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College of Quantity Surveying

L3101– Contract Management

Course Work

Post-Contract Management – Quantity Surveyor’s Role

in Variations and Claims

Student Name(s) Reg. No.

Module Lecturers : Ch. QS. Jayantha Jayakody

Ch. QS. Tilanka Wijesinghe

Date of Assignment : 30th January 2023

Date of Submission : 19th February 2023
Date of Presentation : To be informed in due course
Course Work Brief and Feedback Form

Programme title Professional Level 3 – Semester 1

Module code and title L3101 – Contract Management

Ch. QS. Jayantha Jayakody

Module lecturer(s)
Ch. QS. Tilanka Wijesinghe

Module moderator(s) Ch. QS Senerath D. Wetthasinghe

Post-Contract Management – Quantity Surveyor’s Role

Course work title
in Variations and Claims

Set date 09th January 2023

Moderated date 29th January 2023

Date of assignment 30th January 2023

Date of submission 19th February 2023

Date of presentation To be informed in due course

Student declaration

We confirm that the work submitted for this assignment is our own work

Students names / Signatures

Stamp for date receipt of the assignment

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Topic

Post-Contract Management – Quantity Surveyor’s Role in Variations and Claims

Objectives

 To enhance student’s knowledge on Conditions of Contract and Contract

Administration using SBD/02 document published by CIDA (formerly ICTAD)

 To improve students’ knowledge on post-contract management practices with relate to

variations and claims

 To provide mock experience of the role of a Quantity Surveyor in Contractor's and

Consultant's practice in post-contract management practices

 To improve the professional writing and documentation skills of students

 To improve presentation and communication skills of students

Background

The quantity surveyor plays a key role in managing the costs of construction projects, from
inception through to completion, whilst making sure that projects meet legal and quality
standards. The duties of the quantity surveyor differ depending on whether they work for a
contractor or consultant. During the post-contract stage, quantity surveyors working for
consultancy organizations are largely responsible for the validation and monitoring of costs.
They will also liaise with the contractor’s quantity surveyors to verify and authorise monthly
payments and to approve any changes to the original contract price. The contractor’s quantity
surveyors’ role during this stage is mainly to ensure that the project stays within the given
budget. Their responsibilities during post-contract stage include, inter alia, reporting on the
project’s financial progress, generating valuations for the work done to date, executing
variations as instructed and submitting claims where necessary etc..

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Tasks

Students are required to select a construction project under CIDA/SBD/02 - [Second Edition
(Revised), January 2007] and carry out the following tasks adhering to appropriate procedure
as set out in CIDA/SBD/02.

Task 01:

Select two (02) variation orders issued to the project or assuming the role of the Engineer
(Consultant), issue two (02) variation orders (one of which is to be carried out on daywork
basis) for actual or assumed variations to the project.

Task 02:

As the Contractor, prepare and submit proposals for the 02 variation orders issued under
the task 01.

Task 03:

Prepare a fully detailed claim for extension of time and additional payment to be submitted
to the Engineer, addressing one of the variations requested in the task 01.

Methodology

 Students shall work individually, and submit the neatly presented report on A4 paper
(as a PDF document) and the soft copy of all the calculations to MS Teams.
 Students are required to make reasonable assumptions where information is inadequate
and clearly mention them.
 Word Limit is 3000.
 The report shall include; 1. Introduction, 2. Body of the Report, 3. Conclusion, and 4.
References (according to APA referencing system).
 Students shall attach the relevant annexes and the Course Work brief (duly filled with
necessary information)
 Presentation shall be limited to 10 minutes per student.

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 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

REPORT FEEDBACK SHEET

Presentation

References
Task 01

Task 02

Task 03

Total
Report Evaluation

Maximum marks 05 30 30 30 05 100

Student’s Name / Reg. No.

Comments on the Report

PRESENTATION FEEDBACK SHEET

comprehension (Q&A)
Communication and
quality of the slides

Time management
presentation skills
Structure and the

Knowledge and
Contents of the

Total
Presentation Evaluation
presentation

Maximum marks 10 40 25 20 05 100

Students Name/ Reg. No.

Comments on presentation

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 SUMMARY OF COURSE WORK MARKS

Report Presentation Total Marks

Reg. No. Student Name
(80%) (20%) (100%)

Note: Late submissions are to a penalty of ten (10) marks for the first delayed week.
Thereafter submissions will not be accepted and zero marks will be given.

Assessed by (name/s)
(Examiner/s / Lecturer/s)
Ch. QS. Jayantha Jayakody

Signature Date

Plagiarism, Cheating and Collusion

Plagiarism, cheating or collusion is regarded as a serious breach of the academic standards.
Students must carefully read the Academic Rules on Plagiarism, Cheating and Collusion.

RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED

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