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INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ENGLISH MODULE 1 Project 1 : Understanding Different Types of Professions & Drawings in the Environment

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WHO ARE THE PROFESSIONALS WE NEED IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE?

INTERIOR DESIGNERARCHITECTENGINEERQUANTITY SURVEYORTHE TEAM PLAYERS

What is QS all about?

RESPONSIBILIITIES OF A QUANTITY SURVEYOR

Cost planningCommercial managementProcurement adviceValue engineeringPrepare bill of quantitiesAllocate work to subcontractors

Cost planning

Budget estimating

Cost planning

Make sure project is kept within budget

Commercial management

responsible for overseeing many different aspects of a company

managing risks, overseeing employee performance, negotiating contracts & planning individual projects

PROCUREMENT ADVICE

process includes preparation and processing of a demand

able to advise clients

determine if operations will continue

Value engineering

minimise the cost of a project

enhance value for money while still achieving the required standard and quality

promotes substitution of materials & methods with less expensive alternatives

prepare BILL OF QUANTITIES

make cost feasibility studies, establish construction budget

objective of bill of quantities :- To provide sufficient info on the quantities of works to be done to allow bids to be prepared accurately

Allocate workto subcontractors

interact with the site employees and employees from subcontract organisations

value completed work

arrange payment

approve payments made once the works are done

Scope of work & tasks atdifferent stages of construction

Standard Service:4 STAGES

Pre - construction

Stage 1 :estimating & cost advice

Receiving instruction from the employer, advising on various courses of action and procedures to suit the particular requirements of the Project.

Financial design criteria advice

Preliminary and comprehensive estimates of construction cost

Other cost advice

Stage 2: documentation and procurementPreparing documents for procurement of construction contracts

Soliciting tender offers

Financially evaluating and reporting on tender offers

Examining and verifying priced documents

Stage 3 : contract administration

Stage 4 :final account

Drawings that a qs refers to Architectural Drawing

Structural Drawing

Architectural DrawingProject drawings provided by the architect, typically showing the floor plan ;elevations; finish schedules; and details of moldings, cabinetry, doors, and other such matters necessary for the builder to order the proper materials for construction.

Structural DrawingDrawings, usually prepared by a structural engineers, of the design and working drawings of a buildings structure.

Bill Of Quantities (BQ)An itemized list ofmaterials,parts, andlabor(with theircosts)requiredtoconstruct,maintain, orrepaira specificstructure.Bill of quantity is to:

Assist with the agreement of thecontract sumwith the successfultenderer.Provide aschedule of ratesassisting with the valuation ofvariations.Provide a basis for the valuation ofinterim payments.Provide a basis for the preparation of thefinal account.

Cartlidge, D. (2012). Quantity Surveyors Pocket Book 2nd Edition. Routledge.

SMM7: Standard method of measurement of building works : Authorised by agreement between the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Building Employers Confederation. (7th ed.). (1988). London: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.http://www.rics.org/uk/shop/SMM7-Standard-Method-of-Measurement-for-Building-Works.aspx

SAMPLE GENERIC SCOPE OF WORK FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. (2003, April). from http://www.google.com.my/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCUQFjAB&url=http://www.cidb.org.za/toolkit06/toolkitpages/module4/20SupplementaryInformation/4S04%20Quantity%20surveyor%20v4-0.doc&ei=3Gz2VLedHs-l

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