QS Services
Quantity surveying in general covers cost and financial control, legal and contractual aspects and management of building and property development
The following services are inter alia provided by quantity surveying practices, with individual practices not necessarily providing the full range of services
Quantity Surveying : Building
Building and property economics
Financial evaluation of sites
Cost planning
Estimates of construction cost
Financial design criteria advice
Financial viability analyses
Treasury cost norms (certain countries only)
Construction cash flow
Income and expenditure cash flow
Building contracts
Procurement documentation
Contractor procurement/ negotiating price
Tender evaluations
Cost management and budget control
Monitoring financial viability
Payment certificate valuation
Final account settlement
General
Value added tax advice (certain countries only)
Replacement valuation for insurance
Assessment of insurance claims
Forensic assessments
Affordable Housing
Estimates of infrastructure and building cost
Procurement documentation
Contractor procurement/ negotiating price
Tender evaluation
Cost management and budget control
Payment certificate valuations
Final account settlement
Project administration and/or management
Quality inspection
Materials sourcing/ handling
Engineering
Procurement documentation
Contractor procurement/ negotiating price
Tender evaluation
Cost management and budget control
Payment certificate valuations
Final account settlement
Dispute Resolution
Claims formulation and assessment
Acting as expert witness
Adjudication
Mediation
Arbitration
Project Management
Project administration
Project monitoring
Time management
Value management
Project management including:
- Principal consulting
- Principal agency (administering the building agreement)
Construction management
Tenant co-ordination
Occupation management
Property Valuations
Valuation of property for:
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Agricultural
Non-commercial
Local authority valuation rolls
Acting as expert witness
Expropriations
Civil litigation
Purchase and sale of property
Mortgages
Estate administration
Valuation of machinery, plant and equipment
Replacement valuations for insurance
Balance sheet valuations