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Soft Skills Required for Quantity Surveyor

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The importance of a Quantity Surveyor's role in any construction project cannot be underrated. Quantity Surveyor's extensive range of responsibilities include Cost planning & managing finances Preparing contract documents & bills Identifying and resolving commercial risks Aassigning work to the sub-contractors Advising on contractual issues and property taxation Ensuring project on time and arranging payments Resolving disputes Preparing financier reports and insurance estimates All these duties of a Quantity Surveyor are integral to the success of a project. The emergence of the profile of Quantity Surveyor can be dated back to the 19th century. This is when the government decided to invest more attention to the processes and finances involved in the construction projects. Though earlier the numbers of Quantity Surveyors were low today, it is one of the crucial professions. We already have discussed the significance of a Quantity Surveyors in any ...