OPERATIONAL METHODS AND STRATEGIES FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS

(1) New Buildings requiring BOQ

- Receive complete set of drawing
- Check for discrepancies and raise queries
- Commence taking off
- Abstracting
- Build up rate
- Bill preparation.

(2) Building for renovation
- Visit site to ascertain level of dilapidation
- Receive complete drawing
- Compare existing and proposed renovation drawings
- Commence taking off
- Abstracting
- Bill preparation.

(3) Market survey
- Collate various type of materials
- Send list to various suppliers for prices
- Visit selected materials markets for survey
- Collate results.

(4) Pricing of Bills
- Establish location of proposed building
- Check preferring prices of materials/labor for the proposed location
- Cross check quantities on bills with drawings if any
- Compute rates.
- Price
(5) Bid Preparation
- Establish requirements of clients request
- Put together necessary documents
- Provide required calculations based on established parameters

(6) Site Management
- Prepare CCA
- Prepare work programmed
- Prepare material schedule based on established milestones
- Prepare labour schedule/sub-contract rates based on established milestones
- Prepare material request based on progress on site.