Ecospace Consultants
Quantity Surveyors in Kenya
QUANTITY SURVEYING
INCEPTION STAGE
- Advice on size and standard of the structure within the available budget.
- Advice on alternative projects.
- Advice on project identification.
FEASIBILITY STAGE
- Carry out preliminary costs studies.
- Compare alternative materials and designs with available budget.
- Study economic and physical circumstances surrounding project and advice on likely effects on project.
- Advice on possible trends and implications of future cost of building.
DESIGN STAGE
- Preliminary costs proposal.
- Ensuring set cost limits are not exceeded by cost checks.
- Preparation of cost plan.
TENDER DOCUMENTATION
- Preparation of tender documents e.g. bills of quantities, schedule of prices, etc.
TENDER EVALUATION TENDERING
Advice on selection of suitable firms according to size, nature and general standard of the job.
OBTAINING TENDERS AND EVALUATION
- Reports on tenderers and advice the client on suitable firm.
- Form a data bank from collected information for future references.
FINAL ACCOUNT PREPARATIONS
- This ends the obligation of Quantity surveyor.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Definitions of client objectives.- Preparation of economic and viability studies.
- Consideration of future occupancy requirements.
- Arrangement of finance or the obtaining of expenditure consents.
- Selection, appointments and briefing of an appropriate team of consultants and advisors.
- Co-ordination of the design process and obtaining of the necessary consents.
- Monitoring of the construction phase.
- Commissioning and, if required, marketing of the completed project.