We are constantly asked what exactly is a Professional Quantity surveyor? We are not land surveyors or building surveyors; we measure the costs and quantities of all of the materials involved in constructing a building. We are construction industry professionals with expert knowledge of construction costs and contracts.
The list of services that a Quantity Surveying Firm provide is extensive and can include:
- Cost consulting cost estimating
- Cost planning and commercial management throughout the entire life cycle of the project from inception to post-completion
- Value determination
- Risk management and calculation
- Procurement advice and assistance during the tendering procedures
- Tender analysis and agreement of the contract sum
- Preparation of pricing documents (e.g. Bills of Quantities) in the tender
- Drafting contract conditions and contractual correspondence
- Commercial management and contract administration
- Contractual advice
- Assistance in dispute resolution
- Asset capitalization
- Interim valuations and payment assessment
- Cost management process
- Assessing the additional costs of design variations
- Project management
- Assistance in establishing a client’s requirements
Also Read: The Roles Of A Quantity Surveyor In The Pre And Post Construction Phases Of A Building Project?
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Here is a great video we found to explain it in a more detailed manner:
Ataur Rahman
President at prycoglobal
Ataur Rahman is the president at Pryco Global Inc (PRYCO). He has more than a decade of experience in the leadership role, majorly into Oil & Energy and Heavy Civil & Commercial Construction Projects. He has turned around a couple of loss-making businesses unit into profit centers through effective Cost Management, Process Improvement, Business Strategy Realignment, Reorganizing Organizational Structure.
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