This module provides an introduction of professional and contractual responsibilities of a quantity surveyor in the consultant group from the design stage to the final account stage. It will focus on the importance of a clear understanding of the organization and administration of quantity surveyor practices and the legal and contractual procedures in relation to interpretation of particular clauses.
The teaching objective of this module is to make the students appreciate the role of quantity surveying profession in public and private sectors. Moreover, another objective is to understand the appointment and the roles of quantity surveyor in the pre-contract and post-contract stage, tendering methods and procedures, evaluation and reporting of tenders and contract choices.To develop awareness of the provisions of the Standard Contract forms related to construction period, insurances, Liquidated Damages, performance bonds, retention sums and other clauses forming basis of contract also is an objective of this module.
Upon successfully completion of this module, students able to define the qualifications (academic and professional) required of a Quantity Surveyor, its professional Institution and Board. Students also can describe the duties of a Quantity Surveyor and identify the roles of various parties involved in the building team and their construction contracts and contractual obligations.
Students also can evaluate the array of construction contracts between the client and the main contractor.and the array of construction contracts between the main contractor with the sub- contractor.
Professional Practice 2 covered lectures:
1 .Problems and Disputes with Interim Certificate
2 .Construction Delays :Its Effects on Building Contract
3. Construction Claims
4 .Partial Possession by Employer(With consent)
5. Partial Possession by Employer(Without consent)
6 .Indemnity and Insurance
7. Setting off
8. Final account
9. Termination of the contractor's employment
10.Termination of contractor's Employment By Contractor Himself
11.Practical Completion, Penultimate Certificate,Final Certificate
Assignment 1
The purpose of this assignment is to enable the students to go into a greater depth of the meanings of these technical terms.Besides that,this assignment enable the students to consolidate what they have already learnt in construction technology, principles of structure and properties of materials.
Therefore,throughout this whole assignment,we are able to built up our technical knowledge and therefore when we working in the construction industry we are able to hold conversation and talk diligently with technical people in the construction industry.Thus it also helps to built up our confidence level when we graduate.
Below are some photo attachment of part of the assignment 1:
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Assignment 2
In second assignment we are assigned to name the various Architect's Certificate that have been issue during the progress of the construction works until the contract comes to an end.We are required to state down the purpose of the certificates,the timing of its issue,the contractual implication of the issue of these certificate on the contract,the consequences of the failure by the Architect to issue these certificate and also a typical specimen of each of these certificates.
Throughout this assignment,we actually have better understanding of the certificates itself and also the contractual implication of each certificate.This is very important for a Quantity Surveyor as it has to been practice in every single project.Failure to issue certain certificates may leads to breach of the contract.Therefore,it is necessary for us to know the detail of every single certificates that has to be issue in order to avoid unnecessary conflict between parties.
Below are some photo attachment of part of my assignment 2:
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