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Engaging a Q.S. as a Design partner

Traditionally, Quantity Surveyors and Estimator are not considered part of the design process as are other professional services like Architects and Engineers.My view from over 30 years experience as an Estimator is that a relatively small amount of money spent in looking at...
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Renovation cost blowouts are unnecessary 

There is probably not a week that goes by when I am not talking to someone about a renovation job that exceeded the expected budget, sometimes catastrophically and significantly.I have real-life examples where the cost has doubled or the full cost has been reached and the jo...
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Pitfalls of incomplete design 

Recently, a client approached me with a predicament. They had signed a contract with a group housing company to build a new house, but there was a significant issue – the design work had not been completed at the time of contract signing. As a result, much of the geotechni...
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