Quantity Surveying
Pre contract services
- Cost planning - Prepare project cost estimates at various design
stages and monitor the project cost in comparison with the approved budget.
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Procurement strategy - Advice on procurement strategy suitable
form of contract and local amendments.
- Value engineering- Be part of the team during the design development in
identifying and valuing unnecessary cost, proposing cost effective
alternatives improving profitability.
- Bills of Quantities and Tendering - Assist in pre-qualification of tenderers,
prepare bills of quantities, conditions of contract and form of bid with all
relevant appendices.
- Tender Evaluation - Evaluate tenders in terms of commercial aspects,
recommendation and assist in negotiation.
- Contract documentation - Prepare contract agreement, compile
supporting documentation and ensure the contract is executed.
Post contract services
- Cost compliance - Ensure that the contractor fulfills his contract
obligation such as performance bonds, advance payment guarantees and
insurances.
- Contract advice - Provide contractual advice to the Architect/Engineer.
- Valuations - Review and agree payment schedules. Prepare monthly
valuations to the contracts and recommend payment for the works
executed at site.
- Variations - Value the variations to the contract based on the contract
rates, negotiate and agree new rates.
- Provisional and PC Sums - Administration of expenditure of Provisional
sums and PC sums allowed in the contract.
- Cost reporting - Prepare monthly cost reports providing up to date cost
information and indication of anticipated final project cost.
- Risk Management - Maintain risk register, value the cost of risk and
propose avoidance and mitigation measures
- Claims support - Assist in claim preparation and review contractor’s claims.
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