Progress Test Intro to QS

“A Quantity Surveyor (QS) is a construction industry professional who will make sure that the ______________ of construction projects is accurately reported and controlled effectively.” Identify the correct answer for the statement.

• Financial position

• Construction contract

• Regulation

• Contract

There are many types of professional bodies which can be involve by the Quantity Surveyor. Select the suitable professional bodies for the QS if they want to be recognized internationally.

i. Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia

ii. Construction Industry Development Board

iii. Royal Institutions of Surveyors Malaysia

iv. Chartered Institution of Building

• i & ii

• i & iii

• i & iv

• iii & iv

The functions are to advice and give recommendations to the State and Federal government on matters affecting or connected to construction industry. Point out the professional bodies who have this function.

• Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia

• Construction Industry Development Board

• Royal Institutions of Surveyors Malaysia

• Chartered Institution of Building

Recognize the purpose of appointing consultants by the Client at the early stage of a project.

• To issue tender

• Advice on design and cost matters

• Perform site visit

• Generate income

Choose the correct answer related to the owner roles.

• Client are responsible to be the advisor for the project

• Responsible to fund the project from the initial stage until completion

• Monitoring the design of the project

• Issuing final account

Identify the correct statement about the roles of a QS.

i. QS act as the Client’s Consultant and cost manager for the building process

ii. QS is the cost controller for a project

iii. Monitoring the different stages of design whilst it is developed to compare with the budget

iv. Conducting studies of traffic patterns or environmental conditions

• i, ii & iii

• i, ii, & iv

• ii, iii, & iv

• i, iii & iv

This main actor have the roles to liaise between the head office staff and site agents on the contracts. Recognize who is the actor.

• Client

• Contract Manager

• Planning Manager

• Quantity Surveyor

“The typical process of getting a project built or completed is under the responsibility of a Client.” Identify the process of the construction gets built.

i. Clients decides that there are a need for a project or to be built, renovated or developed.

ii. Client need to employs consultancies at the design stage to advice on the design and cost matters.

iii. Client can employ one or a number of specialist consultancies that can provide a range of services.

iv. Client is the one who decides what they want to build and when they want the project to be finished.

• i, ii & iii

• i, iii, & iv

• ii, iii, & iv

• i, ii, iii & iv

Select the correct statement about the responsibility of an Architect.

i. Architect has the ability to translate owner’s requirement about the project.

ii. Architect are responsible to present the proposed design to the other team members involved in the project.

iii. Architecture can produce accurate price, schedule and design of the project.

iv. Architect can assist the clients to translate the clients building requirements into practical reality.

• i, ii & iii

• i, iii, & iv

• i, ii, & iv

• i, ii, iii & iv

A discussion between the consultancies team and the client will be held at the early stage of a project. Basically the will discuss about the design of the building, the requirements, lifestyle and priorities and also about the budget. Indicate the stages where the discussion about these will be done.

• Concept meeting stage

• Preliminary design stage

• Design development stage

• Planning approval stage