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- Provision of professional costing, value and estimating advice to individuals and organizations actively or peripherally involved in finance or cost management of property development projects
- Collaboration with other professions and organizations in the interests of the property development industry as a whole
- Promotion and advancement of the professional status and gainful employment of quantity surveyors and certified cost estimators
- Establishment and maintenance of a high level of professional competence and integrity through well-developed education and continuing professional development programs
- Promotion of fellowship and an interchange of current construction and value knowledge and other topics of interest to members
- Discipline of any members infringing upon the aims and objectives of the Association
The CIQS and by its affiliation, the AQSA, are members of the following international associations:
- Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors www.paqs.net
We have Reciprocal Agreements with:
We also have memoranda of understanding with:
- Appraisal Institute of Canada www.aicanada.ca
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – Canada www.ricsamericas.org
Quantity Surveyor Classification Hierarchy
The Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS)
A PQS is a person who, by virtue of training, experience and qualifications, is capable of, among other services:
- Preparation of economic feasibility studies
- Construction cost planning advice
- Preparation of tender documentation
- Checking and analyzing tenders
- Management, administration and coordination of all types of development projects
- Preparation of construction schedules
- Development and implementation of cost control systems
- Evaluation of changes and claims and negotiation of final accounts
- Conducting arbitrations and acting as an expert witness
- Conducting and reporting on value management workshops
For more information on the work of a PQS please click here
The Construction Estimator Certified (CEC)
A CEC is capable of performing the duties listed above, in addition to the following:
- Preparing quantity take-offs for various types of construction
- Pre-qualifying subcontractors, suppliers or products
- Preparing change orders
- Pricing and preparing formal tender submissions
- Managing, administering and coordinating construction projects
- Conducting pre-bid negotiations with subcontractors and suppliers
- Negotiating contracts with clients
- Verifying subcontractor and supplier payment claims
- Pricing and negotiating change orders
- Preparing construction progress schedules
- Preparing monthly cost forecasts and progress claims
- Recording final unit prices for database references
For more information on the work of a CEC please click here
PQS & CEC Qualifications click here
