UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT

TYPES OF PROFESSIONS AND

DRAWINGS IN THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT

Content
Flow of work in a construction project
Role of QS
Procedures in handling a project
Job scope of QS
QS and stages in construction project
Services provided by QS
Tender Reviews
Software that QS uses
Stages of drawing they refer to

Integrated project between

Introduction to Drawing
Ms Sufina Abu Bakar
Introduction to Construction Industry
Ms Noorul Iffa
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English 1
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QUANTITY SURVEYOR

Quantity Surveyors by definition

A quantity surveyor (QS) is a professional working
within the construction industry concerned with
construction costs and contracts. 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.

Flow of work in a construction

project
Client/
Developer

Architects

QS

Contractor

Engineers

The role of Quantity Surveyors

Develop the price of project from initial to the end
Advising the developer/ client on contractual matters

Managing the finances for any kind of construction project

Working to keep the project within the budget
Making sure that construction costs and production are
managed as efficiently as possible
Resolving disputes between contracting parties.
Preparing insurance replacement estimates for all kinds of
buildings, including houses.

Procedures in handling a project

Estimate cost for proposed project
Prepares tender documents
Prepares contract documents
Advice payment on progress claim
Prepare Bills of Quantity (BQ)

In two terms/profession worst

1/2 accountant
1/2 lawyer

Accountant
Manages cost of construction projects.
Analyse the costings, cashflow, overhead cost,
handover, final accounts for clients.

Lawyer
Legal aid documents
JKR203A codes (Public Works Department) for government sector
PAM form for private sector
Provide advice on construction issues
Very well-verse in agreement/ contractual matters

QS and the 4 stages of a Construction Process

Inception
Pre Contract
Post Contract
-Final Accounts

Inception stage
Known as design stage
Brief from the client
Enquire what the client wants
QS invoice the costs
Determine the feasibility of the project
To provide preliminary estimate and cost planning based
on sketches of architectural drawing.

Pre Contract Stage

To give advice to client about the costs regarding plicate on the
design.
To give advice to the client about tendering process and
contract
To provide the tender document
To evaluate the tender received and provide the tender report.

Post Contract Stage

Cost Management
Monitor the Construction Process
Administering interim payments, assessment of claims and
variation orders.
Maintain logs for claims
Preparing and compiling variation claim document
Attend progress meetings and provide updates to Client
Progress payment claim against Value of Work done for measured
works.

Final Accounts
Contract sum
Final certificate

Services provided by QS
Cost Planning and Commercial Management (Using
revenue and expenses to generate profit)
Value engineering
Help/advice given during tendering process
Analysation of tenders and agreement of the contact
sum
Contract administration
Manages cost and construction plans (Dont waste time,
effort or money)
Preparing estimate of the cost for a proposed project

Tender Review
Identifying risks of costs in tender returns
Tender Report preparation
Preferred tender recommendations
Agreements have to be made by the same people
Different strategies of evaluation for different types of
tenders
e.g. Selective, Negotiated, Serial

BILLS OF QUANTITIES (BQ)

DOCUMENT PREPARED BY QS
IDENTIFY BY THE DRAWING AND SPECIFICATION IN
TENDER DOCUMENTATION
ISSUED TO TENDERERS FOR PREPARE A PRICE
ASSISTS TENDERER IN CALCULATION OF
CONSTRUCTION COST FOR THEIR TENDER

MEMBINA DAN MENYIAPKAN KLINIK KESIHATAN (JENIS 3) DENGAN KUARTERS DI ATAS LOT 910, MUKIM REMBIA, DAERAH ALOR GAJAH, MELAKA.

Tarikh Tutup : 2015

PART

DES

PAGE

AMOUNT

KERJA AWALAN

KERJA-KERJA AWALAN

KERJA-KERJA SUBSTRUCTURE

2A

KERJA-KERJA SUBSTRUCTURE

KERJA BANGUNAN

3A

BLOK KLINIK KESIHATAN JENIS 3 (TEJA)

5,419,282.85

3B

BLOK SOKONGAN

254,573.40

3C

BLOK KUARTERS (2F&2G) (MELATI)

1,359,573.20

KERJA LUARAN

KERJA-KERJA LUARAN SEKITAR BANGUNAN

1A

4A

4.85%

1,076,200.00

2.00

7,033,429.45

4,373,984.20

STANDARD METHOD OF
MANAGEMENT(SMM)
ALSO KNOWN AS BLUE BOOK
PUBLISH BY ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHARTED SURVEYORS (RICS)
NOW IN SEVENTH EDITION
(SMM2 for Malaysia)

- DETAILED INFORMATION, CLASSIFICATION TABLE AND RULES MEASURIN BUILDING

WORK
- USED TO PREPARATION OF BQ, DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES MEASURED
QUANTITIES

SOFTWARE
QS PRO
- SAVE PREPARATION TIME AND IMPROVE TURNAROUND
TIME IN CREATING PROFESSIONAL BQ
- EASY TO USE BQ AND CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE

GLODON

BUILDSOFT

COSTX

STAGES OF DRAWINGS
QS REFERS TO
Tender drawing
Contract drawing
Construction drawing
As-built drawing

Tender Drawing

References
http://www.scribd.com/doc/91968288/PreContract#scribd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeJSLt8oeCo