What are the Roles that a Quantity Surveyor is Meant to Fulfil?

Reach out to a PPQS quantity surveyor for tender documents

Are you looking to make some changes in the way you live your life or do your work? What better way of doing so than by changing the environment around you, whether by the construction of a new house or place of business or by the renovation thereof. By taking only a few moments to read through this concise but informative article, you can expect to gain the knowledge and confidence needed to make such changes before seeking out the help provided by PPQS’s applauded and skilled quantity surveyor services.

By becoming a quantity surveyor, you should expect to take up a lot of responsibility as you would generally be placed in charge of budgets, the number of materials needed per job, estimating the timeline of each job, as well as remaining in constant communication with your team as well as the client in terms of the details listed above. It is not an easy job but is one that can be endlessly fulfilling for those who find their heart in construction.

Just to give an idea of what is expected of a quantity surveyor throughout the world, besides studying the necessary subjects and gaining the necessary qualifications, it is abundantly crucial that your skillset is able to consist of the following:

The ability to take initiative on any project
Analytical thinking skills
Having complete knowledge of constructions and buildings
Having a clear understanding of technology and engineering science
Strong knowledge of mathematics
Having excellent attention to detail

By having a firm understanding of the skillset that is required in order to remain competent at their job, a quantity surveyor is able to waste no time, energy, or money of yours in order to provide you with a service and construction that is high in quality. It is through this skillset that you can expect to fulfil your role as a quantity surveyor, one that is trusted by their team and clients alike. These roles are often seen as:

Working at your client’s site, whether it be in an office, construction site, or at their home
Making sure that you and your team are all following building regulations as well as health and safety guidelines
Submitting budget reports on a regular and timely basis
Being an advisor on specific buildings and their maintenance costs
Making sure that your clients receive the value of the money that you have quoted them on
Ensuring that each project is able to meet or surpass the quality and legal standards that have been set in the past
Overseeing payments, managing budgets, and valuing work that has been completed
Hiring competent subcontractors and assigning them with work
Weighing up and identifying the commercial risks
Estimating the costs, time scales, and quantities of building materials and labour
Liaising with clients to identify their needs and wants on each project
Preparing contracts and tender documents

The Importance of Tender Documents

When you decide to hire a quantity surveyor at PPQS, you can expect to be given tender documents, as it ensures that all the costs of the contractor are levelled in order for you to be able to make an informed decision that is best in line with your wants and needs on the project. By not keeping any hidden costs from the client, PPQS is able to enable both the contractor as well as the clients themselves to be given a full understanding of what is to be expected from the start until the end of the project, all while maintaining a high level of efficiency and professionalism. But now, you may be left a little confused as to what a tender document is specifically.

A tender document is usually a list of services or products that are needed, which is then publicly announced to the suppliers that are able to fulfil and provide such services and products respectively. This document also contains all the necessary application papers, while informing the suppliers of any additional information that needs to be known in order to apply for the tender and then enter the selection process. The information that is presented within these tender documents is incredibly important, as abiding by the presented information allows for the project to remain smooth from start to finish.

This document provides the quantity surveyor and the rest of the crew with a detailed examination of the requirements, necessary information, criteria as well as the specific deadlines of the project in question. Within this tender document, you will usually find:

A cover letter
The tender invitation and form
The terms and conditions of the contract in question
The specifications, designs, drawings, and plans of the project
A bill of quantities regarding the number of workers and materials needed to complete the job
The requirements of the quality of the project
The evaluation criteria
And lastly, the tender return label

While all of the above-listed points are what can generally be expected within tender documents, the alterations, subtractions, and additions of documents are dependent on the type of project and requested work that is needed. In order for suppliers to be able to participate in the tender bidding process, those that are applying must make sure to deliver this tender document in its completed form within the allotted deadlines that have been provided. For these suppliers to be accepted for the job, they need to pay attention to the costs and prices that have been proposed, the terms and times of delivery as well as the availability and quality of their service as a whole.

These tender documents have become commonplace throughout all sorts of sectors around the world. In fact, they are often seen being used in large governmental and non-governmental organizations, most forms of educational institutions ranging from primary up to tertiary, as well as hospitals, just to name a few. Organizations such as this will often invite a number of companies to place a bid for the job as the tender for the sole purpose of reconstruction work and the supplies needed before choosing the offer that seems most acceptable and beneficial.

So, as you can clearly tell, these tender documents are incredibly important in order for construction of any kind to go smoothly. Without them, the clients, as well as the construction team as a whole, may not be kept in the loop with the timelines and costs that are involved in the project. This can quickly lead to everyone involved becoming confused and frustrated over the course of the project in question, which can, in turn, lead to larger sums of money being spent unnecessarily as the timeline becomes extended due to no one being kept on the same page.

A Bit About PPQS Quantity Surveyors

By remaining dedicated to providing the greater Cape Town area and beyond with a high-quality service in terms of the construction of buildings that would range in all shapes, sizes, and uses, all while still being able to keep the costs and the time needed to do so at the bare minimum, it is simply no wonder as to how or why the quantity surveyor services at PPQS have quickly become the top quantity surveyor choice throughout the Western Cape. As a result of each quantity surveyor maintaining a professional demeanour where open communication with the client is kept at a top priority, PPQS has been able to leave virtually all past clients feeling satisfied throughout every single step of the way.

This sense of quality has been a constant since the creation of PPQS, as each quantity surveyor is able to remain committed to providing each and every single client with a service that is of impeccably high quality. This high quality does not come at the cost of time efficiency, however, as each project that is undertaken by PPQS is sure to reach its conclusion in a manner that is appropriate and will not leave you waiting for egregiously long periods of time.

As our sole aim is to please any and all of our treasured clients with a job well done, we are committed to remaining in contact with them throughout every step of the process. By keeping our lines of communication with our clients open, clear, and concise, we are able to take note of their wants and needs in terms of the final product that is delivered. This way, we can ensure that our clients are all able to live the lives that they want in a home that is constructed to tailor towards their specific lifestyle, or go to work in a building that allows its employees to feel safe, motivated, and with enough space to breath.

At the very heart of PPQS, you will find Pieter Pieterse, the founder of this established and revered firm. By graduating with an honour’s degree from the University of the Free State alongside 12 years of accumulated work experience, Pieter has been able to translate his passion as a Professional Quantity Surveyor into a successful firm where each project’s specific needs are met and catered to through communication that is always open and a service that is always exceptional.

The areas in which Pieter Pieterse and the rest of his applauded quantity surveyors have been able to conduct the main bulk of PPQS’s business would be within, but is not at all limited to, the Western Cape, which includes:

Cape Town
Stellenbosch
Somerset West
The Helderberg area
Strand
Durbanville
Cape Metropole
Cape Winelands
Garden Route
Overberg
West Coast

Get in Contact with the Professional Quantity Surveyors Over at PPQS Today!

To get started on the construction or renovation of your dream home or office building, you simply cannot go wrong with choosing the services that are professionally and efficiently provided by the renowned and coveted quantity surveyors over at PPQS. Thankfully, getting in touch with PPQS is incredibly simple as multiple options are made available to you for your own convenience.

To get in touch, you just need to need to scroll down to the bottom of PPQS’s website’s homepage to where you will find “GET IN TOUCH”. Here is where you will need to fill in all the relevant information as well as any specific details you may have regarding your project. You can also send an email, make a direct phone call, or head over to PPQS’s head office in Somerset West, the information of which can all be found at the very bottom of the website’s homepage. So, get started on the construction of your dreams by wasting no time in contacting PPQS as soon as possible!