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1 DEFINITION OF QUANTITY SURVEYING

1. BOARD OF QUANTITY SURVEYORS MALAYSIA (BQSM)

What is Quantity Surveyor(QS)?
A quantity surveyor (QS) is a professional working within the construction industry
concerned with building costs.

The profession is one that provides a qualification gained following formal education,
specific training and experience that provides a general set of skills that are then applied to a
diverse variety of problems. Predominantly these relate to costs and contracts on
construction projects.

2. ROYAL INSTITUTION OF SURVEYORS MALAYSIA (RISM)

The Quantity Surveyor is a construction professional, he or she is qualified and adequately
trained to advise on all aspects of construction costs, financial and contractual
administration. He or she is an expert on the cost and management of construction projects,
whether building, civil or heavy engineering.

3. EDUCALINGO (based on English dictionary)

The definition of quantity surveying in the dictionary is the action or profession of a person
who estimates the cost of the materials and labour necessary for a construction job.

4. COLLINS DICTIONARY (in British English)

Quantity surveying is the action or profession of a person who estimates the cost of the
materials and labour necessary for a construction job.

5. CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY
Quantity surveyor is a person whose job is to calculate the cost of the materials and work
needed for future building work.

REFERENCES

1. The Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (2012) BQSM - What is Quantity Surveyors?
Available at: https://www.bqsm.gov.my/index.php/en/organizers/30-bqsm/umum/176-
what-is-quantity-surveyors (Accessed 1 December 2019)
2. Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (2019) Quantity Surveying Division (QS) | Royal
Institution of Surveyors Malaysia Available at: https://www.rism.org.my/quantity-surveying-
division-qs/ (Accessed 1 December 2019)
3. Educalingo (2019) QUANTITY SURVEYING – Definition and synonyms of quantity surveying
Available at: https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/quantity-surveying (Accessed 1 December
2019)
4. Collins English Dictionary (2019) Quantity Surveying Definition and Meaning | Collins English
Dictionary Available at: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/quantity-
surveying (Accessed 1 December 2019)
5. Cambridge Dictionary (2019) QUANTITY SURVEYOR | meaning in the Cambridge English
Dictionary Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/quantity-
surveyor (Accessed 1 December 2019)