Other typical tasks for a quantity surveyor
- Initial cost advice during the pre-contract stage including preparing approximate estimates
- Costing planning information concerned with the development of a design
- Preparing the necessary tender documents, critically examining the tenders and priced bill of quantities when lodged for tender
- Valuing the work during the construction stage at required intervals
- Recommending the amounts to be paid to the main contractors including assessment of any variations
- Controlling costs during the construction stage
- Outlining the economics of alternative methods of construction
You can download the quantity surveyor's documents (Word 63 KB) for a closer look.
There is more detail about what a quantity surveyor does on the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors website.