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Professional Practice 1: Tutorial 1

The document discusses the roles of consultant and contractor quantity surveyors. Consultant QS are employed by clients for cost management and provide services like feasibility studies and cost planning. Contractor QS prepare tender submissions and evaluate subcontractor claims. Traditional QS roles included measurements and cost estimating, while evolved roles include design cost planning, value management, and project management. Future development of QS services will be influenced by factors like client focus on flexibility, IT development for efficient estimating, and research on sustainable practices. Both consultant and contractor QS careers will continue developing technical skills under professional bodies in Malaysia to take on more responsibilities with experience.

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Professional Practice 1: Tutorial 1

The document discusses the roles of consultant and contractor quantity surveyors. Consultant QS are employed by clients for cost management and provide services like feasibility studies and cost planning. Contractor QS prepare tender submissions and evaluate subcontractor claims. Traditional QS roles included measurements and cost estimating, while evolved roles include design cost planning, value management, and project management. Future development of QS services will be influenced by factors like client focus on flexibility, IT development for efficient estimating, and research on sustainable practices. Both consultant and contractor QS careers will continue developing technical skills under professional bodies in Malaysia to take on more responsibilities with experience.

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1

TUTORIAL 1

GROUP 2
DAPHNE TAN | 0329055
ERIC WEE
FOO VAN JEAN | 0330017
FOO ZHI FUNG | 0320226
Q1.Role and the scope of work of the
Consultant QS and the Contractor QS.
Consultants QS

 Consultants QS are usually employed by a client for


their expertise, including cost management.

In post contract: In post contract


1. Preparation of tender documents
1. Determine client's requirements
2. Calling of tender
2. Preparation of feasibility studies
3. Review and recommendation of
3. Preparation of project budgets contractor's tender submissions.
4. Cost control
4. Cost Planning
5. Evaluation of contractors progress claims
6. Evaluation of variation claims
7. Evaluation of contractor's final account
submission
8. Determination of the final project cost
Contractor's QS

1. Preparation of tender submissions.


2. Preparation of progress claims
3. Preparation of variation claims
4. Preparation of final account
5. Procurement of subcontractors and suppliers
6. Evaluation of subcontractor and supplier claims
7. Evaluation of subcontractor and supplier final
account submission.
Q2. The Traditional roles and the
Evolved roles.
1. Traditional roles of QS
• Feasibility studies
• Measurements and quantification
• Cost planning and estimating
• Preparation of BQ and tender documents
• Preparing financial statements
• Preparation of payment assessments and invoices (including interim payments)
• Cost control
• Assessment of variations

2. Evolved roles of QS
• Design cost planning
• Whole life costing
• Introduction of Information Technology (IT) in design aspects
• Value management
• Risk analysis
• Technical auditing
• Environmental services measurement and costing
• Project management
• Advice on contractual disputes
Q3. Factors influencing future
development of QS services.
2. Development and application of
1. Client focus
• Developers (Client) has become more
information and communication
demanding as they hire professional QS as technology.
contract manager. • Provide fast, effective and efficient quantity
• Today’s clients expect more flexibility and take-off and cost estimation.
broader professional advice. They will seek • Produce reliable and accurate quantities as
advice on issues as wide as procurement well as competitive cost estimates.
management and estimate costs of • Auto computation of calculations reduces
preliminary designs without drawings but human errors.
using their experiences and data • Improve visualisation of the elements/items
sheets.Hence our role as QS will very much for measurement and minimise omissions.
revolve around the clients requirement. • Enhance communication and collaboration
amongst team members.
• Improve cost database management which
reduces loss of information.

3. Research and market trend


• Sustainable housing development
• Green building index. 4. Graduate capability
• Understanding of waste management, • Competency of graduate makes a
standardisation of components in IBS difference in a company. If one is well
system. equipped with sufficient knowledge and
• Analyze benefits of lifecycle costing. technical skills, he/she will be able to
contribute more or even lead a project in a
shorter time.
Q4. Reasons of your decision and where our
career will be heading in future in both fields.
(Consultant and Contractor) taking into
account the professional bodies in Malaysia.
Q4. Reasons of your decision and where our career
will be heading in future in both fields. (Consultant
and Contractor)

full operational
experiences
Consultant
QS
full tendering
process

Registered QS

BQSM, RICS &


RISM

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