Quantity Surveying vs. Cost Engineering

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Primary Skills
Each of these professions carries a wide variety of
skills and skill levels. There are however, specifi
c
primary areas which each of these professions tends
to participate in. Listed below are the various pr
imary
skills each uses within there scope of a project.
Quantity Surveyor
•
Cost Estimating
•
Feasibility Studies
•
Advise on Construction cost planning
•
Preparing Tender documents
•
Develop / Manage Cost Control Systems

Cost Engineer
•
Cost Estimating
•
Cost Analysis
•
Cost & Schedule Control
•
Constructability Planning
Fields of Specialization
Each of these professions tends to have individuals
or groups that specialize in a particular area of
interest.
The following are the areas of specialization most c
ommon.
Quantity Surveying
•
Preparing Cost Estimates
•
Project Monitoring Services
•
Mediation & Arbitration
•
Life Cycle Costing
Cost Engineering
•
Cost Estimating & Control
•
Profitability Analysis
•
Planning & Scheduling
•
Mediation & Arbitration
•
Life Cycle Costing

Level of Project Involvement
Each of these professions tends to get involved at
a different level and stage of a project. Listed be
low are
key areas or levels of involvement most commonly se
en for each of the professions.
Quantity Surveying
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Preliminary Estimating
•
Controlling cost through the Design stage
•
Analyze cost effectiveness
•
Cost checks at various stages of the project
Cost Engineering
•
Estimating
•
Project Planning & Scheduling
•
Project Control
•
Project Closeout
Types of Projects
Each of these professions deals with similar projec
ts and deal with different projects as can be seen
below.
These are the types of projects dealt with most comm
only.
Quantity Surveying
•
Residential projects
•
Commercial Projects
•
Institutional / Public projects

Cost Engineering
•
Commercial
•
Institutional / Public
•
Industrial / Manufacturing
•
Non-Appreciable Projects