Comparison between the Role of QS in Main Contractor and ID Firm

Comparison between the Role of QS
in Main Contractor and ID Firm
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Problem Statement....................................................................................................2
1.2 Research Questions...................................................................................................3
1.3 Aim of the Research..................................................................................................3
1.4 Research Objectives..................................................................................................3
1.5 Scope of the Project...................................................................................................4
2. Literature Review...............................................................................................................5
2.1 Overview of Literature Review................................................................................5
3. Research Methodology.....................................................................................................10
4. Action Planned.................................................................................................................11
5. Argument and Evidence...................................................................................................12
6. Comparing the differences between the role of QS in a main contractor and the Interior
Design firm...............................................................................................................................14
7. Discussion........................................................................................................................17
7.1 SPSS Analysis...........................................................................................................19
7.1.1 Descriptive Analysis.........................................................................................19
7.1.2 Inferential Analysis In Regression..................................................................20
8. Conclusions......................................................................................................................22
9. Recommendations............................................................................................................24
References................................................................................................................................25

1. Introduction
Architecture refers to the art and science of designing and constructing the built
environment, which supports all the various forms of human activities and interactions. Some
of the main roles of the architectural industry and the necessary skills will be discussed in this
report. It is a fact that, the size of the organization denotes the number of positions i.e., if the
organization is large then there will be many positions to who the work will be divided, but if
the firm is small in such case one individual has to carry out various tasks(Shoko Press,
2019).
The Quantity surveyors supports the firm with professional advice in terms of
property and construction. Their role comprises of completing the detailed reports known as
building surveys. Surveyors also value the worth of properties by identifying defects and they
even give advice related to repair and maintenance.The essential skills needed to be an
effective surveyor are, maths, science and engineering skills, the analyzing ability and the
skills to interpret the graphical data, negotiating, communication and presentation skills.
The interior design firm’s designers ensure that the design and decoration are planned
and supervised inside of the buildings, by concentrating on the aesthetics and functions of the
interior spaces. Moreover, the interior designers are held responsible to the colour added to
the interiors and for the selection of the decorative items like, the furniture, lighting, soft
furnishing and the art work lighting. The essential skills needed to be an effective interior
designer, the creativity, ability to communicate the ideas, imagination, listening and
understandingthe clients’ needs, eye for detailing, colour sense, project and time
management, illustration and technical drawing, and teamwork are required(Shoko Press,
2019).
In the construction industry, the Quantity Surveyor (QS) helps to access the
measurements, quantities, material cost, service cost and labour costs (Willmott Dixon,
2019).This report’s main purpose includes investigating the significant of the QS in the
Interior Design firm.It is believed that the absence of Quantity Surveyor can distort the order
of the work flow process followed by the company. The QS helps to facilitate professional
assistance to prepare the commercial estimations of the tenders/ projects.The QS also
prepares the bills of labour and service costs. It also schedules the quantities of materials
required. They even prepare the builders’ bills of quantities (BOQ) for estimating the tenders
and for other pricing purposes.Thus, in the construction industry, for every single civil
engineering project at least one Quantity Surveyor is necessary.
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The elements of a specialist Quantity Surveyor are extensively worried about the
control of the expense on development projects. The techniques utilized, however covers
thescope of exercises which may incorporate cost arranging, esteem building, possibility
considers, money saving advantage examination, life cycle costing, valuation, and cost
estimation. Quantity surveyors controls the development costs by precise estimation of the
work required, the utilization of master learning of expenses and costs of work, work,
materials and plant required, a comprehension of the ramifications of structure choices at a
beginning period to guarantee that great esteem is gotten for the cash to be exhausted. The
strategy of estimating quantityfrom illustrations, portrayals and particulars arranged by
fashioners, basically designers and architects, so as to get ready delicate/contract records, is
referred to in the business as taking off. The quantity of work undertaken regularly are
utilized to get ready the bills of quantity as consented by the QS and agent’s request for the
development of the construction project. Numerous bigger QS firms have their own in-house
strategies for estimation and most bills of quantities arranged today are in a contracted
configuration from the one required by the SMM. By and large an accomplished surveyor
would encourage every one of the abilities accessible to limit extra expenses to a project and
keep up a top notch benefit for clients.
Therefore, this report will help to understand the various roles of Quantity Surveyor in
main contractor and the interior design firm. In this research work, the Singapore Interior
Design firm will be considered for the case study.
1.1 Problem Statement
As in the construction industry, the quantity surveyor plays a significant role almost in
all the phases. The Quantity Surveyors play an essential role mainly in estimating the cost of
the building, but the modern quantity surveyor also facilitates the service which covers
procurement, contractual schedules along with cost management of the project.Thus, there is
an increasing demand for better quality, cost effectiveness and environment friendly
construction, which has led the development of Building Information Modelling (BIM)
technology. However, without the Quantity Surveyor in the Interior Design Company, the
company’s procedure gets disorganized and loses its systematic flow. Thus, the problem
refers to determining the role of QS in the main contractor and in the interior design firm, so
that it is determined whether the advanced technology is required for quantity surveying or
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not, which has the capacity to address and resolve the issues related to cost, controlling the
resource, schedules and so on.
Thus, from the above statement the problem in the Singapore based interior design
firm includes, lack of motivation for the QSs in the Malaysian construction industry,for
improving their performance.
1.2 Research Questions
The below listed research questions must be addressed:
1) What is the difference between the role of QS in various interior Design
companies and in the main contractor?
2) Who is the Main contractor?
3) What does the interior firms do?
4) Is QS important or not?
5) What are the current industry practices related to Quantity surveying?
1.3 Aim of the Research
This research work’s aim refers to studying the comparison between the role of the
QS in the main contractor and Interior Design Firm. It is mainly to differentiate the roles of
the Quantity Surveyor in terms of main contractor and in terms of the interior design firms. In
the project delivery processes, the services of Quantity Surveyor (QS) are valued. The main
strengths of QS includes, negotiation skills and networking skills.In the construction industry,
the Quantity Surveyor (QS) helps to access the measurements, quantities, material cost,
service cost and labour costs (Willmott Dixon, 2019). It is believed that the absence of
Quantity Surveyor can distort the order of the work flow process followed by the company.
1.4 Research Objectives
This research work’s objective includes identifying the role of the main contractor and
the interior firms with regards to Quantity Surveying. This study contains the following sub-
objectives:
1) To conduct a comprehensive review onthe sources and the constraints present in the
interior design firms and main contractors with the QS.
2) To select a methodology for easily identifying the constraints.
3) To review the present practices in the construction industry related to interior design.
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4) To provide solutions to help avoid the constraints.
5) To probe the task of quantity surveyors in the Interior Design Companies and main
contractors.
6) To critically review the literature on roles of QS in main contractor and in the interior
design firm.
7) To explore the quantity surveyors’ role.
8) To study and recognize the factors which has effect on the motivation of the QSs.
1.5 Scope of the Project
Here, the scope of this project includes clarifying the different roles of Quantity
Surveyor in main contractor and in the Interior Design Firm. Moreover, the scope helps to
understand the importance of QS in the construction industry.On the other hand, it helps to
find an alternative for the identified constrains during the delivery process.
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