...© (2012) IACSIT Press, Singapore The Roles of Graduate Quantity Surveyors in the Malaysian Construction Industry B. L. Chong+, W. P. Lee and C. C. Lim Department of Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Abstract: The profession of quantity surveying has evolved as a result of clients’ additional needs and market requirements. Clients not only request for traditional services but also asking for the contemporary services such as project management, risk management, feasibility study, construction financial practice, arbitration and productivity improvement in today’s innovative and changing construction industry. The scope of works for graduate quantity surveyors is no longer limited to the regular practices of measurement, tendering or estimating but something further beyond than this boundary. Hence, the objective of this paper is to present a critical review on the traditional and contemporary roles of graduate quantity surveyors, the threats to graduate quantity surveyors and also the methods to improve graduate quantity surveyors’ practice. Overall, this paper would provide insight knowledge to construction industry players for better understanding of graduate quantity surveyors’ roles. Keywords: Graduate Quantity Surveyors; Malaysian Contemporary Roles; Threats; Methods to Improve. Construction Industry; Traditional and 1. Introduction The quantity surveying profession in Malaysia has progressively developed...
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...CHAPTER 2 QUANTITY TAKE-OFF The quantity “takeoff” is an important part of the cost estimate. It must be as accurate as possible and should be based on all available engineering and design data. Use of appropriate automation tools is highly recommended. Accuracy and completeness are critical factors in all cost estimates. An accurate and complete estimate establishes accountability and credibility of the cost engineer, therefore, providing greater confidence in the cost estimate. The estimate contingencies for programming purposes reflect the estimate confidence. 2.1 Importance of Quantity Takeoff and Required Documents The quantity of material in a project can be accurately determined from the drawings. The estimator must review each sheet of the drawings, calculate the quantity of material and record the amount and unit of measure. Each estimator must develop a system of quantity takeoff that ensures that a quantity is not omitted or calculated twice. A wellorganized check-list of work will help reduce the chances of omitting an item. The estimator must, also, add an appropriate percentage for waste for those items where waste is likely to occur during construction. The material quantity takeoff is extremely important for cost estimating because it often establishes the quantity and unit of measure for the costs of labor and contractor’s equipment. 2.1.1 Contract documents The contract is defined by the contract documents, which are developed from...
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... | FACULTY OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT CONSTRUCTION ENTREPRENEURSHIP IV - ASSIGNMENT 3 “CONCISE SYNOPSIS OF THE QUANTITY SURVEYING ACT 2000” SEPTEMBER 2010 COMPILED BY: NCAPAYI XOLA 209046627 FOR LECTURER: MR JH BEZUINDENHOUT Table of Contents Introduction 3 Establishment of South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession 3 Composition of council 4 Nomination procedure 4 Term of office of members of council 4 Disqualification from membership of council and vacation of office 4 Election of president and vice- president 5 Appointment of the registrar and other staff members of council 5 Decisions of the council 5 Administrative power of council 5 Powers of the council with regard to registration 5 Powers of the council with regard to fees and charges 5 Powers of the council with regard to education in quantity surveying 5 General powers of council 6 Funds of the council and keeping and audit of accounts 6 Reports to CBE 6 Committees of council 6 Categories of registration 6 Registration 6 Cancellation of registration 6 Authorized titles 7 Renewal registration 7 Professional conduct 7 Act binding on the State 7 Short title and commencement 7 Introduction This assignment is about Quantity Surveying Act 2000. It will give an overview of the act how it is implemented for who. It will cover definitions; establishment of the council; composition of council; nomination...
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...1.0 THE RESEARCH TITLE Tendency To Quit Among Women As A Quantity Surveyor In Construction Industry. There are many types of work in the construction industry like architect, engineer and developer. In which, it will focus more about woman who choose to be a quantity surveyor but have shorter lifespan in that scope of work compared to men. 2.0 OVERVIEW OF THE TITLE In Malaysia, number of women involved in the construction industry is said to have not that much compared to other sectors like education and health. However, they still play important part in the construction industry especially quantity surveyor. Unfortunately, they said to retired early and choose other forms of works instead of becoming a quantity surveyor. According to Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (ISM), there are about 4,928 members in the ISM where the number of women is1,500. The areas that they are working are as follows: • Quantity surveying: 42% • Geomatic and land surveying: 13% • Property consultancy and valuation surveying: 24% • Building surveying: 38% It proves that quantity surveyor dominates the chart in the quantity surveyor profession. But, men still beat them in number. According to Sr Wan Maimun Wan Abdullah, President of the Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (ISM), the reason men make up the majority is due to misconceptions by the general public about the surveying profession. Surveyors are often associated with the construction sector – burly men in yellow helmets, filthy...
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...Training is what we feel is needed for these recruiter’s but after being trained there needs to be some measurable means. Recruiting is a job that depends on if the company is in need to fill jobs, so the measurement needs to be based on attainability. If an employee stays with the company for six months it can be used as a measurement to say that the recruiter gave the manager a good candidate for the job they needed to fill. There is also the measurement of performance, did the training the recruiter received help build their numbers up, did they have more candidates say with the company then they had before? Did they find people for those hard to fill positions or find people in a short period of time to feel jobs that came up quickly and needed to be filled in a short period of time. If this plan of training does not work it may be time to search for new recruiters, people who are using the many tools available to them to find candidates. If the people they are bringing in to the company are leaving in a few weeks then they are most likely not searching out the right fit for the company culture. Since there is no degree in talent acquisition if we can get the recruiter on track right away it increase their credibility and when candidates are called by these recruiters they will know that the job they are applying for is in their realm, and there is no misfortunate miscommunication when the interview comes up. Recruiters need to have the confidence in themselves to get...
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...Solution Inquiry Lab 2/26/2013 Formal Lab Report Materials- • 1x Measuring Cylinder (100ml) • 100ml of water (hot) • 100ml of water (cold/room temperature) • Sugar • 1x Bunsen Burner • 1x Stirring Rod • Safety Goggles Procedure: PART A- ROOM TEMPERATURE WATER • Use a 100ml measuring cylinder to measure out 100ml of tap water. • Put the measured water into a 250ml beaker. • Put 3g of sugar into the room temperature beaker and stir. • Wait until the sugar has dissolved, record the time. • PART B- HOT WATER • Use a 100ml measuring cylinder to measure out 100ml of tap water. • Put the measured water into the other 250ml beaker. • Place the beaker on the gauze mat. • Turn the Bunsen burner on. • Wait until the water has heated up, and then add 3g of sugar to the water and stir. • Wait until the sugar has dissolved, then record how long it took. What kind of difference? Substance Observation Time Hot Water With iodized salt Quickly dissolved 2.8 minutes Room Temperature Water With iodized salt Took forever!!! 30 minutes Stirring Sugar cube Quickly dissolved 5 minutes No Stirring Sugar cube Slowly dissolved 12 minutes Small Pieces Iodized salt Quickly dissolved 3 minutes Large Pieces Ice Cream Salt Slowly dissolved 35 minutes Discussion- I think that having the hot water boiling worked well because it meant that the salt dissolved even faster than it would if the water...
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...Business Research Problem Team C RES 351 April 7, 2014 Dr. Stephen Loro Contract and Pre-Paid Wireless Service Consumers and businesses in America spend billions on wireless service each year. In today’s world having a cellphone is a necessity. Team C would like to research between the contract and pay-as-you-go cost of wireless services. There are several companies offering wireless service and is up to the consumer to select the service that accommodates his/her needs. The price we paid for wireless services can help us save or budget additional income to this necessary expense. Research Problem The research problem is that consumers have more than one option to select the right wireless plan. Most companies offer a 2-year contract plan and the Pre-paid Services. The cost of the services is considerable lower to the Pre-paid services compared to the contract services. Wireless service providers are offering the same benefits within the same network. Verizon Wireless offers several two-year contract plans starting at $60.00, and pre-paid services with no contract requirements starting at $ 45.00 (Verizon.com). Depending on the amount of money a customer wants to pay they can get more data, minutes and coverage. Knowing the amount of usage can help consumers select the right plan. This research group will research the difference between contract and pre-paid wireless services offered by wireless companies within...
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...A call center managers can use the statistical report to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of an employee in the areas of response time and service level, number of calls per employee, first call resolution, and transfer rate. By using the statistical report, it will help show the relationship between their performance and the organization standards or goals and it is easier to visualize. It can also be utilized by the managers to take necessary corrective actions if needed. The response time and service level can be measured by the monitoring how many calls are answered within how many seconds and total number of calls in a day is being answered. It is important to monitor the total amount of calls but we must consider the number of calls an employee is answering and should be reported to ensure that individual employee is properly assessed. This will also show if the employees are answering them promptly and not just a handful is answering the calls. The first call resolution (FCR) measures the individuals’ ability to accomplish the task in one transaction and not transfer the call. Transfer rate indicates how many calls have been transferred to another party to be handled. Monitoring the number of calls being transferred can identify if there are any performance gaps and training if needed (Reynolds 2012). Reynolds, Penny (January 2012) The Top 20 Contact Center Metrics for 2012. Multichannel Merchant, Retrieved from...
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...Case: Analyzing Casino Money-Handlingprocesses CASE: ANALYZING CASINO MONEY-HANDLINGPROCESSES QUESTIONS 1: Draw a diagram of the drop process. How long should it take to empty 300 silver dollar slot machines? The summary of the Drop process is as follows: No Categories Activity Unit Quantity Time consuming ( minutes ) 1 A Getting keys Lots 1 15 2 B Retrieving drop bucket 10’/slot 300 3,000 3 C Delivery & securing 30’/cart 15 450 • Note : - One cart is filled with bucket from 20 slot machines. So, 300 slot machine = 300/20= 15 cart The time the Drop process takes is thus as follows: = (15 min) + (3000 min) + (450 min) = 3,465 min = 57.65 hours The Diagram and pie chart for the Drop process is as follows: QUESTIONS 2: Draw a diagram of the hard count process. How long should this process take to complete for 300 silver dollar slot machines? Assume that each slot machine has an average of 750 silver dollars when it is emptied. The summary of the Hard count process is as follows: No Categories Activity Unit Quantity Time consuming ( minutes ) 1 A Weighting scale Lots 1 10 2 B Weighting & recording 7’/bucket 300 2,100 3 C Wrapped roll 1’/10roll 9,000 900 4 D Fill & stack to can 5’/can 225 1,250 5 E Weight/wrap report Lots 1 5 6 F Counting & verifying 2’/ can 225 450 Note: - Assume each roll is 25 pound, each bucket includes: 750 / 25 = 30 rolls. So, 300 buckets = 30 * 300 = 9,000 rolls. - In case , one can hold 40 rolls, so : 9,000 / 40 = 225...
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...Differences between measurements and evaluation MEASUREMENT | EVALUATION | 1 | Measurement refers to the process by which the attributes or dimensions of some physical objects are determined. | Evaluation referrers to the process designed to provide information that will help us make judgment about a given situation. | 2 | Measurement uses standard instruments to determine the magnitude of physical quantities. | Evaluation sometimes relies on the information from measurements and assessments to determine the worthiness or appropriateness of something or a given situation. | 3 | Measurement involves the systematic way of assigning numerals to persons, objects or places based on a logical and acceptable goal. | Evaluation involves value based judgments on quantified attributes of a person, situation, objects or places to determine the goodness, validity, legality, etc. | 4 | Measurement is the process of quantifying observations or descriptions about a quantity or attribute of a thing or person. Thondike and Hagen (1986). It is the process of quantifying assessment data. | Evaluation referrers to the comparison of data to a standard for the purpose of judging worth or quality. | 5 | Measurement houses only test of magnitudes and numbers | Evaluation houses measurement and testing | 6 | To apply a standard scale or measuring device to an object, series of objects, events, or conditions, according to practices accepted...
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...VARIABLES Variables • anything that can take any value • conditions which you manipulate or vary Types of Variables A. Based on Cause and Effect 1. Independent/Manipulated • the “cause”; factor that is being tested or manipulated (can be controlled); the cause/condition that you provide for. 2. Dependent/Responding • the “effect” or “observed”; the response to the manipulated factor; factors that are there inherently and are not changed/manipulated. 3. Extraneous/Constant • all other variables other than the Independent Variable and the Dependent Variable that are kept constant in the experiment. example Problem: The Effect of Classical and Rock Music on the Growth of 45-Day Chicken IV: -Types of music, classical and rock music DV: -Growth in terms of mass of chicken EV: -age and mass of chicken at the start of the experiment -number of chicken per cage/treatment -environmental conditions -amount of feeds given -frequency of feeding -amount of water given, etc. B. Based on the value taken by the variable 1. Continuous Variable - with fractional values (as in ratio and interval); has values in between whole numbers - examples: mass of chicken, age of chickens, temperatures, pH, etc. 2. Discrete/Discontinuous Variable - assume exact values; fixed (as in nominal and ordinal) - examples: number of chickens, number of types of feeds used, number of cages, number...
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...Project management performance measurements Karen Mahich MGT/437 May 24, 2011 Mr. Pacheco Project management performance measurements Performance measures help organizations in the decision making process of future improvements by helping the organization understand what practices have been successful in the past and which have been failures. They are quantitative or qualitative ways to define performance and provide a tool for the organization to manage and define key indicators of organizational performance and customer satisfaction. Performance measures should identify the population measured, method, data source and time period, each measure should also be: • Easy to understand • Objective • Timely • Cost-effective • Controllable by minimizing outside influences • Accurate Speed Speed is different than time it represents the pace at which the final product functions and time measures the overall project schedule. It is important to understand that time would refer to the overall schedule, and speed would measure the performance level of the final product. Accuracy This is an important measure of performance, because it represents how well the system that the project put together actually functions. A project team could construct a product on time and on budget that is highly faulty regardless of the fact that the project was successful within two of the constraints, if it is not accurate, it fails to...
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...you do not know where you are standing now, how could you know if the strategy is successful in the future. The best ways to measure success in social media can vary from business to business. That is why, it is important to know what your objectives are and who your target is. For example, the Ferrari page in Facebook has 5,300,000 of likes. That means that this page is active and has a huge quantity of traffic, but how many of the people that like this page is a Ferrari owner or is a possible buyer for a Ferrari. Even though the majority of the people that like this page are not Ferrari’s owners or possible buyers, they are creating brand awareness that is extremely important for a successful company. The most frequent way used to measure success in social media strategy is measuring traffic. Traffic refers to the activity of the web page or how many people enter to the page. This can be measured per hour, daily, monthly annually or however you want. Using traffic to measure social media is a helpful tool, but we need to have in mind that sometimes quality is better than quantity. Once there is traffic, we can measure interaction. Interaction is the participation of consumers in the webpage, for example ratings, reviews and comments. It is a useful metric because it tells you the kind of traffic you are attracting. Sales is another key tool in social media because it allows to measure the increase or decrease in sales and more important than that, it shows you what is causing...
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...How pendulum length affects the time of swing AIM: To find the relationship between the length of a simple pendulum and the period of swing Hypothesis: The longer the length of a simple pendulum, the longer will be the period of oscillation Materials: Retort stand, pendulum mass, clamp, ruler, stop watch and string Method: Functional Diagram Procedure * Set up retort stand and other equipment * Decide angle of swing (40o) * Measure length by metre ruler * Measure length of pendulum (20cm) * Measure the time of 4 swings * Average the time taken of 4 swings * Change the length of pendulum to (30cm) * Measure period of 4 swings * Average the time taken of 4 swings * Change the length of pendulum to (40cm) * Measure the time taken of 4 swings * Average the time taken 4 swings For safety (nothing important) A. Average the 4 swings B. Repeat the experiment as often as possible Results (See assignment book) Conclusion There is a relationship between the pendulum length and the period of time taken for the pendulum to swing. When the length of the string is increased, the value of the period also increases. When the length of the string is decreases, the period also decreases. The length of pendulum does change the duration of the swing. Discussion A. To improve the experiment the angle (40o) has to be the same, the length of pendulum has to be...
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...Performance Measurement Linda Tate MGT/437 April 21, 2014 Michael Koma Performance Measurement Performance measurement is an essential part of the company; it provides a stage for managers and supervisors, as well as, the performance of its employees. It helps them determine whether or not employees are meeting the company’s expectations. Performance measurement methods differ according to the work surroundings, such as, the company, and the occupation of the employee. It can determine an employee’s employment status, and his or her compensation, as well as, their opportunity for advancement. Because of this performance management should consist of methods that use fair and correct assessments of the employee’s performance. To help employer’s measure employee’s performance, they must establish performance standards, which define what employees need to meet or exceed the company’s expectations (Ruth Mayhew, 2014). This paper will compare and contrast three performance measurements for the working environment of the company, and then the importance of performance measurements within a project. Graphic Rating Scales This is the first performance measurement; it is perfect for production work environments, like fast food restaurants. A list of job duties and performance standards is listed on a scale rating from 1 to 5, which rates the employee’s performance. This method requires preparation and can be completed quickly; this is superb for managers who...
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