a trainee Quantity Surveyor at a company called GD Walfords (CQS)
Partners in London. After graduating in the year 1990, Sr Bernard Lo worked in one of the largest
construction cost consultancy practice in Malaysia which was Juru Ukur Bahan Malaysia as a Project
Executive/Quantity Surveyor from the year 1990 till 1994. He then worked as a Senior Quantity Sur-
veyor in PQS Setia Konsult until Dec 2005 and in the following year his partner and he made their
company Perunding KK Bina Sdn. Bhd.
Sr Bernard Lo has experience in the Property Development and Construction Industry for
over 25 years until to date. His responsibilities as a Director Quantity Surveyor in his company is to
directly involve and personally attend to government and private projects undertaken by the Firm
from Inception to Finalisation of Project Account.
SR BERNARD LO
“World is NEVER sufficient for QS
even the economic down there is
always a way QS is required.”
—SR Bernard Lo

5. PERUNDING KK BINA SDN. BHD.
Lot 28, 2nd Floor, Block F,
Damai Plaza Phase IV,
88300 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah.
Tel : 088 - 263720
Fax : 088 – 268720
Perunding KK Bina provides services
in the Property Development and
Construction Industry such as : -
1) Feasibility Studies.
2) Analysis and Preparation of
3) Financial Proposal.
4) Preliminary Estimate and Cost
Plan.
About the
Company Profile
Perunding KK Bina Sdn Bhd. (“the
Firm”) was established in Malaysia on
26th
August 2008 with the Board of
Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (Lembaga
Juruukur Bahan Malaysia). The Firm
was previously practicing under the
name of Perunding KK Bina which had
been established since 1st
January
2006. The firm is also registered with
Kementerian Kewangan Malaysia.
5) Bills of Quantities, Tender Docu-
ment and Contract Document.
6) Interim Valuation of Works.
7) Final Account.
8) Other Assignments in Relate to the
Construction Industry.
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6. BIG PROJECT
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Project title:
Construction of Dewan Kuliah
Pusat ke-2 dan Bangunan Pusat
Pengajian Pasca Siswazah di Uni-
versiti Malaysia Sabah
Client:
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Ba-
hagian Pembangunan
User:
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Project director:
Pengarah Cawangan Kerja
Pengajian Tinggi
Project contractor:
Variasi Baru SDN. BHD
Contract sum:
Section 1 – RM 70 million
Section 2 – RM 91.6 million
Commencement:
17th
November 2006
Completion date:
Section 1 – 20th
February 2011
Section 2 – 15th
May 2011

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INTRODUCING
Dewan Kuliah Pusat ke-2
&
Bangunan Pusat Pengajian Pasca Siswazah
Dewan Kuliah
Lecture rooms are available at all the teaching faculties. In addition, there are large lec-
ture halls to accommodate larger number of students. Surrounded by greeneries, the
campus provides a conducive learning environment. The lecture rooms that contain
increasingly high-tech equipment and facilities are provided to support the educational
and research programs.
Bangunan Pusat Pengajian Pasca Siswazah
The Centre for Postgraduate Studies will put ahead the improvement of high technology
practices to achieve higher level of degree and excellence in all fields.

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Project title:
CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE, STORE AND GARAGE
FOR PERTUBUHAN PELADANG KAWASAN (PPK)
NABAWAN
Client:
LEMBAGA PERTUBUHAN
PELADANG SABAH
Project Contractor:
ILHAMSAMA SDN. BHD.
Possession Date :
01 DECEMBER 2010
1) The date of tender is on 30
AUG 2010 and after the tender
submitted there will be an inter-
view with the client.
2) In this construction, the value
of work to be executed includ-
ing materials and goods is with-
in RM1000.
3) Perunding KK Bina SDN.
BHD. will get the Letter of Ac-
ceptance from his client if he is
successful to get approved.
Besides big projects, Perunding KK
Bina SDN. BHD. also works on small
projects for other companies and LEM-
BAGA PERTUBUHAN PELADANG
SABAH is one of them. PERTUB-
UHAN PELADANG KAWASAN
(PPK) NABAWAN is actually one of
the farmers’ organization in Malaysia.
The current project which taken by Pe-
runding KK Bina SDN. BHD. is locat-
ed in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
SMALL PROJECT

9. 1. Meeting with client and consultant team
2. Architect come out with design and proposal
3. Construction area is decided
4. Survey the site to make sure the boundary and working area
5. Preparation of list of materials
6. Act as go between contractor and government
7. Receive approval, which is Letter of Award (LOA)
8. Prepare contract document with everything inside pre-
construction (specification, condition of contract, performance
bond, insurance, term of payment)
9. Signing of client and contractor
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BEFORE CONSTRUCTION

10. 1. When changes occur, time and cost may be affected.
QS will submit a variation order (VO) to claim the
cost and notice to claim extension of time.
2. Manage relation and project between contractor and
government
3. Be professional especially in payment
4. Visit construction site to ensure work is done accord-
ing to contract and schedule
5. Make recommendation of payment with professional
chop of QS and other professional consultant
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DURING
CONSTRUCTION

11. 1. Preparation of Certified of Practical Completion
(CPC) by architect
2. Completion of all necessary documents
3. Preparation of final account
4. Adjust and cost according to architect’s drawings and
instruction
5. QS will issue Statement of Final Account for all the par-
ty to sign and confirm the Final Account
6. QS will submit claim to release money retention
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AFTER
CONSTRUCTION

12. 11
WRITER
KIMBERLY FAY (0324237)
AUDITOR & DESIGNER
LAW ZHI CHANG (0323813)
WRITER
LEONG LI JING (0323628)
WRITER
HO ZI YAN (0323698)
DESIGNER
JOSEPH SOH (0323887)
DESIGNER &WRITER
LEE FEI SYEN (0323008)