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4 Identifies the role of the Quantity Surveyors during the design stage& cost reconciliation during the design

stage.

The role of a Quantity Surveyor is to provide accurate and timely cost advice throughout both the planning and
construction phases of a building project, ensuring clients receive maximum value for money by reducing both
capital and on-going costs and preventing cost overruns.

Quantity Surveyors achieve success in this role by adopting the following key elements of cost management
methodology;

- Eliminating the risk of financial surprises

- Adopting a pro-active rather than reactive approach

- Ensuring that Stakeholders are fully informed, at all times

Quantity surveyors (sometimes referred to as cost consultants or commercial managers) provide expert advice
on construction costs.

They help to ensure that proposed projects are affordable and offer good value for money, helping the client and
the design team assess and compare different options, and then track variations, ensuring that costs remain
under control as the project progresses.

Quantity surveyors can specialise in a specific aspect of construction costs, or in a particular type
of construction.

Financial matters for a construction project are one of main duties of a Quantity Surveyor in the current time.
Quantity Surveying practices as following:

Give cost and contractual advice

Time planning and programming services
Value engineering and facilities management.
Preliminary cost advice
Cost planning
Prepare contract and provide suitable procurement method,
evaluate the cost and value of project or company,
Preparing tender documents and negotiating contract prices
Preparing contract documents and participating in contract administration
Assessing replacement values for insurance
Helping determine the client's requirements and undertaking feasibility studies.
Benchmarking requirements against similar projects.
Assessing and comparing options.
Helping define the project budget.
Checking developing designs against the project budget.
Assessing value for money.
Checking designs meet legal and quality standards.
Undertaking risk management and value management exercises.
Preparing cost plans, estimates and cash flow projections.
Advising on procurement strategy.
Advising on packaging.
Preparing bills of quantities.
Preparing tender pricing documents.
Collating and issuing tender documentation.
Assessing tenders.