Quantity Surveyor

• His service is engaged directly by the client . The form of aggreement use for the appointment is published by the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia ( BQSM ) with scale of fees which is mandatory to follow .
• He is often being referred to as building cost consultant . His duties range from cost advices from inception stage until completion of the project .
• Responsible for tendering and contractual advices to client and architect .
• Under the standard form of building contract , QS is assisting the architect in preparing valuation certificate on contractor;s agreement and to be submitted to architect for approval and issue of final certificate for client to make payment to contractor .