Unit: M/618/1769

Quantity Surveying Practice

Assignment
Assignment Brief and Feedback Form

Learner name

Student No

Course title BTEC HND in Quantity Surveying

Assessor name Ms. Imasha Perera

Internal Verifier
Ms. Darshani Amarabandhu
name

Unit number and title Unit 7- Quantity Surveying Practice

Assignment title Role and responsibilities of a Quantity Surveyor

Outcome number(s)
LO1 (P1, P2); LO2(P3, P4); LO3(P5, P6) & LO4(P7, P8)
and statement(s)

Hand out date 10/11/2021

Formative feedback
05/01/2022
date

Submission date 14/01/2022

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I confirm that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources
are fully acknowledged.
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Topic: Traditional Quantity Surveying practices

Background

The quantity surveyor plays an important role in the administration of a contract for both the
client and the main contractor. The client’s appointed quantity surveyor is often known as the
professional quantity surveyor (PQS.), as they tend to be chartered. The internationally recognised
quantity surveying associations are the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Chartered
Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) as
well as others.

The quantity surveyor plays an important role within the design and construction team. They are
initially involved in the client’s feasibility studies when a project requires to be budgeted so the
client is aware of the cost of a project. A design is then produced, based on the feasibility study,
and the quantity surveyor supports the tendering and procurement of a main contractor to
undertake the work. This may be via the use of a bill of quantities (BoQ) produced by the quantity
surveyor or by a specification for the project.

The function of the quantity surveyor then moves on to the construction stage of a project. Here
they are involved with the payments made to contractors from the client. This process is known as
the valuation of the works and is undertaken on a regular time interval. The quantity surveyor will
visit a site, measure the work produced to date and certify a payment for the client to make.
Further functions of a quantity surveyor are to formulate the final costs for a client in the form of
a final account. This may involve the resolution of any disputes and or claims made by the main
contractor to a mutual agreement.

The quantity surveyor within the overall project has an important function and is integrated into
the process as part of the design and construction team. The quantity surveyor will liaise with the
client, the architect and the main contractor from the initial stages through to completion of a
project. They carry an important role as part of this process.

Scenario

Japlan Holdings (Pvt) Ltd (JH) is a well-known merchandising company in Sri Lankan medical
industry. The director board of JH has decided to construct a modern facilitated laboratory
including a pharmacy within the city limits of Kiribathgoda. The stilt level supposed to utilise for
the parking and other two floors are planning to utilise for laboratory and pharmacy. The key
factors required by JH are identified below;

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 • The proposed project has to be completed within 8 months (short time span).

• Contract sum required to be kept fixed and variations should be minimum throughout the
project.

JH has decided to hire a professional Quantity Surveying company to the proposed project and
have recently been contracted Future Surveyors (Pvt) Ltd (FS) where you are working as a
Quantity Surveyor. Assume that you have been employed in the construction industry during past
4 years, working for consultants and contractors.

Considering above;

a) Describe the different types of quantity surveyor involve in this project, compare and
contrast their role within the given project. Analyse how the professional status of a
quantity surveyor would benefits to their role.

b) Describe the involvement of quantity surveyor role in the feasibility stages of the proposed
project. You’re also required analyse your interaction with the design team. Evaluate the
importance of quantity surveyor role in tender and procurement process for the proposed
project with appropriate justifications and relevant examples.

c) Describe your involvement as a quantity surveyor during the construction phase of the
project. You should discuss your contract administration activities during construction.
You’re also required to explain the relationship between financial control and valuation of
the project.

d) Explain how you wish to financially control the JH’s budget as a quantity surveyor. Evaluate
quantity surveyor’s influence on the given project outcomes in relation to budget, cost
control and administration.

Methodology
Each student should prepare a report covering all aspects given in the assignment. The document
must be in the form of word-processed report and can incorporate any sketches or diagrams to
illustrate the answers. This report should be written in a concise, formal style using single spacing
and font size 12. The report should be structured as a management report and should contain a
cover page, a table of contents, an executive summary, main body of the report and a reference
section. The report must fully reference (Harvard style) any published sources used.

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Learning objectives and assessment criteria covered in this Assignment

Pass Merit Distinction

LO1 Explain the role of the quantity surveyor

P1 Describe the different types M1 Compare the roles of the D1 Analyse the professional
of quantity surveyor and their professional quantity status of a quantity surveyor
role within a project surveyor and the main in terms of the benefits that
contractor’s quantity this brings to the role
P2 Discuss the way that a
quantity surveyor may support a surveyor
client through contracts and
cost management

LO2 Explain the activities of a quantity surveyor in the pre-

construction phases of a project

P3 Describe the role of the M2 Analyse the interactions D2 Evaluate the role of the
quantity surveyor in the between the design team quantity surveyor in defining
feasibility stages of a project and the quantity surveyor tender and procurement
strategies
P4 Illustrate the ways in which
cost value engineering
contribute to project budget

LO3 Assess the processes of quantity surveying during the

construction phase of a project

P5 Describe the role of the M3 Explain the relationship

quantity surveyor during the between financial control
construction phase and valuation
P6 Discuss the contract
administration activities of a
quantity surveyor during
construction

LO4 Present a case study that considers the role and activities
of a quantity surveyor for a given project D3 Evaluate the influence that
a quantity surveyor may have
P7 Discuss the pre contract M4 Explain how a client’s
on the outcome of a given
administration of a project budget for a project can be
project, in relation to budget,
controlled
P8 Describe how a project is cost control and
financially controlled administration

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Students must carefully read the Academic Rules on Plagiarism, Cheating and Collusion.

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Grading Achieved
Assessment Criteria/Indicative Characteristic Evidence
Opportunities (Y / N)

Describe the different types of quantity surveyor and their

P1
role within a project

Discuss the way that a quantity surveyor may support a

P2
client through contracts and cost management
LO1
Compare the roles of the professional quantity surveyor
M1
and the main contractor’s quantity surveyor

Analyse the professional status of a quantity surveyor in

D1
terms of the benefits that this brings to the role

Describe the role of the quantity surveyor in the feasibility

P3
stages of a project

Illustrate the ways in which cost value engineering

P4
contribute to project budget
LO2
Analyse the interactions between the design team and the
M2
quantity surveyor project

Evaluate the role of the quantity surveyor in defining

D2
tender and procurement strategies

Describe the role of the quantity surveyor during the

P5
construction phase

Discuss the contract administration activities of a quantity

P6
surveyor during construction
LO3
Explain the relationship between financial control and
M3
valuation

Evaluate the role of the quantity surveyor in defining

D2
tender and procurement strategies

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 P7 Discuss the pre contract administration of a project

P8 Describe how a project is financially controlled

LO4 Explain how a client’s budget for a project can be

M4
controlled

Evaluate the influence that a quantity surveyor may have

D3 on the outcome of a given project, in relation to budget,
cost control and administration

Assessor Comments
a)

b)

c)

d)

Criteria Awarded Distinction(D) Merit (M) Pass(P)

Assessed by (name): Ms. Imasha Perera

Signature: Date Assessed :

Assessment has been internally verified for use.

Internal Verifier Name : Ms. Darshani Amarabandhu

Signature : Date Verified :