Professional Practice 2

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.

 

 

Module Teaching Objective

 

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.

 

Module Learning Outcome

 

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.

 

Topics Covered

 

1. Problem & Dispute with Interim Certificate
2. Construction Delays: Its Effect on building Contract
3. Construction Claims
4. Partial Possession by Employer (with and without consent)
5. Idemnity & Insurance
6. Setting-Off
7. Final Account
8. Practical Completion: Certificate of Practical Completion, Penultimate Certificate & Final Certificate.
9. Termination of the Contractor's Employment by Employer
10. Termination of the Contractor's Employment by Contractor

 

Assignment 1

 

 

This is an individual assignment which require students to define and illustrate one-hundreds (100) professional terms which nomally used in the construction industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignement 2

 

This is an individual assignment which require students to list down the certificates issued by the Architect during the progress of the construction works until the contract comes to an end under the PAM Form of Contract 2006.

 

Students also required to explain the followings:

1. The purpose of the certificates
2. The timing of its issue
3. The contractual implications of the issue of these certificates on the contract
4. The comsequences of the failure by the Architect to issue these certificates.
5. Give a typical specimen of each of these certificates.