QSB 2614 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES 1

Professional Practice 1 is one of the major modules that need to be taken by student of Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (Honours). This subject contains 4 credit hours. For this subject our lecture is Sr. Chang Khong Thong.

Upon successful completion of the module, we will be able to:

1. Define the qualifications (academic and professional) required of a Quantity Surveyor, its professional Institution and Board.
2. Describe the duties of a Quantity Surveyor.
3. Identify the roles of various parties involved in the building team and their construction contracts and contractual obligations.
4. Define and prepare progress payment, variation order, final accounts on completion of the contract works and contract administration related to Prime Cost and Provisional Sum.
5. Evaluate the array of construction contracts between the client and the main contractor.

There are 10 topics all together for this module. Below is the topic that had been taught by Sr Chang:

1. Introduction to the role of Quantity Surveyors.
2. Procurement
3. Contractual arrangements
4. Tendering methods and procedure
5. Tender and contract documentation 
6. Variation, PC and Provisional Sums
7. Claims and interim valuation 
8. Final account and cost control 
9. Delay, extension of time, damages, guarantee and bond
10. Alternative dispute resolution

During this module, there are 2 coursework giving out. These are, mid-term test and individual assignment. The purpose of having coursework is to test our understanding on what the lecturer had taught us. for individual assignment, we are given few week times to write a proposal to our client on which is the best procurement approach, tendering method and contractual arrangement based on the given question.

Below are some of the notes that had been distributed by Sr Chang:

Before I come to a conclusion, I would like to say that this module had teaches me a lot of knowledge regarding to contract law base. This module is also a module that makes me understand more on the roles of consultant quantity surveyors and contractor quantity surveyors. And I would like to thanks Sr. Chang on guiding us throughout this module.