Professional Practice and Procedure I

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. Understand the duties of all parties to a contract and specifically the Quantity Surveyor’s role; 2. Understand the responsibility of the professional Quantity Surveyor under the JCT/other forms of construction contract; 3. Understand how claims arise, and how they are resolved; 4. Understand basic procedures and develop the skill for measurement on site of items for variations and for the purpose of interim valuation; 5. Understand the terms Prime Cost and Provisional Sums and their application in construction contract; and 6. Understand the procedure and develop the skill for preparing interim valuation, variation accounts and final accounts.

Introduction to professional practice and procedures: roles of the quantity surveyor during pre- contract and post-contract periods. Mobilisation of contractors to site. Responsibilities of the Quantity surveyor under the JCT/other forms of Contract. Interim payments and certificates, valuation of works based on bill of quantities, preparation of financial statements, preparation of variation accounts; preparation of fluctuation claims. Assessment of loss and expense claims; preparation of sub-contractors’ and suppliers’ accounts; adjustment of day works account and adjustment of provisional sum and prime cost sum. practical completion and defects liability period.