The quantity surveyor is usually the person who prices the project (or estimator), then administers the contract commercials and monitors the project incase steps need to be taken to control cost or efficiency.
The tasks typically performed include the following:
ONE :
Project valuations & claims (this is how the customer get paid i.e. you value the work you have performed in accordance with the contract and submit a claim)
TWO :
Claim assessments (this is where the customer assess another party’s claim and decide whether to pay it or not. If there is a reason the customer should not pay the claim then the recipient of the claim must issue a payment schedule in accordance with the CCA 2002)
THREE :
Notification and valuation of variations (this is if a change to the project occurs which the claimant believes entitles a claim for additional money or time, often notification of these entitlements which arise must be done within a strict time deadline).
FOUR :
Administration of Contract instructions (this is where the project information or some other factor changes and the other parties must be made aware. This is common when design is changed to remedy a discovered issue or in events of very bad weather. The usual method for communicating these changes is via contract instruction).
FIVE:
Cost to complete assessments (this is where the current known factors, such as current cost and current production efficiencies, are calculated alongside known issues and expectations for the project. The objective is to then understand
a. How much the project will cost, and why, and
b. When the project will be complete.
c. The risks and mitigation options for anything which may impact the above.
It is the ongoing attendance to the above tasks which ensures the customers’ building project is protected from frivolous claims against your organization, invalid rejections of the customers’ own claims, and a maximization of your profit.
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