Question

A ___________________ is a construction industry professional with expert knowledge on construction costs and contracts. They are not to be confused with Land Surveyors or Land Survey Engineers.

(a) Project manager

(b) Building services engineer

(c) Quantity Surveyor

(d) Civil estimators

I have been asked this question in exam.

I'd like to ask this question from Reports on Estimate for the Construction of Building and Culvert in section Valuation, Reports Technical and Design Data of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) Quantity Surveyor

Easiest explanation: Services provided by a quantity surveyor may include:

• Cost consulting, cost estimating

• Cost planning and commercial management throughout the entire life cycle of the project from inception to post-completion

• Value determination

• Risk management and calculation

• Procurement advice and assistance during the tendering procedures

• Tender analysis and agreement of the contract sum

• Commercial management and contract administration

• Assistance in dispute resolution

• Asset capitalisation

• Interim valuations and payment assessment

• Cost management process

• Assessing the additional costs of design variations.