PQSC Quantity Surveyor Registration case studies
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The Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) designation is one of the two professional credentials owned and managed by the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS), a self-regulatory national body founded in 1959 that describes itself as the gatekeeper of the ethics and standards for construction and infrastructure economics in Canada. The designation can only be used by qualified, certified members of the Institute, and CIQS states it currently represents over 2,400 construction cost professionals from across Canada and beyond its borders. The PQSC Quantity Surveyor Registration case studies are 5 cases and about 3,154 words.
1Fixed-Price Versus Price-Adjustable Tender for a Pipeline Rehabilitation
A regional water authority is evaluating two tenders for a 30-month pipeline rehabilitation. Tender X is 22.0 million, fixed price, with no price adjustment.
636 words, about 3 min2Whole-Life Heating Choice for a New Secondary School
A local education authority is choosing between two heating systems for a new secondary school. Option A uses gas boilers: capital cost 1.20 million, annual energy 180,000, annual maintenance 25,000 and a major replacement in year 15 costing 400,000.
578 words, about 3 min3Re-Measurement, a Quantity Overrun and an Omitted Alternative Design
A QS is administering a re-measurement contract for the core of a six-storey office building. The bill of quantities contains 850 tonnes of reinforcement at 1,150 per tonne.
645 words, about 3 min4A Friend's Bid and a Paid Engagement During Tender Evaluation
A quantity surveyor is a senior associate in a small consultancy appointed by a district health board to prepare pre-tender estimates and evaluate tenders for a 40 million hospital refurbishment. One of the shortlisted mechanical subcontractors, Meridian Mechanical, is 12% below the next bid.
631 words, about 3 min5Interim Certification Under Pressure from Client and Contractor
A QS is the client's certifier on a 28 million mixed-use development. The contractor's interim payment application 14 is 2.4 million.
664 words, about 3 min