Quantity surveyor (QS) meaning

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Quantity surveyor (QS) Individual or practice appointed by the employer, otherwise a cost consultant...

ARCHIVED This Practice Note is archived and no longer updated. The Construction case tracker sets out significant 2019 judgments of relevance to construction lawyers, arranged in reverse chronological order. See also: Construction law case tracker Construction case tracker—2020 [Archived] Construction case tracker—2018 [Archived] Construction case tracker—2017 [Archived] Construction case tracker—2016 [Archived] Construction case tracker—2015 [Archived] Public procurement decisions appear in the UK public procurement case tracker and the EU public procurement case tracker. Notable forthcoming appeals are listed in the Construction horizon scanner (Appeal cases). December 2019 27 Dec 2019 — Babcock Marine v HS Barrier Coatings Limited [2019] CSOH 110 — Adjudication — Scottish court declines to enforce adjudication decision owing to undisclosed assistance of a QS (Babcock Marine v HS Barrier Coatings). The Court of Session, Outer House, refused enforcement where the adjudicator failed to tell the parties he had obtained input from a quantity surveyor. On the pleadings alone, the...

Construction projects frequently rely on a wide range of professional consultants, each undertaking distinct responsibilities. The size of the team varies with the project’s scale, and who makes the appointments will depend on the procurement route. Nevertheless, the principal consultants are broadly consistent across most schemes. This Practice Note outlines the roles of those key consultants and draws attention to their main duties. For a summary of the roles of the parties commonly involved in a construction project (including consultants as well as the employer, contractor and sub-contractor), see Practice Note: Parties in a construction project. For a visual of the contractual framework typical of a construction project, and how consultants are positioned within it, see: Structure of a development project—diagram. Architect The architect is generally the lead, and often the most significant, consultant on a building scheme (as opposed to an engineering project). The employer will usually appoint the architect first so that early design advice can be provided and a feasibility study prepared for the proposed...