Engineering Work

Abstract

A RICS report in 1971 concluded that because of the limitations of quantity surveyors with regard to engineering services, coupled with the opinions of services engineers, the employer does not always receive adequate financial advice. Mechanical and electrical services represent a substantial proportion of the cost of most construction contracts. That such a large proportion of the total contract should be let on the basis of outline drawings and specification identified the key area of incompatibility with current requirements for preplanning and effective cost control.