Taylor's BQS E-Portfolio: Professional Practice 2 (QSB 9614)

Professional Practice 2 (QSB 9614)

Lecturer: Sr Eddie Lim Sek Cheon

This subject provides an overview of professional and contractual responsibilities of a quantity surveyor in the consultancy set up from the inception stage to the final account. It focuses on the importance of understanding the organization and contract administration roles of a quantity surveyor and the legal and contractual procedures in relation to building procurement

Objectives:

1. To ensure students have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the administration of construction contracts and the application of particular contract clauses relating to the roles and responsibilities of the parties to the contract especially the Quantity Surveyor.

2. To develop students awareness of the provisions of the Standard Contract forms related to valuation and certificates, instructions and variations, dayworks and final accounts, extension of time and loss and expense.

3. To teach students how to interpret sub-contracts documents relating to roles and responsibility of the main contractor and sub-contractors including the limits and constraint of such procedures

Learning Outcome:

Through the study of this subject,

1. I am able to clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the various parties involved in construction contracts in relation to particular clauses in the contract.

2. I can understand and give a good explanation on the various construction contracts, its limitations and constraints and define issues in interpreting the contract clauses of construction contract

3. I have the knowledge to describe team dynamics, power of teams and teamwork in construction contracts.

Seminar

The seminar contributes to 15% of the overall marks. Groups of 2 students are required to give presentation of the weeks lecture in their respective tutorial classes. Each group is also required to ask 2 questions to the class at the end of the presentation. This method has increased my understanding of each weeks lecture as we are being refreshed each time there is a seminar. Moreover, the questions discussed in the tutorial groups help us implement our knowledge into creating a question.

Test

The mid term test contributes to 20% of the overall marks. This test was conducted on week 6 before the semester break. The test challenged us on what we have learnt up to week 6 and included topics such as Extension of time, Claims and Set off. All subjective questions had to be answered.

Assignment

The assignment contributes to 15% of the overall marks. Students are required to form groups of 6 people where the students will form a group to act as consultants assessing a contractor’s application for final account. The group will assess the applications based on the conditions of contract. This assignment has provided me with a glimpse of the knowledge and principles of final accounts in the real working industry.