Did you know that Quantity Surveying is the most versatile line of work in the construction industry?
Quantity Surveyors estimate and control costs for construction projects. You make sure that structures meet legal and quality standards. They are usually involved at every stage of a project. Whether you are working on residential, commercial or industrial projects, clients rely on them to ensure that the final outcome is worth the money.
So what’s the role of a quantity surveyor?
- Preparation of Detailed Project Estimate
During the Tender stage, a quantity surveyor’s role is very crucial in determining the bid cost. The BOQ items are prepared based on the breakdown of activities which will include manpower, material, equipment, man-hours, contract conditions, specifications etc. After the preparation, you have to approach the tender department which will be analyzing your data in order to bid on a project. Upon successful preparation of the report, you shall be handling the execution of the secured project.
- Rate Analysis
Suppose a surveyor secured a road works project road project and the top layer of that road is asphalt. Now, you will be provided with cross sections of the project which you have to quantify and rate the same items coming under the highway project. Rate analysis must be done by a quantity surveyor. Subsequently, you have to prepare a budget and determine profit and loss statements for the execution of the project.
- Cost Control
Cost Controlling must be done. The budget you just prepared must be followed and controlled in order to yield profit to the contractor. So cost control has to be done when hiring sub-contractors and procuring materials.
- Monitor
Surveyors are also responsible for determining the daily material requirements against the plan of execution they’ve prepared. They have to monitor material requirements every day so there won’t be delays in construction.
- Accounts
a QS should prepare cash flow statements for all the activities including bank guarantees, margin money, service taxes, office expenditure, direct costs and material costs.
- Verify
a QS should verify and certify the running account bills of sub-contractors, machinery and work done bills.
- Bills
Surveyors must prepare client bills towards the work done value every month.
- Reconcile
Reconciliation of materials should be done so as to determine the wastage of materials.
Why would a QS need an Estimate Software?
When constructing a building, the basic material that would come to your mind would be cement, sand and aggregate. But constructing a building is more than that.
Before giving the project to the contractor, it is necessary to go through the process of bidding. During bidding, different contractors quote differently on the project and the bid is awarded to the contractor with lower rates. So to win a bid, it is important to do an estimate in the first place by quantity surveyors.
The correct estimation requires:
- Knowledge about the material
- Market price
- Correct software for estimation
It is not easy to manually calculate each of your estimates and thus the use of the software is very helpful!
Did you know that PlanSwift is ranked as World’s No: 1 Take off Software?
Let’s read on to find out how PlanSwift benefits Quantity Surveyors. It is the fastest and easiest Measurement Takeoff software available.
PlanSwift helps developers, consultants, contractors, freelancers and basically anyone who needs accurate quantity from a 2D drawing. With the construction industry becoming super competitive, it is definitely the need of the hour to rely on this software!
- Time
It is the fastest and easiest Measurement Takeoff software available. A QS must save time in order to bid on more projects at the same time!
- Accuracy
This is the major key factor required by a QS. Wrong estimates can cost millions to the projects and hence accuracy is important. PlanSwift provides an accurate estimate in just a click!
- User friendly
This software is easy to use and you can quickly adapt to the software without much training.
- Export to Excel
You can export the quantities directly to excel.
- Lifetime
Buy one time and you don’t have to keep renewing every year. This is the biggest advantage one can get!
- Multiple Estimates
You can take multiple estimates across different trades without a hassle. You may also get material and labour estimates at the same time!
Estimators across the world are already hooting about this software. PlanSwift has so far remained on the top and quantity surveying no longer requires taking manual estimates each time. It can be done in a few clicks!
Book your Demo today with GFT and see the magic of estimation of the Planswift software. 
