Quantity Surveyors

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A Quantity surveyor is an individual who takes
the responsibility of constructing a project by
undertaking comprehensive measurements and
estimatimating the overall cost required for
construction. Quantity surveyors are capable of
carrying out many other roles in construction
projects like, considering required regulations,
timeline, budgets, engineering plans, proposal
responses, building construction standards, and
many more. These are the basic roles played by a
Quantity Surveyor of any construction
project. There are plenty of reasons that can
justify the requirement of a Quantity Surveyor in
a construction. Following are the 5 basic
reasons that will justify why a Quantity Surveyor
is important Accurate measurement and Cost
estimation In a construction project, it is very
important to have accurate measurements even
before beginning the project. Quantity Surveyors
are experts in undertaking accurate measurements
for the construction project, which makes it
easier to have an accurate cost estimation.
Quantity surveyor directly helps the project
manager to comply with the applicable standards
and regulations in order to complete the project
within the required timeline and budget without
overspending. Provides alternative
solutions Quantity surveyors are very
knowledgeable and experienced in their fields
that gives an advantage of having multiple
solutions to any one problem. They have various
perspectives on overviewing and
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identifying the issues that can be raised while
completing the project and accordingly, they
provide various solutions to mitigate those
issues. This results in bringing out a high
standard quality of project. Project
management Quantity surveyors are an extra pair
of eyes, who are responsible to monitor the
complete project step by step. In the
construction industry, it is very important to
complete the entire project within a defined
deadline and so, monitoring of every task is very
important. In order to maintain a continuous flow
of all tasks, quantity surveyor gives instant
solution to the issues that arises in the
construction site, which reduces any loss of
time and money. This cuts down the 90 chances of
project failure. This is one of the major
reason, quantity surveyors are important. Contrac
t management There are many possible difficulties
that are faced while completing the project like,
unforeseen issues, delays, environmental
concerns, overruns, defective works, task
variations, and many more. In order to mitigate
such issues, it is very important to seek
taxation, legal, and insurance advice for which a
well drafted contract is very important.
Quantity surveyors are very experienced and so,
they are able to provide a wide range of
scenarios and issues that can come across while
completing the project and therefore, they are
capable of drafting an appropriate contract
considering all possible calamities. They are
also capable of managing the contractual
obligations and rights. Final account
preparation Quantity surveyors review the initial
plans and designs to compare with the invoices
and data submitted by the builders and finally,
based on the differences found they settle all
invoices. This increases the proportion of fair
work. By negotiating with builders, quantity
surveyors prepare detailed invoices and then,
accordingly settle the payments. This is why
quantity surveyor is important from beginning to
the final completion of the project.