A Quantity Surveyor (QS) is a professional in the construction industry concerned with construction costs and contracts, with expertise in construction cost consulting and cost estimating. They are not to be confused with Land Surveyors or Land Survey Engineers.
Services provided by a quantity surveyor may include:
• 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
• Commercial management and contract administration
• Assistance in dispute resolution
• Asset capitalisation
• Interim valuations and payment assessment
• Cost management process
• Assessing the additional costs of design variations
• Production of company pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) documentation in line with company policies.