Term 2015-2018
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Commission 10 intends to leverage on FIG’s
network of members organisations to promote the
profession of QS/CE and PM/CM which are either
non-existent or lacking in many countries
especially the under-developed and developing
countries. There are also developed countries
that do not have the profession of QS/CE or
PM/CM.
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See Lian Ong, Malaysia
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Specific activities aimed at these countries include development of
standards for construction and cost management and contribution to
appropriate Continuing Professional Development programmes.
In 2017 we see the successful launch of the International Construction
Measurement Standard (ICMS) which will see a signification harmonisation
of the practice of construction cost reporting across the globe in the
years to come. The interest among FIG members on Building Information
Modelling (BIM) continues to grow and the Pre-Working Week Conference on
BIM has drawn large crowd.
Working Group 10.1 – International Construction Measurement
Standards
Following the launch of draft standard for public consultation on 11
November 2016 at RICS Headquarters, London, more comments were received.
Subsequently the second draft for public consultation was issued in
Mid-March 2017 and consultation period closed on 31 May 2017. The draft
ICMS was well received and several constructive comments were received
when dateline for receiving comments for the final draft closed on 31 May
2017.
Consequently the SSC further finetuned the final draft with the
comments received and publish the final draft to the Trustee in June 2017.
The ICMS was published and launched at the annual congress of Pacific
Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) held in Vancouver, Canada from 24
to 26 July 2017.
With the publication of ICMS we hope that there will be consistency in
reporting of construction cost across the entire world.
The Trustee of ICMS Coalition has reconsituted the Standard Setting
Committee (SSC) and has mandated the SSC to review the current edition of
ICMS incorporating comments from the market.
The SSC had just commenced its first meeting on 16 March 2018 and will
over the next 12 months work towards the publication of the 2nd Edition of
ICMS incorporating additional project categories for civil engineering
works, life cycle costing and reformat the standard to ensure it is easy
for data capture digitally.
Working Group 10.2 – Building Information
Modelling Building Information Modelling (BIM) is changing the way how
surveyors work, think, collaborate and make money. Using and sharing
multidimensional digital representations of buildings are the driving
forces for the digitalization of our work. This affects many tasks
surveyors and GIS professionals perform, e. g. cost estimation, GIS
analysis, engineering surveying, construction work, land management and
facilities management.
Following great interest on the development and application of BIM at
previous FIG Working Weeks, the Working Group organised a Pre-Working Week
Workshop on BIM in Helsinki.
The workshop covered:
- Teaching theoretical background of the BIM method (concepts,
workflows and standards).
- Best practice presentations from large projects and SME (from
surveyor’s point of view).
- Presentation of the latest software (surveying, integration and
collaboration with BIM, CAD, GIS).
The Workshop attracted strong participation from professionals of
engineering and surveying companies, land administration agencies,
academics from different countries and also students and young
professionals from the FIG Young Surveyors Network.
Following this, the Working Group also organsied a Round-Table
discussion among key executives of vendors and users of BIM and has
resulted in several proposals for the development of BIM agenda in FIG.
Based on this success, the Working Group will again be organising a
similar workshop before the FIG Congress in Instanbul.
The Commission has also proposed to publish ”BIM for Surveyors”, a
compilation of selected essays and techincal papers by professionals and
experts in the field. The application for such publication hase been sent
to the Council and is awaiting approval from the Council.
Working Group 10.3 – Education and Research
The profession of QS/CE is new or non-existent in some countries, both
developed and developing countries. Commission 10 hopes to use its network
and platform to influence policy makes to consider the use of QS/CE for
developmental projects and as such the need to build competencies and
human capital in this specialised field.
Commission 10 has developed the core competency standard for the QS/CE
profession. The application for the publication of the QS/CE Core
Competency Standard has been forwarded to the Council and is awaiting
approval from the Council.
Terms of Reference
Cost Engineering (CE) and Quantity Surveying (QS)
Functions:
- To provide independent, objective, accurate, and reliable capital
and operating cost assessments usable for investment funding and
project control; and
- To analyze investment and development for the guidance of owners,
financiers and
contractors.
CE and QS duties and responsibilities include:
- estimates of capital or asset costs including development costs;
- estimates of operating and manufacturing costs through an asset’s
life cycle;
- risk assessment and analysis;
- trending of scope and cost changes;
- decision analysis;
- financial analysis (eg, net present value, rate of return, etc);
- project cost control;
- appraisals of existing assets;
- project analyses, databases, and benchmarking;
- planning and scheduling;
- siting studies, etc.;
- productive and investment needs assessment;
- facility management needs assessment;
- project feasibility and budget assessment;
- cost management;
- procurement management;
- contract administration;
- whole-life appraisals;
- quality audits;
- value management; and
- dispute resolution.
These are typical functions of the CE or QS but not all practitioners
in the field perform all of these functions. Many specialize in a limited
number of these functions.
Project and Construction Management (PM/CM)
Function: To set project objectives in line with the purpose(s) set up
by general management and to manage the resources necessary to meet the
project objectives.
PM/CM should:
- ensure that a realistic reference (scope, cost, time) is set up
for further control and is in line with the objectives;
- ensure that appropriate management tools are set up to help the
team control the project;
- create a cost-minded atmosphere within the team;
- make decisions on what should be done in case of variance; and
- ensure that the project objectives remain in line with business
needs.
PM/CM delivers the project by:
- managing resources;
- delegating tasks;
- making decisions;
- receiving information;
- setting goals;
- motivating people;
- understanding cost engineering and quantity surveying;
- managing the schedule and make decisions in case of variance;
- managing quality and work methodology.
Mission statement
The mission of Commission 10 is:
- The promotion of the practice of QS/CE and PM/CM globally.
- The promotion of “best practice” for QS/CE and PM/CM globally.
- The promotion of dialogue between member organizations engaged in
QS/CE, and PM/CM.
- Fostering of research appropriate to the better understanding of
building practice around the world.
- The promotion of cooperation among FIG Members organisations
involving QS/CE and PM/CM for their mutual well-being and that of
their individual members.
- The advancement of QS/CE, PM/CM, by education and research and
continuing professional development
- To secure uniformity in education, standards and methodology by
QS/CE, PM/CM throughout the world
- To facilitate and assist in development of formal education
framework and competencies in the profession of QS/CE or PM/CM among
member organisations that may not have a formal education or
professional development in QS/CE or PM/CM
- To achieve the above mission objectives, FIG Commission 10 will
collaborate with other international or regional organisations such as
RICS, ICEC, PAQS, CEEC, AAQS, PMI and other similar organisations.
Working Group 10.1 – International Construction Measurement Standards
Policy Issues
At present, construction measurement standards differ markedly around the
world, making it
difficult to accurately measure construction activities and processes, as
well as the resulting
performance and environmental impacts. The different sets of standards are
often
inconsistent or conflicting, making difficult for professionals, clients
and investors to assess
with certainly the value and risks attached to the project. In view of
increasing mobility of
construction professionals and also increased activities on cross border
investments it is
necessary for an international standard for consistency and transparency.
The establishment of International Construction Measurement Standards
(ICMS) will be an
international collaborative effort by international, regional or national
professional
organisations involving quantity surveying, cost engineering, project
management and
construction management.
The creation of such standards would eliminate current inconsistencies and
improve the
ability to assess, compare and reduce impacts related to environmental,
social and economic
impacts of the construction industry. Through accurate measurement
standards, risks will be
reduced for businesses and investors and sustainable development can take
place with greater
accountability in both established and emerging markets.
The establishment of ICMS has the support of United Nations Global
Compact. As the
world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, the United Nations
Global Compact works
to advance collective action in support of sustainable development and to
strengthen
accountability. ICMS has the potential to increase transparency in the
construction sector
through the development of internationally-accepted standards in
measurement.
Chair
See Lian Ong (slong1951[at]gmail.com)
Members
Ruya Fadason (Nigeria)
Ekow Budu-Anguah (Ghana)
Robert Sinkner (Czech)
Policy issues
BIM is on the cusp of becoming a common project requirement, but what is
the position
of the surveying profession in this new order?
QSs and PMs rely on the effective use, management and reuse of shared
information. A BIM model allows this for asset information. Clearly, BIM presents a great
opportunity for surveyors to improve their own efficiency and to add value through a
better use of information on behalf of clients. Although there is an increasing
awareness and usage of BIM, recent survey by RICS indicates that awareness of BIM issues within the
surveying profession is still relatively low. The time for action is rapidly approaching. Tools
that enable surveyors to use and add value to BIM models are now available, and are becoming
increasingly powerful. So how should surveyors contribute to the development of the BIM
capability?
Key elements of the BIM Strategy point to some opportunities:
- government’s focus on asset information – ‘data drops’ provide
opportunities for value added services, particularly associated with occupation and
facilities management (FM)
- progressive adoption – government’s mandate for Level 2 BIM means that
initial barriers to entry for surveyors will be low, particularly for value-added
information exchange
- client pull, industry push – surveyors have the opportunity to
collaborate with the wider industry to define appropriate standards to drive efficiency and
manage risk
- use of project intelligence to support project gateways with ‘should
cost’, programme and operating cost information. This links closely to other Construction
Strategy work streams dealing with benchmarking.
Chair
Dr. Christian Clemen, Germany
clemen[at]htw-dresden.de
Members
Femi Balogun (Nigeria)
Dr. Jan Erdelyi (Slovakia)
Artemis Velaris (Greece)
Aloje Kopacik (Slovakia)
Policy issues
The profession of QS/CE is new or non-existent in some countries, both
developed and developing countries. Commission 10 hopes to use its network and platform
to influence policy makes to consider the use of QS/CE for developmental projects and
as such the need to build competencies and human capital in this specialised field.
The new Chair of Commission 10 has had hands-on experience in bringing
formal education of QS/CE to China about 10 years ago and hope to use the same model to
develop the skills either through conversion programme or through developing course
curriculum for undergraduate students.
Engagement with institution of higher learning within each of the relevant
countries is essential to ensure the success and sustainability of this initiative.
Chair
To be appointed.
Members
Mercy Iyortyer (Nigeria)
Artemis Velaris (Greece)
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